ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75925
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| Date: | 11-JUN-1997 |
| Time: | 09:14 |
| Type: |  Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatros |
| Operator: | 20 Group, Romanian Air Force |
| Registration: | 118 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Timisoara -
 Romania
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Timisoara, Romania |
Flew into the ground while performing a loop at the end of the runway at Timisoara, during an aerobatic display rehearsal for an airshow.
Neither crew member - later named as Cpt. Cdr. Gheorghe Petre Cretu and Gen. Ioan Stan - ejected and both were killed in the crash
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly SEP 2002, p62
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Romania.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2010 11:08 | TB | Added |
| 04-Nov-2011 10:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2012 13:00 | 87.211.83.33 | Updated [[Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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