Fajar Adriyanto
Fajar Adriyanto | |
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.jpg) Portrait as Head of the Air Force Public Relations Service | |
| Nickname(s) | "Red Wolf" |
| Born | 20 June 1970 Malang, East Java, Indonesia[1] |
| Died | 3 August 2025 (aged 55) Ciampea, Bogor, West Java |
| Allegiance |  Indonesia |
| Branch |  Indonesian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1992–2025 |
| Rank |  Air vice-marshal (posthumous) |
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Fajar Adriyanto (20 June 1970 – 3 August 2025) was an Indonesian Air Force officer and pilot.
Biography
Fajar graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1992 and became an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot, with the call sign "Red Wolf". He served as the commander of the 3rd Air Squadron based at Iswahyudi Air Force Base from 2007 to 2010, and Commander of the Manuhua Air Force Base, Biak, in 2017–2019.[2] He served as the Head of the Indonesian Air Force Public Relations Service from 2019 to 2020.[3][4] His last command being the Head of the Indonesian Air Force Aerospace Potential Development Center from 2024 until his death in 2025.[5]
While a member of the 3rd Squadron of Iswahyudi Air Base, Fajar was one of the aviators involved in the Bawean Incident, where two units of F-16 Fighting Falcons belonging to the Indonesian Air Force carried out air combat, radar locking, and electronic warfare against two F/A-18 Hornet units from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson belonging to the United States Navy. The incident occurred near Bawean Island in the Java Sea on the afternoon of 3 July 2003.[6]
Death
On 3 August 2025, a Quicksilver GT500 civilian training aircraft with registration number PK-S126 belonging to the Indonesian Aero Sport Federation (FASI) crashed into a field in Benteng Village, Ciampea District, Bogor Regency. Fajar and a co-pilot named Roni were announced as the occupants of the plane, with Fajar being pronounced dead before reaching the local hospital.[7]
He was buried at Monyetan cemetery in Probolinggo, East Java on 4 August. He was posthumously given the rank of air vice-marshal.[8]
References
- ^ "Mayor Pnb Fajar Adriyanto Komandan Skadron Udara 3 Yang Baru". tni.mil.id (in Indonesian). 27 December 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Kolonel Penerbang Fajar Adriyanto, Pegang Tongkat Komando Lanud Manuhua Biak". TNI Angkatan Udara (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Panglima TNI Mutasi 129 Pati dari Tiga Matra". nasional (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Angkatan 92". TNI Angkatan Udara (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Irawan, Gita (9 December 2024). Aco, Hasanudin (ed.). "Daftar Lengkap 300 Perwira TNI AD, AL, dan AU yang Dimutasi dan Dirotasi Panglima TNI". tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ Permana, Rakhmad Hidayatulloh. "Profil Marsma Fajar Adriyanto, Penerbang 'Red Wolf' TNI AU yang Gugur di Bogor". detikbali (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "'Red Wolf' F-16 Pilot and Former Air Force Spokesman Dies in Ultralight Aircraft Crash". Jakarta Globe. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Rofiq, M (4 August 2025). "Marsma Fajar Gugur, TNI AU Naikkan Pangkat Jadi Marsda Anumerta". detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 August 2025.