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Wednesday, December 29, 04 the Romanian Air Force C 130 Hercules plane will take off from the 90th Air Transport Base for Katunayake, Sri Lanka for shipping a humanitarian relief consisting in drugs, pharmaceutical products, blankets and tents offered by the Government of Romania for the population affected by the 25 December disaster.
The plane commanded by Commander Ionel Cernat and the two crews will be formed by the pilots: Commander Calin Florin, Captain Commander Viorel Tanase, Lieutenant Emil Tecuceanu and Lieutenant Commander Dan Danaila.
The expenses for the air transport will be paid from the budget of the Ministry of National Defence and the cost of the consumed aviation resource will be assimilated from the flying training plan
MoND Press Office