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Romanian Air Force
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This is a list ofRomanian Air ForceandRomanian Air Corpsunits, past and present.

Squadrons[edit]

Active[edit]

WW1[edit]

1916[edit]

  • Grupul 1 Escadrile(1st Squadron Group) - commanded by Cpt. Sturdza, assigned to theRomanian 1st Army.The group had 2 squadrons.
  • Grupul 2 Escadrile- commanded by Lt. Pașcanu (replaced by Lt. Negerscu), assigned to theRomanian 2nd Army.
  • Grupul 3 Escadrile- commanded by Cpt.Beroniade[ro],assigned to theRomanian 3rd Army.The group had 3 squadrons:
    • Escadrila "București"
    • Escadrila "Alexandria"
    • Escadrila "Budești"
  • Grupul 4 Escadrile- commanded by Lt. Giossanu, assigned to theNorthern Army.

1917[edit]

Organization in the summer of 1917 - Order No. 1247/1917

  • Grupul 1 AeronauticBacău,with its headquarters atBacăuand commanded by Maj. Alexandru Sturdza, assigned to the2nd Romanian Army:
    • Escadrila F.2- commanded by Cpt.Gheorghe Negrescu[ro](until March), then by Captain Panait Cholet
    • Escadrila F.6- commanded by Cpt. Scarlat Ștefănescu
    • Escadrila N.1- commanded by Cpt.René Chambe[fr]
  • Grupul 2 AeronauticTecuci,with its headquarters atTecuciand commanded by Maj. Andrei Popovici, assigned to the4th Russian Army(will be re-assigned to the1st Romanian Army):
    • Escadrila F.4- commanded by Cpt. Haralambie Giossanu
    • Escadrila F.7- commanded by Cpt. André Goulin
    • Escadrila N.3- commanded by Cpt.Maurice Gond
    • Escadrila F.9- commanded by Cpt. Bertrand de Fraguier
    • Escadrila N.11- commanded by Cpt.Ștefan Protopopescu
    • Escadrila C.12
  • Grupul 3 Aeronautic Galați,with its headquarters at Galați and commanded by Cpt. Nicolae Capșa, assigned to the1st Romanian Army(will be re-assigned to the6th Russian Army):
    • Escadrila F.5- commanded by Cpt.Radu Irimescu
    • Escadrila N.10- commanded by Cpt. Paul Bléry
    • Escadrila B.M.8- commanded by Cpt. Armand Délas

1918[edit]

From January 1918:

  • Grupul 1 AeronauticBacău,commanded by Maj. Athanase Enescu:
    All squadrons of this group were based at Bacău.
  • Grupul 2 AeronauticTecuci,commanded by Maj. Sever Pleniceanu:
    • Escadrila F.5- with the aerodrome atBârlad
    • Escadrila S.8- ex-B.M.8
    • Escadrila N.11- atAdjud
    • Escadrila N.3- at Tecuci
  • Grupul 3 Aeronautic Roman,with the headquarters atRomanand commanded by Maj. Haralambie Giossanu:
    • Escadrila F.9- aerodrome atFălticeni
    • Escadrila S.12- ex-C.12, with the aerodrome atDorohoi
    • Escadrila N.10- at Botoșani

From February 1918, a new group was formed in Bessarabia:

  • Grupul Aeronautic basarabean
    • Escadrila F.4
    • Escadrila N.3bis

Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919[edit]

  • Grupul 5 Aviație( "5th Aviation Group"), with the headquarters atSibiuand commanded by Major Athanase Enescu:
    • Escadrila S.2- renamed toEscadrila B.2after receiving Bréguet 14 aircraft. It was led by Lt.Emanoil Ionescu
    • Escadrila N.7- commanded by Lt. Iosif Răcășanu
    • Escadrila S.12- based atGherla,commanded by Cpt. Gheorghe Racoveanu

Interwar[edit]

Organization on 20 March 1920

In 1929, the Groups were converted to Aviation Flotillas.

WW2[edit]

Fighter units

  • 1st Fighter Flotilla
    • 5th Fighter Group (Grupul 5 Vânătoare)
      • 10th Fighter Squadron - 51st Fighter Squadron from October 1939
      • 11th Fighter Squadron - 52nd Fighter Squadron from October 1939
      • 53rd Fighter Squadron
    • 7th Fighter Group (Grupul 7 Vânătoare)
      • 56th Fighter Squadron
      • 57th Fighter Squadron
      • 58th Fighter Squadron
    • 9th Fighter Group(Grupul 9 Vânătoare)
      • 47th Fighter Squadron
      • 48th Fighter Squadron
      • 56th Fighter Squadron
  • 2nd Fighter Flotilla
    • 1st Fighter Group (Grupul 1 Vânătoare)
      • 43rd Fighter Squadron
      • 63rd Fighter Squadron
      • 64th Fighter Squadron
    • 6th Fighter Group(Grupul 6 Vânătoare)
      • 59th Fighter Squadron
      • 60th Fighter Squadron
      • 61st Dive Bomber Squadron
      • 62nd Dive Bomber Squadron
    • 8th Fighter Group (Grupul 8 Vânătoare) - 8th Assault Group (Grupul 8 Asalt) from May 1943
      • 41st Fighter Squadron
      • 42/52nd Fighter Squadron
      • 59th Fighter Squadron
  • 3rd Fighter Flotilla
    • 2nd Fighter Group (Grupul 2 Vânătoare)
      • 65th Fighter Squadron
      • 66th Fighter Squadron
      • 67th Fighter Squadron
      • 50th Fighter Squadron
    • 3rd Fighter Group
      • 41st Fighter Squadron
      • 44th Fighter Squadron
      • 49th Fighter Squadron
    • 4th Fighter Group
      • 45th Fighter Squadron
      • 46th Fighter Squadron
  • 1st Night Fighter Squadron (Escadrila 1 Vânătoare de Noapte)

