Abdulrahman Saleh | |
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Nickname(s) | Karbol |
Born | Batavia, Dutch East Indies | 1 July 1909
Died | 29 July 1947 Ngoto, Maguwoharjo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | (aged 38)
Buried | Ngoto, Maguwoharjo, Yogyakarta |
Allegiance | |
Service | Indonesian Air Force |
Years of service | c. 1945–1947 |
Rank | Air Vice-Marshal (posthumously) |
Awards | National Hero of Indonesia |
Abdulrahman Saleh (1 July 1909 – 29 July 1947) was an Indonesian physician and aviator whose plane was shot down by the Dutch during the Indonesian National Revolution. He was also a co-founder of Radio Republik Indonesia. He was posthumously declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 1974.[1][2]