#Indonesia destroyed Chinese vessels for illegally fishing in Indonesian waters.
Now, China must realize that "OUR actions will be the consequence of CHINA's actions." If China dares to harass our people in our waters, it should be prepared for similar treatment. pic.twitter.com/SieThyAqoS
Ignore the whining by Tara O, Indonesia, like South Korea, is effective at protecting its sovereignty.
The incident described below occurred on May 18, 1958. It is the only air-to-air combat victory by the Indonesian Air Force.
The Indonesia military is quite able to stand up against the CIA, Taiwan and China.
The Incident
The Indonesian Air Force had one serviceable P-51 Mustang on Ambon, at Liang airbase.
When CAT (Civil Air Transport; a private airline owned and operated by the CIA) pilot Allen Lawrence Hope attacked Ambon airfield on May 18, the P-51 flown by Ignatius Dewanto at Liang was scrambled to repel him.
Dewanto closed on the B-26 just as Pope was attacking the ship Sawega.
The convoy took both aircraft to be AUREV and fired on both of them.
Along with anti-aircraft fire, Dewanto also hit the B-26, damaging its starboard wing and the bomber caught fire.
Pope and his Permesta radio operator, Jan Harry Rantung, bailed out.
As they jumped, the B-26 was entering a sharp dive and the slipstream threw Pope against the tail fin, fracturing his right leg.
They landed on the coast of Pulau Hatala, a small island west of Ambon, where an Indonesian Navy landing party was put ashore by a minesweeper and captured them.
Some 20 other AUREV insurgent aircraft were reported to have been seen with Nationalist Chinese markings obscured by hasty coats of paint.
Their pilots were Nationalist Chinese and Americans from CAT.
Interestingly, the twat was written by Nguyen Thi Hong.
Prior to his ill-fated sojourn in Indonesia, Pope flew covert missions for CAT in Laos and Vietnam.
Last edited 2 months ago by Stephen
Liz
2 months ago
Interesting anecdote.
It should be mentioned that Taiwan was “nationalist China” in 1951.
They weren’t working with Mao…the exact opposite, for historical context. We had over 400 military stationed there at the time (and growing). My father was stationed there for a couple of years, and he was an instructor pilot.
Liz
2 months ago
For some reason, I processed the P-51 as 1951). In 1958, the date of the incident, we were definitely in a big hot war with Mao’s China (via Taiwan, aka ‘nationalist China”). I don’t know the exact dates my dad was there, but it was the 1950s.
ChickenHead
2 months ago
I think history has judged the East German military response as a needless over-reaction but it is understandable due to the regional tensions coupled with outdated monitoring technology.
Oh… wait wait wait.
Somehow, I processed both P-51 and 1951 as NeunundneunzigrotgefärbteLuftballonsbedingterMilitärischerFehlinterpretationskettenreaktionsvorfall.
Ignore the whining by Tara O, Indonesia, like South Korea, is effective at protecting its sovereignty.
The incident described below occurred on May 18, 1958. It is the only air-to-air combat victory by the Indonesian Air Force.
The Indonesia military is quite able to stand up against the CIA, Taiwan and China.
The Incident
The Indonesian Air Force had one serviceable P-51 Mustang on Ambon, at Liang airbase.
When CAT (Civil Air Transport; a private airline owned and operated by the CIA) pilot Allen Lawrence Hope attacked Ambon airfield on May 18, the P-51 flown by Ignatius Dewanto at Liang was scrambled to repel him.
Dewanto closed on the B-26 just as Pope was attacking the ship Sawega.
The convoy took both aircraft to be AUREV and fired on both of them.
Along with anti-aircraft fire, Dewanto also hit the B-26, damaging its starboard wing and the bomber caught fire.
Pope and his Permesta radio operator, Jan Harry Rantung, bailed out.
As they jumped, the B-26 was entering a sharp dive and the slipstream threw Pope against the tail fin, fracturing his right leg.
They landed on the coast of Pulau Hatala, a small island west of Ambon, where an Indonesian Navy landing party was put ashore by a minesweeper and captured them.
Some 20 other AUREV insurgent aircraft were reported to have been seen with Nationalist Chinese markings obscured by hasty coats of paint.
Their pilots were Nationalist Chinese and Americans from CAT.
Interestingly, the twat was written by Nguyen Thi Hong.
Prior to his ill-fated sojourn in Indonesia, Pope flew covert missions for CAT in Laos and Vietnam.
Interesting anecdote.
It should be mentioned that Taiwan was “nationalist China” in 1951.
They weren’t working with Mao…the exact opposite, for historical context. We had over 400 military stationed there at the time (and growing). My father was stationed there for a couple of years, and he was an instructor pilot.
For some reason, I processed the P-51 as 1951). In 1958, the date of the incident, we were definitely in a big hot war with Mao’s China (via Taiwan, aka ‘nationalist China”). I don’t know the exact dates my dad was there, but it was the 1950s.
I think history has judged the East German military response as a needless over-reaction but it is understandable due to the regional tensions coupled with outdated monitoring technology.
Oh… wait wait wait.
Somehow, I processed both P-51 and 1951 as NeunundneunzigrotgefärbteLuftballonsbedingterMilitärischerFehlinterpretationskettenreaktionsvorfall.
Good one, CH. I liked that song, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiwgOWo7mDc