Despite numerous obstacles, the author was finally present at the farewell of the Romanian MiG-21s, albeit only as a tolerated onlooker. The whole story can be read here. The following photo report is limited to the impressions of the last landings of Romanian MiG-21s.
Bacău, May 15, 2023, shortly after 1 p.m.: after an anxious wait and a few minutes late ...
... first the three aircraft from Câmpia Turzii approach, ...
... in close formation, so that they fit perfectly into the picture.
The three LanceR from Feteşti come with somewhat larger intervals ...
... and are therefore harder to get into the picture.
After the formations break up, the aircraft land one by one: first 6518 ...
... and 5834 from Câmpia Turzii.
6607 follows, but goes around again.
Because of a camera malfunction, the author almost missed 6010 from Feteşti. It is followed by ...
... 6487, which carries both the badge of Baza 86 Aeriană and that of the MiG-21 squadron.
After the aircraft has passed the tower and landed, ...
... 5801, the last LanceR overhauled at AEROSTAR Bacău, follows ...
... and touches down near the hangars it had left only a few months earlier.
The finale is formed by 6607, which had gone around earlier ...
