McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet
Canadian Air Force start Air Policing mission in Romania
The Royal Canadian Air Force Detachment, consisting of approximately 140 airmen (pilots and technical personnel) and six CF-188 Hornet aircraft, begin their enhanced Air Policing mission under NATO command in the next three months, in Romania, together with the airmen belonging to the Romanian Air Force and the F-16 Fighting Falcon and MiG-21 LanceR aircraft.
Canada Takes Over the Security of the Sky Over Romania
Canadian fighters participate in the security of NATO air space, said the Alliance press service.
Since yesterday Canadian CF-188 patrols with Romanian MiG21, they are located in the Mihail Kogalniceanu base. Canadian aviation replaced the British Air Force Air Defense Joint Task Force, a watch on air sovereignty.
DefMin Dusa, in Campia Turzii, on Romanian Aviation and Air Forces Day
National Defence Minister Mircea Dusa on Saturday participates in the activities organised at General Emanoil Ionescu 71 Air Base of Campia Turzii (central Romania), on occasion of Romanian Aviation and Air Forces Day.