RoAF 95th Air Base
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The Romanian Air Force
95th Air Base Captain Alexandru Şerbănescu
(Baza 95 Aeriană Cpt. Av. Alexandru Şerbănescu) is located near the city of Bacău
, in Bacău County
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The base was founded on August 25, 1995, having as purpose the support of the 96th Fighter Group training. From May 1, 2001, until the July 1, 2004, during the military reorganization process, the Supersonic Training Center operated in the Bacău air base, preserving the tradition of training the young pilots
according to the MIG-21 LanceR program.
Since 1st of July 2004, the 95th Air Base has undergone a thorough reorganization.
The base is currently the home of the 951st fighter
squadron, operating MiG-21 LanceR and of the 952nd helicopter
squadron, operating IAR-330L
.The base is also home to the 205th Training
Squadron (operating MiG-21 LanceR B).
Romanian Air Force
The Romanian Air Force is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, four air bases and an air defense brigade...
95th Air Base Captain Alexandru Şerbănescu
Alexandru Serbanescu
Alexandru "Alecu" Şerbănescu was a leading Romanian fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II. In the spring of 1942 he was assigned as a pilot to the 7th Fighter Group, which fought with the German forces against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front, including Stalingrad...
(Baza 95 Aeriană Cpt. Av. Alexandru Şerbănescu) is located near the city of Bacău
Bacau
Bacău is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. It covers a land surface of 43 km², and, as of January 1, 2009, has an estimated population of 177,087. The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistriţa River...
, in Bacău County
Bacau County
Bacău is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeş-Făget, in Transylvania.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 706,623 and the population density was 113/km²....
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The base was founded on August 25, 1995, having as purpose the support of the 96th Fighter Group training. From May 1, 2001, until the July 1, 2004, during the military reorganization process, the Supersonic Training Center operated in the Bacău air base, preserving the tradition of training the young pilots
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
according to the MIG-21 LanceR program.
Since 1st of July 2004, the 95th Air Base has undergone a thorough reorganization.
The base is currently the home of the 951st fighter
Fighter aircraft
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
squadron, operating MiG-21 LanceR and of the 952nd helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
squadron, operating IAR-330L
IAR 330
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.The base is also home to the 205th Training
Flight training
Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills....
Squadron (operating MiG-21 LanceR B).