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Chronological Listing of Romanian
Losses & Ejections
Early Romanian Losses and Bailouts
                 
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
30th October 1952
Romania		 MiG-15 06 158 Regiment Craiova Mid-air collision Pilot Lt. Sandor Liviu killed
no ejection		   K-1

Romania		 MiG-15 02 158 Regiment Craiova Pilot Lt. Negrutiu Ioan killed
no ejection		   K-1

Four plane close formation flight. 200m after take-off the front pair started a turn. The leader of the second pair, Sandor, from 300m behind, closed in at high speed and collided with Negrutiu, the leader of the first pair.
Both crashed, one of the MiGs started to burn in the air, the other only after the impact. This was the first fatal accident involving Romanian AF jets.
5th November 1952
Romania		 MiG-15   226 Regiment
Deveselu		   Lt.Maj. Mircea Silbac
Romanian, pilot		   K-1

                                                                                                                                                                     photo source: "Orizont Aviatic".
5th November 1952
Romania		 MiG-15   226 Regiment
Deveselu		  crashed at night, in bad weather due to
pilots disorientation - one in the area of
Ramnicu-Valcea, the other near Slatina.		 Cpt. Valeri Ivanov.
Soviet advisor, 		  K-1
25th January 1957
Romania		 MiG-15UTI   172 Fighter
Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu		  
 		    
Lt.Maj. Cocis Ludovic
killed		 Lt. Baboniu Dumitru
killed		  
spring 1958
Romania		 MiG-19P 809 226 Fighter Regiment Deveselu Stalled at take-off due to slow response of the
horizontal stabilizer - probably a fault in the hydraulic system. Hard landing, no ejection. Nothing
found wrong at the technical inspection afterwards		 Lt-Col. Nicolae Borzea unhurt  
3rd December 1958
Romania		 MiG-15   172 Fighter
Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu		   Maj. Tarnaveanu Oliviu
killed		    
summer-autumn 1958
Romania		 MiG-19P 809 206 Fighter Regiment Fetesti Stalled shortly after take-off, crashed in a corn field in Rasova village. Lt.Maj. Vatca
ejected
but was found
dead in the seat, which did not have the height and position to properly deploy - killed		    
4th June 1959
Romania		  MiG-19P 801 91
Regiment at Deveselu		 written off      
13th September 1960
Romania		  MiG-19PM 022   written off      
25th July 1961
Romania		 MiG-19PM 021   written off      
12th June 1962
Romania		 MiG-15   57th Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu   Lt.Maj. Stanila George
killed		    
October 1962
Romania		 MiG-15   49 Fighter Regiment at Alexeni Belly landed Iosif Rus did not eject, escaped unhurt. Later (1986-1990) he became Commander in Chief of the Air Force
picture is from the 1990's		  
Engine stall due to compressor failure right after takeoff, at 100-150 meters. After gliding for 6-7 km, he landed with the wheels up and flaps down on a freshly ploughed field near the Garbovi train station, stopping just a few meters from the railway embankment.
20th November 1962
Romania		 MiG-19PM 023   written off      
29th September 1964
Romania		 MiG-21F-13      crashed pilot killed   SK
3rd February 1965
Romania		 MiG-21F-13   57th Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu   Lt.Maj. Ciurariu Costache
killed		    
15th May 1970
Romania		 L-29 36   lost      
22nd July 1970
Romania		 MiG-19PM 024  91 Regiment at
Deveselu		 written off      
June 1972   MiG-21   86 Regiment Fetesti night training
flight		 Major Lazarescu ejected safely    
30th August 1972
Romania		 L-29 45     lost      
4th September 1972
23.00
Romania		 MiG-21   86 Regiment Fetesti   Cdr. Ioan Zapartan
[commander of the 86th Regiment]
 ejected safely and walked 7-8 km
back to base		  
Just after take-off, while the aircraft was at 3-400 meters and going at 700 km/h in full afterburner two compressor blades detached and punctured fuselage fuel
tank no. 7. The leaking fuel tank exploded seconds later, at 5-600 meters altitude and at a speed of around 1000 km/h. The tail and engine detached from the rest of the plane, which glided for another 7 km before crashing in a field
12th June 1975
Romania		 MiG-21   57th Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu        
Lt.Col. Pop Aurel
killed		 Lt.Col. Bulancea Dumitru
killed		  
20th May 1976
Romania		 MiG-21   57th Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu   Maj. Costache Dumitru
killed		    
13th July 1976
Romania		 MiG-21   57th Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu   Lt. Radu Stefan
killed		    
8th September 1977
Romania		 MiG-21   57th Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu   Lt. Oprita Traian
killed		    
30th September 1977
Romania		 MiG-21UM 9531 91 Rg
Deveselu		       KM-1
24th November 1977
Romania		 IAR-93DC RO-003 CIZ
Craiova		 15th test flight, intended to determine the maximum
level speed at 900 m (1,984 ft). Tail flutter caused the left stabilizer to break at a speed of 1045 km/h (650 mph) and an altitude of 500 m (1,102 ft, after which the aircraft entered an uncontrollable spin.		     Martin-Baker Mk6

