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Fighter planes and helicopters will fly over Bucharest on the Romanian Aviation and Air Force Day

Fighter planes and helicopters will fly over Bucharest on the Romanian Aviation and Air Force Day
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Articol de Bucuresti FM, 19 Iulie 2023, 01:27

On the occasion of the Romanian Aviation and Air Force Day on Thursday, July 20, starting at 11 a.m., at the Air Heroes Monument in Aviatorilor Square, a military and religious ceremony will be held with the laying of wreaths in memory of the airmen's heroes.

During the ceremony, military aircraft belonging to the Romanian Air Force will perform: F-16 Fighting Falcon, C-130 Hercules, C-27J Spartan, IAR-330 and IAR-99, but also EC-135 helicopters belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, helicopters IAR 330 of the Romanian Intelligence Service, a Boeing 737 aircraft belonging to Tarom, Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft of the Italian Air Force as well as Extra 300 aircraft belonging to the Romanian Aeroclub.

On July 18 and 19, starting at 11 a.m., in the area of the Air Heroes Monument in Aviatorilor Square, there will be training sessions with the military aircraft that will participate in the Romanian Air Force's landmark event. The training flights on July 18 and 19, as well as the overflight of the aircraft on the occasion of the Romanian Aviation and Air Force Day celebration on July 20, will be performed with all safety measures in place.

At the same time, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the establishment of the first Military Aeronautical structure, an anniversary concert supported by the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra will take place at the Romanian Athenaeum on the same day, starting at 7 p.m. Romanian Aviation and Air Force Day is celebrated every year on July 20, when the Holy Prophet Ilie Tesvitean, the spiritual protector of pilots, is celebrated.

On April 1, 1913, the first law on the organization of military aeronautics in Romania came into force, and based on article no. 1 of the law, the first components of the air forces - the aviation and the air station, were subordinated to a specialized command structure - the Military Aeronautics Service, thus, a new category of armed forces, the Air Force, was established.

Translated by: Radu Matei

Etichete : aviation air force
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