Remarks: This aircraft, operated by the Bucharest branch of SMURD (the Romanian ambulance service) on behalf of the Romanian Government, is seen here departing from the heliport of the County Hospital in Targu-Mures (Marosvasarhely).
Remarks: This air ambulance is one of two operated by the Romanian Ministry of Administration and Interior, serving the Transylvania region. The third, identical aircraft, crashed shortly after take-off on 9 January 2006 near Iasi airport, killing all four of its occupants. [Update: This helicopter was also lost during a sortie on 23 December 2006 over mountainous terrain in Northern Transylvania. The two pilots sustained multiple, but non-critical injuries, the two medical staff, also on board at the time, were unhurt.]