Col. Gheorghe Stanica ejected safely

 Col. Petre Ailiesei ejected safely Martin-Baker Mk6
or
 Mk RU10J

CONFIRM ??
8th October 1979
Romania		 MiG-21   57th Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu   Lt.Maj. Istrate Ilie
killed		    
 20th February 1979
Romania		 IAR-93

SCH

 RO-004 67 Rg
Craiova		 Crashed during an aerobatics demonstration at Craiova

Cpt. Eng. Dobre Stan

died, did not eject

   Martin-Baker
Mk.6
20th September 1979
Romania		 Martin-Baker Mk6
IAR-93A prototype White RO-001 CIZ
Craiova		 Both engines flamed-out during one of the test flights Col. Ilie  P.  Botea ejected safely
photo: Orizont Aviatic
15th February 1980
Romania		 ???           Martin-Baker
 8th March 1983
Romania		 IAR-93A

Pre-series 1

 RO-113 67 Rg
Craiova		 Crashed on landing, following pilot error Maj. Ion G. Tanase ejected safely   Martin-Baker Mk10

24th April 1984
Romania

MiG-23 UB

 140
57 Regiment
Mihail Kogalniceanu		 Engine stopped at 1500 meters above Nicolae Balcescu
village, just before landing at Mihail Kogalniceanu.
After three attempts to restart it, the crew initiated
the ejection sequence at barely 60 meters.		 Col. Dumitru Tache ejected suffered a broken leg and a
dislocated shoulder, as the chute did not have enough
time to properly inflate		 Lt.Col. Mircea Budiaci ejected safely KM-1M
28 November 1984
Romania		 MiG-21M   57th Regiment at Mihail Kogalniceanu   Lt. Rosu Mihai
killed		    
?? ?? 1985
Romania A. F.		 Hong H-5
[Il-28]		 710 38th Reconnaisance
Sqn. Fetesti		 Crashed  during the
acceptance flight after overhaul at Bacau.		 Fate of crew ?? Further details needed  
14th August 1986
Romania		 IAR-93     Further details appreciated G. M. Stoica ejected safely   Martin-Baker
?? September 1986
Romania		 MiG-23UB 110 93 Rg Timisoara Engine stall when the afterburner was shut down after take-off, crashed at 17 km from Timisoara.      
Dionisie Mircea ejected safely Gheorghe Sitaru ejected safely KM-1M
20th April 1989
15.31
Romania

 

 

 

 

Lt. Col. Doru Davidovici died, did not eject		    
MiG-21UM 6946 86 Rg Fetesti   Lt. Dumitru Petra died, did not eject KM-1

The plane crashed during the 4th (and final) turn before landing, near the village of Jegalia. The cause of the crash was not officially confirmed, but rumours indicate that the MiG entered the wake turbulence of another fighter which caused the engine to stop or a severe loss of lift on the wings. Others say that the pilots tried to perform a loop too low.

