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The central history museum of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU), housed in a converted sugar-factory building within the Adisutjipto Airbase complex in Yogyakarta. It displays roughly 1,000+ aviation artifacts spanning WWII-era fighters, Cold War Soviet and Western jets, and a replica of Indonesia's first domestically built aircraft.
Founded 1969Address Komplek TNI AU Lanud Adisutjipto, Jl. Raya Solo, Banguntapan, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Notable Exhibits
- Replica of the WEL-1 RI-X — Representation of Indonesia's first domestically produced aircraft.
- North American P-51 Mustang — Locally nicknamed "si Cocor Merah" (the red-beaked one).
- Consolidated PBY Catalina — WWII-era flying boat used by Indonesian forces.
- Hiller Model 360 helicopter — Used as a presidential aircraft for Sukarno.
- MiG-15/17/19/21 fighters — Soviet-supplied Cold War-era jets flown by the Indonesian Air Force.
The museum originally opened in Jakarta in 1969 and was relocated to Yogyakarta in 1978 due to the city's significance in Indonesian Air Force history.
It occupies about 4.2 hectares, including roughly 8,765 square meters of exhibition building space.
Verified 2026-10-02 · Dirgantara Mandala Museum, Museum Dirgantara Mandala, Pusat Sejarah TNI AU