September 6, 2000 at 5:50 pm
Does anyone have information about these helo versus fighter or other figher versus fighter air combat events during the Romanian Revolution in 1989?
• 25 December 1989, Romanian Air Force MiG-21 Fishbed fighters shoot down SA-330 Pumas and SA-319 Alouettes, piloted by Securitate forces loyal to ousted President Ceausescu, while attempting to escape across the Soviet border.
Reported in the following periodicals: “Clear skies over Romanian Revolution”, Hot Spots, Air Forces Monthly, February 1990, p. 4; “Helicopters Violate Airspace at Romanian Border”, FBIS-EEU-89-246, 26 December 1989, p. 41; “Interior Minister Says Internal Situation ‘Good’”, FBIS-EEU-90-001, 2 January 1990, p. 61.