?? ??? 1990
Romania		 IAR-93 DC 601 49 Rg Ianca  

damaged, ejection not necessary

   MB Mk10
?? ??? 1990
Romania		 IAR-99 710 20 Rg Boboc       MB Mk10
ejected safely ejected safely  
25th June 1990
Romania

IAR-99 prototype

 S-001 CIZ Craiova Crashed near Craiova during a training flight    

Lt. Col. Vagner Stefanel died, did not eject

 Lt. Col. Ionescu Mihai died, did not eject MB Mk10
31st July
1990
11:20
Romania		 MiG-21   93 Regiment
based at Timisoara.		 The cause of the crash could not
be determined		 Lt. Maj. Pop Osz "Puck" Pavel was killed. He hit a
wall of rock from Curcubata Mare massif from the
Apuseni Mountains range. Body found five days after crash		  
31st December 1990
Romania		 IAR-93     EXACT DATE NEEDED ???   Martin-Baker
?? May 1991
Romania A. F.		 Hong H-5
[Il-28]		 701 38th Reconnaisance
Sqn. Fetesti		   Fate of crew ?? Further details needed  
?? June 1991
Romania		 MiG-21R 2017 31 Rec. Sqn. Timisoara   pilot ejected
safely		   KM-1
9th July 1991
Romania		 MiG-21 two-seater   86 Regiment at
Fetesti		       KM-1
Lt. Col. Truta Florea killed Mj. Pintilie Constantin killed KM-1
9th September 1991
Romania		 MiG-29-(9-12
Fulcrum		 "47"
4208 32047		  57 Regiment, Mihail Kogalniceanu burnt on ground Aircraft not occupied no ejections K-36
8th October 1991
Romania		 MiG-23 UB 182 57th Regiment at Mihail
Kogalniceanu		 Landing gear retracted during take-off run. The aircraft was destroyed Cornel
Surcu		 Platon Strejea  
Ejection wasn't necessary for the pilots
27th February 1992
Romania		 MiG-21   86 Regiment at
Fetesti 		Crashed during a night flight, north
of Fetesti.		 Col. Nistor Constantin killed    
8th April 1992
Romania		 MiG-21UM 9566 86 Rg Fetesti crashed near Buhusi,
in Bacau county		     KM-1
killed killed KM-1
6th July 1992
Romania		 MiG-29UB
(9-51) 
 Fulcrum		 "29" N50903016229  57 Regiment, Mihail Kogalniceanu

Crashed near Mihail Kogalniceanu
NO Ejections ?

   K-36
Lt. Col. Tudor Ioan killed Mj. Edu Adrian killed
25th August 1992
Romania		 IAR-93DC RO-602 67 Rg
Craiova		 Stalled during manoeuvres   Martin-Baker Mk10
Maj. Dan Cosaceanu ejected safely Cpt. Traian Neagoe ejected safely Martin-Baker Mk10
4th November 1992
Romania		 MiG-21   86 Rg Fetesti Impacted the ground only 2-300 meters
from the place where MiG-21 UM #6946 crashed in 1989 near the village of Jegalia		 Maj. Staicu Sterie killed    
13th March / April 1993


Can anyone confirm ??
Romania		 MiG-21UM 328 91 Rg
Deveselu		 Mid-air collision over the RFI (distant radio-beacon),
above Sprancenata village, due to the fact that the
MiG-21UM was 500m lower that it should have been,
while the single-seater was 1000m higher than planned.		     KM-1
killed killed KM-1

