Air Commodore Iswahyudi was an Indonesian airman and National Hero
Iswahyudi Air Commodore Iswahyudi was an Indonesian airman and National Hero. Iswahyudi was born on 15 July 1918 in Surabaya, East Java. He studied at a HIS and MULO (Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs, or junior high school) in Surabaya. He continued his studies to an AMS (senior high school) in Malang. Iswahyudi then enrolled at a medical school in Surabaya. While studying at the school, he became interested in aviation. As a result, he quit his studies and enrolled at the Military Officers' School in Kalijati, West Java in 1941. He received the Klein Militair Brevet (Junior Military Pilot Licence) upon graduation. During the Japanese occupation, the best graduates of the military academy were evacuated to Europe and Australia by the Dutch to undergo further education and missions. However, Iswahyudi , who was evacuated to Australia, felt dissatisfied and returned to Dutch East Indies by rubber boat. After the Proclamation of Independence in 1945, Iswahyudi helped the people ...