Suryadarma Air Force Base

Air Force Base

An Air Force Base is a military airbase of any of a number of air forces, such as the United States Air Force or South African Air Force ....

is one of 9 Indonesian Airforce bases on Java

Java

Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...

. It is named after Suryadi Suryadarma, the first commander in chief of the airforce. It is located in the village of Kalijati, in the kabupaten of Subang

Subang Regency

Subang Regency is a regency of West Java, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,051.76 km² and population of 1,407,000 . Its regency seat is in Subang.The regency is divided into 21 subdistricts....

, 6°33′S 107°40′E.

In the time of the Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies

The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....

, the base was the centre for pilots. On 2 March 1942, the colonial Dutch troops based their campaign against the Japanese here. Today, the base is used by helicopter pilots.

It is used by Skadron Udara 7, a team of Bell 47

Bell 47

The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946...

G-3B-1, Bell 204B and Eurocopter EC120 "Colibri" helicopters.