Tag: Romanian Military Rescue

7 Dead in Romanian Military Rescue Helicopter Crash

BUCHAREST—A Romanian helicopter sent on a search-and-rescue mission late on Wednesday after a Romanian military MiG 21 LanceR dropped off the radar has crashed, the defence ministry said, killing all seven soldiers on board. The pilot of the IAR 330-Puma helicopter had reported unfavourable weather conditions and had been called back to base before the…


8 Romanian Military Personnel Die in Plane, Helicopter Crashes

BUCHAREST—The pilot of a Romanian military MiG 21 LanceR and the seven soldiers sent to find him on a search-and-rescue helicopter mission all died when their aircraft were involved in separate crashes late on Wednesday, the defence ministry said. The MiG was on an air patrol when it dropped off the radar in eastern Romania…