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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 2001 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  MiG-21 Lancer |
| Owner/operator: | Romanian Air Force |
| Registration: | 6700 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cristesti -
 Romania
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Campia Turzii (LRCT) |
| Campia Turzii (LRCT) |
Mid-air collision during an exercise interception. Both crashed in villages in the Mures county. They did material damage on the ground, and a civilian sustained bruises. The pilots ejected safely Cpt. Aurelian Nita and Lt. Cdr. Mircea Petrescu. 71 Gr Campia Turzii
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101062103/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/romania.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2010 06:52 | transylvhwp | Added |
| 20-Aug-2015 19:15 | ovidiu51 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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