| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | IR-0117 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16A Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 436 |
| Operator Titles: | Indonesia - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | Skadron Udara 5 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Yogyakarta - AdisutjiptoMap |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: WAHH IATA: JOG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum Pusat TNI-AU Dirgantara Mandala |
| Photo Date: | 7 November 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 701669 |
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The AURI, as the Indonesian AF was known before 1974, appears to have received its first couple of Albatross amphibians as long ago as 1954, followed by about 10 new UF-1s (pre-1962 designation for what became the HU-16) in 1957/58. A few ex-German Navy HU-16s were added in 1977. All but the first aircraft were originally serialled in the PB-5.. series like the PBY-5s that preceded them. This one displayed at the Museum since about 1993 was previously PB-517. IR-0220 is also preserved, at Bandung. The operating unit responsible for SAR duties was SkU.5 at Abdul Rachman Saleh AB, Malang This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 June 2024, and has since been viewed 173 times. |