Soerjadi Soerjadarma's name was later adjusted to the new spelling system to become Raden Suryadi Suryadarma.
10 Facts About Soerjadi Soerjadarma
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Soerjadi Soerjadarma had a lineage from the Kanoman Palace, Cirebon.
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Soerjadi Soerjadarma's great-grandfather was Prince Jakaria alias Aryabrata from Kanoman Palace.
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In 1918, at the age of six, Soerjadi Soerjadarma entered the ELS a special elementary school for foreign children, Indonesian children with aristocratic backgrounds or children of officials whose positions can be equated with Europeans.
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In September 1934, Soerjadi Soerjadarma graduated from the Breda Military Academy, with the rank of Second Lieutenant, he was assigned to the Dutch Army unit in Nijmegen.
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Soerjadi Soerjadarma initially failed the selection process because he had malaria and was having a relapse.
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Soerjadi Soerjadarma was accepted as a navigator but Suryadarma was said to be a talented aviator but was not able to, because he was a Pribumi.
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Soerjadi Soerjadarma was the one who gave the blessing for the first combat paradrop in the country.
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Soerjadi Soerjadarma's policies were allowing civilians interested in flying with the Piper Cub L4-J training aircraft, as long as they met the requirements.
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Soerjadi Soerjadarma's body was then buried at the funeral home and at the Indonesian Air Force Headquarters, Jalan Gatot Subroto.