Samboedjo Hoerip
In October 1939, on a trial basis with five others, Hoerip was selected for short-term pilot training. He started at 1 July 1940 at the "Vlieg- en Waarnemersschool" In 1941 he became a short connection pilot observer. His group, under command by the British, was used against Japan during World War II. Hoerip was shot down on 19 January 1942 in his Glenn Martin bomber at Malacca by Japanese fighters.