The Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base is located in the commune Luna near the city of Câmpia Turzii, in Cluj County. The 71st Air Base was founded on 1 June 2002 from the previous 71st Fighter and Bombardment Base, according to the Romanian Armed Forces reorganization program. It is named after Emanoil Ionescu, a general who commanded the 1st Air Corps of the Royal Romanian Air Force during World War II.
The Control Tower building at the 71st Air Base
MiG-21 LanceR-C taking off from the base in 2008.
Front view of the Control Tower.
An F-16 of the 100th Fighter Squadron and a MiG-21 LanceR flying over the air base in 2015
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) (Romanian: Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, five airbases and an air defense brigade. Reserve forces include one air base and three airfields.
Romanian F-16 at the 86th Fetești Air Force Base
A. Vlaicu Nr. I at military exercises 27 Sept. 1910
A Romanian Nieuport 11. The blue color on the tail appears nearly white in the black and white photograph.
A pair of IAR 80 fighters on patrol during World War II