List of aircraft of the Romanian Air Force
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This is a list of Romanian Air Force and Romanian Air Corps aircraft, those types in service since its formation in 1913, and also those types that are currently in service. The aircraft are listed in alphabetic or chronological order.
Active
| Type | Origin | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alenia C-27J | Italy | 7 | Medium tactical military transport aircraft |
| Antonov An-30 | USSR | 2 | Heavy military transport equipped for reconnaissance and mapping |
| Antonov An-26 | USSR | 1 | Transport aircraft |
| IAR 99 Standard/Șoim | Romania | 19 | Jet trainer/light attack |
| IAR 316B | Romania | 7 | Training helicopter |
| IAR 330L/M | Romania | 36 | Medium twin-engined transport/utility helicopter |
| IAR 330 SOCAT | Romania | 22 | Helicopter gunship |
| Iak-52 W/TW | Romania | 14 | Training role. |
| Lockheed C-130B/H | US | 6 | Four-engine heavy military transport |
| Lockheed Martin F-16 AM/BM MLU | US | 17 | Ex-Portuguese fighters |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 LanceR B/C | USSR | 23 | Upgraded by Elbit and Aerostar. LanceR B is a trainer, and C is a fighter. |
| Shadow 600 | US | 6 | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
NATO programmes
| Type | Origin | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | US | 3 | Shared within NATO's Strategic Airlift Capability programme. |
| Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk | US | 5 | Shared within NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance programme. |
Beginnings & World War I
| Type | Origin | Total number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Vlaicu I | Romania | 1 | Monoplane |
| A Vlaicu II | Romania | 1 | Monoplane |
| A Vlaicu III | Romania | 1 | Monoplane |
| Albatros B.I | Germany | 1 | Reconnaissance |
| Aviatik C.I | Germany | 1 | Reconnaissance |
| Blériot XI | France | ~28 | Monoplane trainer |
| Blériot XXI | France | 1 | Reconnaissance/trainer |
| Bristol B.R.7 | UK | 1 | Biplane trainer |
| Bristol Coanda Monoplane | UK | 13 | Monoplane trainer |
| Bristol TB.8 | UK | 10 | Biplane trainer |
| Bréguet 4 | France | 12 | Bomber |
| Bréguet 5 | France | 20 | Bomber/Escort fighter |
| Bréguet 14 | France | 86-150 | Bomber Received from 1919 |
| Caudron G.3 | France | 12(?) | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Caudron G.4 | France | 20 | Bomber |
| Farman III | France/Romania | 6 | Biplane trainer |
| Farman F.40, F.46 | France | 120 | Reconnaissance/bomber |
| Farman HF.20, HF.27 | France | 4 HF.20 3 HF.27 |
Reconnaissance/bomber |
| Farman MF.7 | France | 6 | Reconnaissance/bomber |
| Farman MF.11 | France | 6 | Reconnaissance/bomber |
| Nieuport IV | France | 1(?) | Trainer |
| Nieuport 10 | France | 1 | Trainer |
| Nieuport 11 | France | 18+ | Fighter |
| Nieuport 12 | France | 5 | Fighter/artillery spotter |
| Nieuport 17, 23 | France | 30 N.17 15+ N.23 |
Fighter |
| Nieuport 21 | France | 10+ | Fighter |
| Nieuport 24bis | France | 12 | Fighter |
| Morane-Saulnier Type L | France | 6 | Parasol fighter/reconnaissance |
| Rumpler Taube | Germany | 1 | Monoplane trainer |
| Sopwith Pup[citation needed] | UK | ? | Fighter |
