MONOMAD: RI 001 Aircraft Monument

Due to the absence of New Year's Eve celebration events in our city, I spent half of New Year's Eve 2023 at the RI-001 Seulawah Airplane Replica Monument in Blang Padang ground, Baiturrahman District, Banda Aceh.

The replica airplane monument is a historical tourist attraction. The tourism portal of indonesia-tourism.com displays the following narratives:

The monument of Aircraft Replica seulawah RI-001 is the monument of the real first aircraft that purchased by the State of Indonesia, with financial support from all the people of Aceh who voluntarily collect funds to buy this aircraft. In addition, this aircraft has an important role in the early days of independence as well as the history of aviation of Indonesia.

Continue reading HERE, if you want to know more.

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A Thank You Plaque for Cadana can be found near the aircraft monument on the side of the jogging track. In this field, you will also find all the "Aceh Thank To The World" placards of various countries, a plaque thanking you for your aid in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Aceh after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

The plaque for Canada reads:
"Our deepest gratitude to Canada - Thank You and Peace - Merci et Paix"

There, I photographed the subject of an airplane replica from various angles. I spent a reasonable amount of time because I utilized a shutter speed of 30 seconds, and I was able to finish it just before dawn.

Teken with: : Sony A7 III Camera, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens + E-Mount Metabones adapter.

Thank You
Irfan M Nur (@vannour)