He was tasked to establish the Flight School in Yogyakarta, in the Maguwo Air Field—which was later renamed Adisucipto Airport to commemorate his services as a national hero.

[2][4] On 27 October 1945, he flew a Yokosuka K5Y (locally referred as "Cureng") around Yogyakarta, thus making him the first pilot of the newly born Indonesian Air Force to fly an aircraft.

[3] During the first of two major Dutch police actions against the Republic of Indonesia, Operation Product, Adisujipto and Abdul Rahman Saleh were ordered to fly to India.

However, during their journey back from Singapore, while transporting donated medical supplies from the Red Cross of Malaya at Singapore, their Dakota aircraft was shot down by two Dutch P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft in Dusun Ngoto on 29 July 1947, even though Indonesia had asked permission from the Netherlands to deliver medical supplies.

[2] On 14 July 2000, his remains were re-interred in the Monumen Perjuangan (Monument of Struggle) in Dusun Ngoto, Bantul, Yogyakarta.