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The
Romanian Air Force 90th Airlift Base (Baza 90 Transport Aerian) is located at the
Henri Coandă International Airport, near
Bucharest. In 1949, the 49th Transport Group was the first unit to be settled at Otopeni airfield. Later, in 1971, a special squadron was commissioned here and after few years this squadron became the 50th Airlift Wing. On
March 1,
1990, by gathering together these two units, the 90th Airlift Base was officially formed.
The base is currently home to the 901st, 902nd, 903rd, 904th, 905th aviation squadrons, operating
C-130 Hercules,
An-24,
An-26,
An-30,
IAR-330L and
IAR-330 SOCAT. The 90th Airlift Base is also the home of the
Presidential and
Government aircraft.
In October 2004, the 61st Helicopter Squadron was transferred to the 90th Airlift Base, adding
IAR-330 SOCAT to its inventory. The 90th Airlift Base has also
MEDEVAC capability.
2007 IAR-330 SOCAT crash
Three crewmen were killed on
November 7,
2007, including
Commander Bucur Nicolae (one of the most experienced RoAF pilots, with over 2,700 flying hours), when an
IAR-330 Puma SOCAT attack helicopter belonging to the 90th Airlift Base crashed in
Ungheni, near
Piteşti,
Argeş County. The aircraft was performing a night training mission at the moment it disappeared from
radar. Immediately after the crash, the 90th air base detached two helicopters for a
search and rescue mission.
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