Mid-air collision Incident MiG-21 Lancer 5819,
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Date:Sunday 26 August 2001
Time:17:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
MiG-21 Lancer
Owner/operator:Romanian Air Force
Registration: 5819
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Santioana -   Romania
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Campia Turzii (LRCT)
Destination airport:Campia Turzii (LRCT)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2010 06:52 transylvhwp Added
20-Aug-2015 19:15 ovidiu51 Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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