Claim: The Indonesian army aviation started in 1959 when the doctrine of Heliborne Troops or Air Mobile was being adopted in other countries, such as in Sarawak (a state in Malaysia located in northwest Borneo Island) the British SAS launched an air assault operation with Westland Wessex Mk.
Evidence: The Indonesian army aviation was born in 1959 when the doctrine of Heliborne Troops or Air Mobile was being developed in various countries. In Sarawak, the British SAS launched an air assault operation with Westland Wessex Mk.1 helicopter containing 16 personnel. Sarawak (/səˈrɑːwɒk/; Malay: [saˈrawaʔ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north.