The veterans pilots say that over the years Parang was where they spent several aviation disasters.
Tuesday November 9, 2010, three employees of the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization (MCDR) Deva (Grigore Urechiat, Mihai Barsan, Mircea Cosma), in collaboration with the Rescue Petrosani, is the mountain in search of a military plane crashed in 1965 and plans to turn these relics of aviation in exhibits that enrich the Museum collection "Aurel Vlaicu".
Claudiu Pop rescue service attended to find the plane wreckage. "We are today on the mountain. We found several components, including a rotor and a part of the airplane landing gear. To be lowered in the coming period, "said rescue service.
In the area Rosiile Lake
"The plaine crashed near Rosiile Lake, just below the top of Parang. The area is extremely difficult but, despite the capricious weather, more pieces were recovered. Landing gear, part of the fuselage. I understand that they will arrive at the museum, "said Dumitru Barlida yesterday, Head of Rescue Petrosani.
In the winter of 1965, the unit made a secret flight from Craiova, Timisoara and had a crew composed of five military officers when he was caught by a storm just above the tip of Parang. The pilot tried to land by force, to remove the device from the storm, but the only solution was to return to Petrosani, where he could find a dish that is able to allow this operation. Unfortunately, never got the storm hitting a plane slope.
Avalanche buried
After plane crash, an avalanche was triggered, which swallowed for more than two months. "I remember it very well about the accident. I was a young mountaineer in CFR's team and I was in search operation. I spotted two days of searching, but then, as military aircraft, have not let us get to him. Army soldiers came and Mountain climbers from Brasov. Only two months after they found him and stayed there then, "recalls Barlida Dumitru.