Bomber units

  • 1st Bomber Group (Grupul 1 Bombardament)
  • 2nd Bomber Group (Grupul 2 Bombardament)
  • 3rd Bomber/Dive Bomber Group (Grupul 3 Bombardament/picaj)
  • 4th Bomber Group (Grupul 4 Bombardament)
  • 5th Bomber Group (Grupul 5 Bombardament)
  • 6th Bomber / Dive Bomber Group (Grupul 6 Bombardament/picaj)
  • 18th Light Bomber Squadron

Reconnaissance Units

Transport Units

  • Air Transport Group (Grupul de Aero-Transport)
    • 105th Transport Squadron
    • 106th Transport Squadron
    • 108th Light Transport Squadron- known asEscadrila Albă( "White Squadron" )
    • 109th Glider Transport Squadron

Liaison Units

  • 111th, 112th, 113th, 115th, 116th Liaison Squadrons (Escadrile de Legătură)

Cold War[edit]

Organization on 12 September 1956 - Order No. CL 00430

  • Territorial Antiaircraft Defense Command (Comandamentul Apararii Antiaeriene a Teritoriului)
    • 23rd Fighter Aviation Division (Divizia 23 Aviație Vânătoare) –Otopeni
      • 206th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Regimentul 206 Aviație Vânătoare) –Otopeni Airdrome;86th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
      • 125th Fighter Aviation Regiment –Siliștea GumeștiAirdrome; 49th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
      • 172nd Fighter Aviation Regiment –Mihail Kogălniceanu Airdrome;57th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
    • 66th Fighter Aviation Division –Craiova
      • 158th Fighter Aviation Regiment –Craiova Airdrome;67th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
      • 226th Fighter Aviation Regiment –Deveselu Airdrome;91st Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
      • 227th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Craiova Airdrome; 34th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
    • 97th Fighter Aviation Division –Giarmata
      • 294th Fighter Aviation Regiment –Giarmata Airdrome;93rd Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
      • 135th Fighter Aviation Regiment –Caransebeș Airdrome;37th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
    • 68th Assault Aviation Division (Divizia 68 Aviație Asalt)
    • 239th Bombardment Aviation Regiment (Regimentul 239 Aviație Bombardament) – Otopeni Airdrome
    • 282nd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Regimentul 282 Aviație Cercetare) –Târgșoru NouAirdrome

On 27 February 1960, several regiments and the Aviation Divisions were disbanded. The following fighter units remained:

  • 49th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment –Alexeni Airdrome;moved to theIanca Airdromein 1965
  • 57th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Mihail Kogălniceanu Airdrome
  • 67th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment – Craiova Airdrome
  • 86th Fighter Aviation Regiment –Cocargeaua Airdrome
  • 91st Fighter Aviation Regiment – Deveselu Airdrome
  • 93rd Fighter Aviation Regiment – Giarmata Airdrome

Other units[edit]

Aerostation Units[edit]

WW1[edit]

  • 1st Aerostation Company (Compania 1 Aerostație)
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Aerostation Companies

Interwar[edit]

  • Grupul de AerostațieBucurești
  • Regimentul 1 AerostațieBucurești-Pantelimon

Ground units[edit]

  • 16th Air Defense Division
  • 34th Air Defense Division
  • 1st Surface-to-air Missiles Brigade
  • 11th Surface-to-air Missiles Regiment
  • 70th Aviation Engineer Regiment
  • 74th Patriot Regiment
  • 85th Signal Battalion

Bibliography[edit]

  • Antoniu, Dan (2019). "Emanoil Ionescu" Pipițu "(1893-1949)".Aviația clujeană(PDF)(in Romanian).Cluj-Napoca:Casa Cărții de Știință.ISBN9786061715053.
  • Avram, Valeriu; Armă, Alexandru (2018).Aeronautica română în Războiul de Întregire națională 1916-1919(in Romanian). Editura Vremea.ISBN978-973-645-853-8.
  • Avram, Valeriu (2008)."Campania din Basarabia (ianuarie – iulie 1918)"(PDF).Buletinul Arhivelor Militare Române(in Romanian). No. 40/2008. pp. 47–50.ISSN1454-0924.
  • Pană, Viorel(December 2019)."Aeronautica Română în apărarea frontierelor Marii Uniri - 1919"(PDF).Străjer în calea furtunilor(in Romanian). No. 26.Buzău:EditGraph. p. 40.ISSN1843-4045.
  • Sandachi, Paul (2001).Aviația de luptă reactivă în România: 1951 - 2001.Muzeul Aviației.
  • "Romanian Royal Aeronautics | Units".Retrieved20 November2023.
  • "Unitați de luptă dotate cu IAR 80/81".iar80flyagain.org(in Romanian). 2022-05-29.

External links[edit]

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