Airplane used by Romanian dictator Ceausescu up for auction
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The Rombac 1-11, which was used for the dictator's official flights between 1986 and 1989, will go under the hammer on May 27 with a starting price of €25,000 (around $30,000).
(CNN) — The presidential plane of late Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu is going under the hammer. The Rombac 1-11, which was used for the dictator's official flights between 1986 and 1989, is to be put up for auction on May 27 with a starting price of €25,000 (around $30,000). Built in Romania under license from the British Aircraft Corporation during the 1980s and modeled on the BAC 1-11, it's "considered a jewel of the local aeronautical industry," according to Artmark, the auction house responsible for the sale.More Related News