Pangkogabwilhan III Escorts Remains of AMA Aircraft Pilot

Indonesian military forces have overseen the arrival, handover, and final respects for the body of Capt. Nicholas Francis Gosselin, the pilot of a PT AMA aircraft. The remains were flown from Timika to Sentani, Jayapura Regency, where the ceremony took place at the Base Ops Lanud Silas Papare. The process was led by Pangkogabwilhan III Letjen Lucky Avianto, accompanied by Pangkoops TNI Habema Mayjen Yudha Airlangga, and attended by various military officials, local government representatives, PT AMA leadership, fellow pilots, and the Bishop of Jayapura. The TNI expressed deep condolences for Capt. Nicholas's death, condemning the actions that took the life of a humanitarian mission pilot. "On behalf of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, we express our deepest condolences. The deceased fell while carrying out a humanitarian mission to serve the people in the interior of Papua. We strongly condemn the actions that took the life of a humanitarian servant," stated Letjen Lucky Avianto. He also commended the efforts of all involved in securing the location, tactical evacuation, and the handover process, emphasizing the TNI's commitment to ensuring the safety of services for the Papuan people. Bishop Yanuarius Teofilus Matopai You of Jayapura highlighted PT AMA's decades-long service in education, health, social welfare, and church activities in Papua, stating, "AMA's mission is a humanitarian mission. Our aircraft are here to serve the people in the interior. We strongly condemn the shooting and burning of the aircraft that took the life of a humanitarian servant."

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On behalf of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, we express our deepest condolences. The deceased fell while carrying out a humanitarian mission to serve the people in the interior of Papua. We strongly condemn the actions that took the life of a humanitarian servant.