Indonesia Skadron Udara 11 and 12 SkU11 and SkU12 Squadrons Patch Handle Heritage Home Ports Air Wings Deployments Aircraft Unit C.O.s Events Awards Squadrons Photograph Album Squadrons Off-Duty Album (empty) The Squadron Duty Officer (SDO), is the unit's contact point. They maintain unit rosters, help old friends link up, coordinate with unit reunions, and gather unit information. The SDO List. The Association is particularly interested in your Skyhawk related information and photos, but will gladly accept information about all eras of the unit. e-Mail the Association Webmaster. AND we welcome "anyone with an interest" in the Skyhawk to JOIN The Skyhawk Association. Patch Patches courtesty of Bajoe Sjahpoetro Back to Table of Contents Handle No info yet. Back to Table of Contents Heritage No info yet. Back to Table of Contents Home Ports 1992 era: SKU-11 (Skadron Udara 11): Hasanuddin Air Base near Ujungpandang. 1992 era: SKU-12 (Skadron Udara 12): Pekanbaru Air Base, Riau Province. Back to Table of Contents Air Wings No info yet. Back to Table of Contents Deployments None. Back to Table of Contents Aircraft 1979: Douglas A-4E Skyhawk. 1979: Douglas A-4J Skyhawk. TNI-AU (Tentara Nasional Indoensia-Angkatan Udara) 1979 SKU-11 a/c = TT-0401 to TT-0414. 1982 SKU-12 a/c = TT-0431 to TT-0446. Back to Table of Contents Commanding Officers No info yet. Back to Table of Contents Events 1979: Indonesia purchased 14 A-4E and 2 TA-4J Skyhawks. They became operational with SKU-11 at hasanuddin Air Base near Ujung Pandang. 1982: Sixteen A-4E Aircraft were purchased from the U.S.A. They became operational in 1985 with SKU-12 at Pekanbaru Air Base in Riau Province. Some may have particpated in actions against guerilla operatons in East Timor and/or Papua New Guinea. NOV 1992: Twenty-Eigth Skyhawks are operational in two squadrons, SKU-11 and SKU-12. 1996: All aircraft were consolidated into SKU-11 at Hasanuddin. SKU-12 moves to flying the Hawk 100 / 200 1999: Two TA-4J Aircraft, TL-0418 (BuNo.154315) and TL-0419 (BuNo.158454), purchased in 1998. Shipped from AMARC Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona on July 6 1998. Arrived in New Zealand on Aug 7 1998 for refurb by Safe Air Ltd. Refurb completed on June 1999, and official hand-over was done on October 1 1999 during "Kesaktian Pancasila" ceremonial day. 2004: Skyhawks were officially retired and replaced by Russian Su-27SK and Su-30M "Flanker" aircraft. They are, however, occassionally flown for training and other purposes. Back to Table of Contents Awards No info yet. Back to Table of Contents Sources David A. Weber Bajoe Sjahpoetro Return To The Indoensia Main Page