Jakarta, IO – Navy spokesperson Commodore Julius Widjojono said pilot Lieutenant Junior Grade Judistira Eka Permady and co-pilot Ensign Dendy Kresna Bakti Sabila who flew the G-36 Bonanza T-2503 training aircraft that crashed in Madura Strait were found dead.
“The wake is being held at Wisma Perwira Juanda and they will be buried tomorrow at Taman Makam Bahagia cemetary in Gisik Gebang, Sedati, Sidoarjo,” he said.
LTJG Judistira Eka Permady is a resident of Dabasah village, Bondowoso. He is the eldest of three siblings. According to his uncle Putut Purba, he was a quiet, yet firm and intelligent person.
Putut said that upon receiving the news that the plane lost contact and crashed, Judistira’s mother immediately left for Surabaya.