Romania		 MiG-21   91 Rg
Deveselu		 pilot ejected and survived    
13th May 1993
Romania		 MiG-23MF
 "Orizont Aviatic"		   KM-1M
927 57 Rg
Mihail Kogalniceanu		 Auto pilot failiure on the pitch channel, resulting in
wild vertical oscilations - the aircraft became
uncontrollable soon after take-off.		 1st Lt. Cristian Pavalasc ejected safely
[see also 9th August 1994]
1st March 1994
Romania		 MiG-29-(9-12)
Fulcrum		 "41"
4206
32041		  57 Regiment, Mihail Kogalniceanu Crashed near Cobadin, in Constanta county Mj. Vasile Ionel killed   K-36
10th March 1994
19:45
Romania		 MiG-23UB 160 93 Rg
Timisoara		 Engine stall at an altitude of 1000 meters, before
landing, ejection sequence initiated at 300 meters and
300 km/h. Eugen Maxim got out at 80m, on the
horizontal. The plane crashed at 4 miles away from the Timisoara runway, near Izvin.		 KM-1M
Lt. Col. Ion Dalca ejected safely Cpt. Eugen Valeriu Maxim ejected safely KM-1M
17th May 1994
Romania		 MiG-21    93 Regiment based at Timisoara crashed near Timisoara pilot Dan Dragan was killed    
29th June 1994   MiG-21M/MF   71 Regiment
Campia
Turzii		 crashed pilot ejected safely   KM-1
9th August 1994
Romania		 MiG-23MF 223 57 Rg
Mihail Kogalniceanu		 Fuel line ruptured before landing, crashed one mile
away from the runway at Mihail Kogalniceanu.		 Cpt. Cristian Pavalasc ejected safely
[see also 13th May 1993]		   KM-1M
29th September 1994   MiG-21M/MF   71 Regiment
Campia
Turzii		 crashed during "Jubileu ’94" exercise in the bombing range at Bogata, near Campia Turzii pilot ejected safely   KM-1
14th October 1994   MiG-21MF-75  5902 91 Regiment at Deveselu crashed near Furculesti, in
Teleorman county		 pilot killed   KM-1
30th March 1995 First real-life ejection using the Romanian copy of the MB Mk10

Romania		 IAR-99 714 49 Rg
Ianca		       Aerofina  SC-HV-00
On-board fire caused by a fuel line rupture near the
engine, crashed near Ianca. Ejection sequence
initiated at 300 m and 500 km/h by David Vasile,

Lt. Col. David Vasile ejected safely at 300 metres
[also ejecting the rear seat pilot]

 Maj. Trofin Vasile ejected safely at 250 metres.  Sustained spinal injuries Aerofina  SC-HV-00
27th July 1995
08.37
Romania		 MiG-21UM 9521 91 Rg
Deveselu		 The aircraft was performing a meteo recon flight,
combined with a simulated ground attack exercise. It
crashed 15 minutes after take-off. Completely destroyed on impact.		     KM-1M
Lt. Col. Valer Scrobota (commander of the unit at
Deveselu)
killed
[he had only one year until his retirement]		 Maj. Ion Baloi
killed		 KM-1
29th August 1995
09:33
Romania		 MiG-21   93
Regiment, Timisoara		 Major engine malfunction. Crashed at Gearmata Airport near Timisoara while landing following a "meteorological survey".   KM-1
Lt. Col. Ioan Ban ejected safely Major Iulian Netoiu ejected safely  
 26th November 1996
12.08
Romania		 IAR-93B
prototype 		RO-200 CIZ
Craiova
Crashed during a weapons test flight at Recea-Slatina,
in Olt county.		 Cpt. Cdr. Matei Constantin “Bebe ejected safely   Aerofina
SC-HV-00
22nd May 1997
16.00
Romania		 MiG-21   95 Group
Bacau		 crash near Parjol village, in
Bacau county		 pilot, Ovidiu Balean, ejected
safely		    
11th June 1997
09.14
Romania		 L-39ZA 118 20 Gr
Boboc		 Flew into the ground while performing a loop at the
end of the runway at Timisoara, during an aerobatic
diplay rehearsal for an airshow.		      
Cpt. Cdr. Gheorghe Petre Cretu died, did not eject Gen. Ioan Stan died, did not eject VS-1
9th July 1997
15.23 hours
Romania		 IAR-93 210  67 Group Craiova Destroyed on the flightline during live weapons test. A CL-250 cluster bomb under the wing exploded - most likely an electrical system failiure. 16 people died -
5 military and 11 civilian employees from the manufacturer of the bombs		    
 
DATE
NEEDED
Romania		 MiG-21
??		       Cdr. Dorel Luca ejected  
DATE
NEEDED
Romania		 MiG-21
??