| Sopwith 1½ Strutter | UK | 72 | Bomber/reconnaissance |
| SPAD VII | France | 39(?) | Fighter 1 received in 1919, others in 1920 |
| Voisin III, V | France | 8 | Bomber/reconnaissance |
Captive balloons
| Type | Origin | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caquot | France | 19+ | 900 m3 (32,000 cu ft) capacity kite balloon |
| Drachen | Germany | 4 | 630 m3 (22,000 cu ft) capacity kite balloon |
Captured
| Type | Origin | Total Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviatik (Berg) D.I | Austria-Hungary | 16 | Captured from Hungary in 1919 |
| Fokker D.VI | Germany | 6 | Captured from Hungary in 1919[1] |
| Fokker D.VII | Austria-Hungary | 34 | Captured from Hungary in 1919 |
| Hansa-Brandenburg C.I | Austria-Hungary | 22+ | Captured from Hungary in 1919 Unknown number captured during World War I |
| LVG C.VI | Germany | 11 | Captured from Hungary in 1919 |
| Phönix C.I | Austria-Hungary | 4 | Captured from Hungary in 1919 |
| Ufag C.I | Austria-Hungary | 20 | Captured from Hungary in 1919 |
| Zeppelin-Staaken R.XIVa | Germany | 1 | Heavy bomber R.70/18 seized in 1919[2] |
Interwar period
| Date | Type | Origin | Total number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | SPAD XIII | France | 21(?) | Fighter |
| 1921 | Airco DH.9 | UK | 10 | Bomber |
| 1921 | Nieuport 81 | France | 10 | Trainer |
| 1922 | Hansa-Brandenburg C.I | Romania | 120 | Reconnaissance/trainer |
| 1924 | Hanriot HD.14 | France | 15 | Trainer |
| 1924 | Proto 2 | Romania | 25 | Trainer |
| 1924 | Potez XV | France | 120 | Reconnaissance/bomber |
| 1924 | Morane-Saulnier 35 | France/Romania | 42 | Trainer |
| 1925 | Blériot-SPAD S.61 | France | 100 | Fighter |
| 1926 | Fokker D.XI | Netherlands | 49 | Fighter |
| 1926 | Rabo | Romania | 1 | Trainer |
| 1927 | Caudron C.59 | France | 20 | Multi-purpose aircraft |
| 1927 | Morane-Saulnier MS.43 | France | 5 | Trainer |
| 1927 | Morane-Saulnier MS.129 | France | 10 | Trainer |
| 1927 | Nieuport-Delage NiD 42 | France | 1 | Fighter |
| 1928 | Bréguet 19 | France | 110[3] | Light bomber/reconnaissance |
| 1928 | Farman F.168 Goliath | France | 4 | Bomber/transport |
| 1928 | Gourdou-Leseurre GL.32 | France | 62 | Trainer |
| 1928 | Lioré et Olivier LeO 20BN.3 | France | 7 | Bomber |
| 1928 | Potez 25/25.36/25.40 | France/Romania | 260 Potez 25 3 Potez 25.36 3 Potez 25.40 |
Reconnaissance/Bomber |
| 1929 | Dewoitine D.27 | France | 3 | Fighter |
| 1929 | Nieuport-Delage NiD 72 | France | 3 | Fighter |
| 1930 | Morane-Saulnier MS.230 | France | 16 | Trainer |
| 1930 | SET 3 | Romania | 10 | Trainer |
| 1930 | SET 31 | Romania | 20 | Trainer |
| 1930 | SET 7 | Romania | 50 | Trainer |
| 1931 | SET 4 | Romania | 30 | Trainer |
| 1931 | Fokker D.XVI | Netherlands | 1 | Fighter |
| 1932 | de Havilland DH.60 Moth | UK | 3 | Trainer |
| 1932 | SET 41 | Romania | 10 | Trainer |
| 1933 | PZL P.11b | Poland | 50 | Fighter |
| 1934 | SET XV | Romania | 1 | Fighter, used for aerobatic training |
| 1934 | Consolidated Fleet 10G | US/Romania | < 430 | Trainer |
| 1934 | IAR 12 | Romania | 1 | Fighter |
| 1934 | IAR 14 | Romania | 21 | Fighter |
| 1934 | IAR 15 | Romania | 1 | Fighter |
| 1934 | IAR 16 | Romania | 1 | Fighter |
