Ministry of National Defence
Press release No. 74 20.03.2009
Humanitarian flight performed by the military pilots

The Minister of National Defence approved, at the suggestion made by the chief of the General Staff, for an AN 26 airplane from the Romanian Air Force to have a humanitarian flight today March 20, on Bucharest-Timisoara-Bucharest route, at request made by the Ministry of Public Health.
The airplane will transport two patients suffering from severe burns after a domestic accident and during the transport they will be assisted by a SMURD team.
The AN 26 airplane is in combat service-humanitarian intervention and the mission is performed by a crew commanded by Captain Commander Constantin Filip.

MoND Press Office