When the sweetness is gone, the pulp is thrown out.
As the proverbial "sweet disposable disposable" that is suitable can be said for the people of Aceh who have helped and fight for the independence of this country of indyn.
Seulawah plane on display at the Blang Padang field at the western corner of Banda Aceh City Baiturrahman Subdistrict, the aircraft displayed is the first replica of the aircraft in Indonesia and the original one is in the mini park of Indonesia. That comes from the results of the Acehnese community. The funds were collected from the Aceh community by the Dakota Fund (Dana Dakota) Committee in Aceh led by HM Djoened Joesof and Muhammad Alhabsyi.
President Soekarno then succeeded in arousing the patriotism of the Acehnese people to buy a plane named Dakota R-001 Seulawah. Seulawah means "Golden Mountain".
The Seulawah aircraft known by RI-1 and RI-2 are the clear evidence given by the people of Aceh in the travel process of the Republic of Indonesia in defending its independence, the Seulawah Aircraft that became the forerunner of Garuda Indonesia Airways Airlines donated through the flow of community property and the Acehnese merchants called "Aceh Region Capital Region for the Republic of Indonesia, and through the struggle of the Acehnese people throughout the territory of the Republic of Indonesia can be recaptured ". This aircraft is very large in the initial struggle of the formation of the state of Indonesia, and is the history of the founding of the first commercial airline.
The Seulawah Dakota RI-001 has two engines, namely Pratt & Whitney weighing 8,030 kg, whose body length is 19.66 meters and the wingspan is 28.96 meters, and capable of flying at a maximum speed of 346 km/h.
In his meeting with Military Governor Abu Daud Beureueh at Hotel Aceh, next to the Baiturrahman Great Mosque in Banda Aceh, the first President of the Republic cried, pleading for the people of Aceh to help with the purchase of aircraft. The goal was to strengthen the country and inter-island relations, through the Dutch blockade that began worked most of the archipelago covering the second Dutch military aggression. The central government of Indonesia in Yogjakarta itself was then dominated by the Dutch again.
"I will not eat tonight, if the funds for that are not collected," Soekarno said in a meeting waged by the Indonesian Saudagar Association of Aceh (GASIDA).
Chairman of GASIDA, Muhammad Djuned Yusus who attended the forum, immediately menyanggupinya.Bersama Said Muhammad Daud Alhabsyi, he led Dakota Found, fundraising committee. Merchants donate money and gold. While ordinary people participate collect agricultural products and farms to be donated to the committee. Result in two days collected funds equivalent to 20 kilograms of gold or 130 thousand Singapore dollars. Another, then Daud Beureueh who compassionate with Soekarno directly ordered Abu Mansor, his secretary to collect donations.
According to Aceh History Observer Abdurrahman Kaoy, Abu Mansor came to Atjeh Market to get a vision of the people who were in the traditional market next to the Baiturrahman Mosque. "They sincerely provide jewelry, gold and all the precious things to donate," he said.
Before returning to Java Island bringing the Acehnese donation, in a grand meeting with the Acehnese in Blang Padang Square, Soekarno berorasi invited the people of Aceh to help the struggle.
"I demand that youths, young women, scholars, brothers, sons of the army, all employees, all the commoners gathered here, throughout the region of Aceh, let us continue to struggle," he said.
During his visit to Aceh, Soekarno also gave a special message to Daud Beureueh that he called Kakak, to invite the people of Aceh to help the struggle to expel the Dutch who still entrenched in various regions of the archipelago.
"I ask for the help of my brother to make the Acehnese people take part in the ongoing struggle between Indonesia and the Netherlands, to defend the independence we proclaimed on 17 August 1945."
"Brother the President! We Acehnese people with various pleasures can fulfill the demands of the country we are going to fight it is a war of sabil or war fisabilillah, war to uphold the religion of Allah, who among us killed in the war that means martyr," replied Daud Beureueh.
"Brother! Indeed, what I mean is a war like that has been inflamed by the famous heroes of Aceh like Teungku Cik Di Tiro and others, namely the war that does not know backwards, the war of freedom mengemboyan or shaheed, "said Sukarno.
Returning to Java Island, donations collected from Aceh were used to purchase DC-3 Dakota aircraft through Singapore in October 1948, by Wiweko Soepono flight officer who eventually became the President Director of Garuda. Given the registration of RI-001 Seulawah, this is the first inter-Indonesian aircraft and the forerunner to the establishment of Airwasy Indonesia at that time based in Burma (Myanmar), because most of the archipelago is still dominated by the Dutch.
Has a body length of 19.66 meters and a wingspan of 28.96 m, the plane is powered by two pratt & whitney engines weighs 8,030 kg. Capable of flying at a maximum speed of 346 Km per hour.
In its early operation, RI-001 Seulawah became the liaison between Java and Sumatra, transporting drugs from Burma and India with Dutch freelancing blocks. This iron bird also smuggles arms, ammunition and communication devices from Burma to Aceh, for the logistics of war against the Dutch. With this radio-smuggled device, from Aceh it was broadcast to the world that "Indonesia still exists".
In order not to detect the enemy, the flight is done at night. Ordinary aircraft landed at Air Lhok Nga or Blang Bintang, Aceh Besar. Likewise, the landing of Acehnese youths to build dry leaves as a sign that the location is ready to accept landings. During the day, the body of the plane with leaves and grass to avoid being seen from Dutch airborne surveillance.
The plane was donated by Acehnese personal goods in this area to various regions in Sumatra and Java to get various RI, also in establishing diplomacy for the realization of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia to various countries. RI-001 Seulawah participated in transporting national figures abroad to establish international relations in winning independence.
When Dutch aggression heated up, the RI-001 Seulawah plane was forcibly returned to Indonesia and detained in Burma. In 1949, RI-001 Seulawah then chartered (chartered) by the Government of Myanmar, for example the country transport aircraft. This is the first time RI-001 Seulawah commercialized. Currently ongoing turmoil of domestic uprising. This aircraft is used in carrying out various military mission missions in the country.
To commemorate the services of the people of Aceh through various works in helping to realize Indonesia, built a replica monument Dakota RI-001 Seulawah in Blang Padang Square. The inauguration of this monument was marked by the appointment of an inscription on July 29, 1984 by the chief of Staff of the Air Force Marshal Sukardi and Hadi Tajeb, the then Governor of Aceh.
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The existence of the aircraft RI-001 Seulawah which can be called as capital (pangkai in Aceh language) now seems forgotten. In some historical knowledge accounts, both learned by students in schools and general knowledge, very few explain this.
At this time, Indonesia indeed has hundreds of military forces and dozens of aircraft. This makes the story of RI-001 Seulawah seems to have no place as education for the younger generation. In fact, the plane that became the forerunner of the development of aerospace science in the State of Indonesia.
Our government's policy of lack of respect for history (RI-001 Seulawah-red) has caused decades of revolt and revolt. This also causes why this country we will ever be a great country, like other countries in the world.
The Acehnese never wanted to be praised and boasted for what he had done to defend the Republic of Indonesia. But the people of Aceh just hope that what they do can be a reflection on the relationship of further development.
This is what the Acehnese did not get, so the disappointment exploded on December 4, 1976, with the declaration of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Mount Halimun by Teuku Hasan Tiro. But again, this struggle is considered completed after the tsunami and the earthquake struck Aceh at the end of 2004.
The Indonesian government should be more appreciative of the historical heritage and aceh society so that the same thing will not be repeated again for the future.