| 1934 | IAR 22 | Romania | 2 | Trainer |
| 1934 | SET 7K | Romania | 60 | Trainer/reconnaissance |
| 1935 | Potez 543 | France | 10 | Bomber |
| 1935 | ICAR Acrobatic | Romania | 2 | Trainer |
| 1936 | Caudron C.600 Aiglon | France | 6 | Trainer |
| 1936 | IAR 27 | Romania | 80(?) | Trainer |
| 1936 | Klemm Kl 25 | Germany | 59 | Trainer |
| 1936 | Klemm Kl 35D | Germany | 80 | Trainer |
| 1936 | Miles M.2 Hawk Trainer | UK | 12 | Trainer |
| 1936 | Miles Nighthawk | UK | 2 | Trainer |
| 1937 | Focke-Wulf Fw 44C | Germany | 8 | Trainer |
| 1937 | Focke-Wulf Fw 58B-2/C-2 | Germany | 34 | Transport/Trainer |
| 1937 | PZL P.11f | Poland/Romania | 95 | Fighter |
| 1937 | PZL P.24E | Poland/Romania | 30 | Fighter |
| 1937 | General Aircraft Monospar ST-25 | UK | 2 | Utility |
| 1938 | IAR 37 | Romania | 50 | Reconnaissance/light bomber |
| 1938 | IAR 38 | Romania | 75 | Reconnaissance/light bomber |
World War II
| Type | Origin | Total number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avia B.122 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | Trainer |
| Bloch MB.210 BN.5 | France | 10 | Bomber |
| Bristol Blenheim Mk.I | UK | 40 | Bomber |
| Bücker Bü 133 | Germany | 10 | Trainer |
| Bücker Bü 131 | Germany | 20 | Trainer |
| DFS 230 | Germany | 27 | Troop glider |
| DFS Kranich | Germany | 13 | Glider |
| Dornier Do 17M | Germany | 10 | Reconnaissance/bomber |
| Fieseler Fi 156C-2/C-3/D-1 | Germany/Romania | 112 | Reconnaissance 74 built by ICAR |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 189A-2 | Germany | 2 | Reconnaissance |
| Gotha Go 145 | Germany | 15 | Trainer |
| Gotha Go 150 | Germany | 1 | Trainer |
| Gotha Go 242A-1[citation needed] | Germany | ? | Transport glider |
| Hawker Hurricane Mk. I | UK | 15 | Fighter |
| Heinkel He 111E/H | Germany | 10 He 111E 42 He 111H |
Bomber |
| Heinkel He 112B-1/B-2 | Germany | 30 | Fighter |
| Henschel Hs 129B-2 | Germany | 40+ | Attack |
| IAR 39A/B | Romania | 255 | Reconnaissance/light bomber |
| IAR 47 | Romania | 1 | Reconnaissance |
| IAR JIS-79B, JRS-79B/B-1 | Italy/Romania | 8 JIS-79B 48 JRS-79B 38 JRS-79B-1 |
Bomber |
| IAR 80A/B/C | Romania | 250 | Fighter |
| IAR 81/-81C | Romania | 200 | Dive bomber/Fighter |
| Junkers W 34hi | Germany | 10 | Transport |
| Junkers Ju 52-3m | Germany | 35 | Transport |
| Junkers Ju 86E | Germany | 12 | Reconnaissance |
| Junkers Ju 87D-3/D-5 | Germany | 90+ | Dive bomber |
| Junkers Ju 88A-4/A-12/D-1/D-2 | Germany | 69+ Ju 88A 19+ Ju 88D |
Bomber/reconnaissance |
| Messerschmitt Bf 108B | Germany | 22 | Transport |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109E/F/G | Germany | 69 Bf 109E 7 Bf 109F 200+ Bf 109G |
Fighter 124 Bf 109G assembled by IAR |
| Messerschmitt Bf 110C/E/F | Germany | 12 Bf 110C 2 Bf 110E 9 Bf 110F |
Night fighter |
| Nardi FN.305 | Italy | 31 | Trainer |
| Polikarpov U-2 | USSR | 2 | Utility biplane Received as gifts in 1945 |
| Potez 631 & 633 | France | 53(?) | Reconnaissance/bomber |
| Potez 651 | France | 4 | Transport |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79B | Italy | 24 | Bomber |
Interned
The list includes all airplanes that arrived from Slovakia (following the Slovak–Hungarian War) and Poland in 1939.
