Paying a nod to the ground-attack jet project jointly developed by Romania and Yugoslavia in the 1970s, this type was produced in the latter country by Soko as the J-22 Orao but despite the location, this is a IAR-93 Vultur built by their Craiova partners. A small number of J-22s are still in service with the Serbian AF

One of the jet aircraft present at this interesting museum is this former Romanian Vultur.

The Arsenal Park at Orăștie is a former weapons and ammunition factory that has been converted into a huge park dedicated to recreation and outdoor activities. They also have many old aircraft and tanks/AFV spread over the site.

The Arsenal Park at Orăștie is a former weapons and ammunition factory that has been converted into a huge park dedicated to recreation and outdoor activities. They also have many old aircraft and tanks/AFV spread over the site.

It looks like this Vultur was undergoing refurbishment during my visit. The Arsenal Park at Orăștie is a former weapons and ammunition factory that has been converted into a huge park dedicated to recreation and outdoor activities. They also have many old aircraft and tanks/AFV spread over the site.

This Vultur is now preserved at this former weapons and ammunition factory, which has been converted into a huge park for recreation and outdoor activities. They also have quite a few old aeroplanes and tanks/AFV spread over the site.

This Vultur is preserved on top of the Bega Minerale Industriale warehouse / factory in Timișoara.

The Arsenal Park at Orăștie is a former weapons and ammunition factory that has been converted into a huge park for recreation and outdoor activities. They also have many old aeroplanes and tanks/AFV spread over the site. This Vultur is situated outside the visitors' entrance.

During 1970, Romania and Yugoslavia began discussions on the subject of jointly developing a new ground-attack orientated fighter aircraft. These plans came to fruition and into service as the Craiova IAR-93 Vultur in Romania and the Soko J-22 Orao in Yugoslavia. Therefore although this particulat example is the Romanian version (it was accepted into the Fortele Aeriene Romane in December 1986) it is a fitting exhhibit at this super museum.

This IAR-93 was delivered to the Romanian Air Force as 206 in 1982. The last Romanian IAR-93 was mothballed in 1998, and 206 was preserved at Câmpia Turzii where it was last seen in Jul-2013. From there it went in 2014 to the Park Vojaške Zgodovine (Park of Military History) in Pivka, Slovenia.