| Type | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fokker F.VIIb/3m | Netherlands | 4 airplanes 2 assigned to LARES |
| Junkers Ju 52-3m | Germany | 1 airplane from Poland Assigned to LARES |
| Letov Š-328 | Czechoslovakia | 1 airplane from Slovakia |
| Lublin R-XIIID | Poland | 27 airplanes |
| Potez 62 | France | 1 airplane Assigned to LARES |
| PWS-24 | Poland | 1 airplane |
| PWS-26 | Poland | 46 airplanes |
| PZL.5 | Poland | 1 airplane |
| PZL P.7a | Poland | 14 airplanes |
| PZL P.11a/c | Poland | 10 P.11a 7 P.11b 35 P.11c |
| PZL.23 Karaś | Poland | 20 airplanes |
| PZL.37 Łoś A/B | Poland | 30 airplanes |
| RWD-8 | Poland | 44 airplanes |
| RWD-13 | Poland | 34 airplanes |
| RWD-14 Czapla | Poland | 22 airplanes |
| RWD-15 | Poland | 2 airplanes |
| RWD-17 | Poland | 8 airplanes |
| RWD-21 | Poland | 2 airplanes |
| Douglas DC-2 | US | 1 airplane |
| Lockheed Model 10 Electra | US | 5 airplanes Assigned to LARES |
| Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra | US | 4 airplanes Assigned to LARES |
Captured
| Type | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arado Ar 66C | Germany | 1 captured in 1944 |
| Consolidated B-24D Liberator | US | 3 captured and repaired, one of the 3 given to the Luftwaffe |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/F-8 | Germany | 39 FW 190s captured in 1944, only 13 put into service. |
| Heinkel He 111H-20 | Germany | 1 captured in 1944 |
| North American P-51D Mustang | US | Possibly one captured in 1944, fate unknown[4] |
| Polikarpov U-2VS (Po-2) | USSR | One captured in 1944 |
| Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 | USSR | One I-16 captured near Dorohoi in 1941. |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 | USSR | Captured near Melitopol on 18 March 1942 when the pilot defected.[5] It was flown to IAR Brașov by Constantin Cantacuzino on 13 July 1942[6] and used as an opposition trainer. |
Post War period & Cold War
| Date | Type | Origin | Total number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Lisunov Li-2 | USSR | 15 | Transport |
| 1948 | Polikarpov Po-2 | USSR | 46 | Trainer |
| 1948 | Yakovlev UT-2[citation needed] | USSR | ? | Trainer |
| 1948 | Zlin 181[citation needed] | Czechoslovakia | ? | Trainer |
| 1949 | Yakovlev Yak-11 | USSR | 49 | Trainer |
| 1950 | Lavochkin La-9 | USSR | 10 | Fighter |
| 1950 | Ilyushin Il-10 | USSR | 168 | Assault |
| 1950 | Tupolev Tu-2 | USSR | 6 | Medium bomber |
| 1950 | IAR 811 | Romania | 1 | Trainer |
| 1951 | Yakovlev Yak-17 | USSR | 9 | Fighter |
| 1951 | Yakovlev Yak-18 | USSR | 17 | Trainer |
| 1951 | Yakovlev Yak-23 | USSR | 62 | Fighter |
| 1952 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 | USSR | ~514[7] | Fighter MiG-15/-15bis/UTI, S-102 and CS-102 variants |
| 1953 | Aero 45 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Liaison |
| 1953 | IAR 813 | Romania | 50 | Trainer |
| 1953 | IAR 814 | Romania | 10(?) | Liaison |
| 1954 | Mikoyan MiG-17F | USSR | 12 | Fighter |
| 1954 | Antonov An-2 | USSR/Poland | ? | Transport |
| 1955 | Ilyushin Il-14 | USSR | 33 | Transport |
| 1955 | Ilyushin Il-28 | USSR/China | 11 Il-28 16 Harbin H-5 |
Bomber |
| 1956 | Mil Mi-4 | USSR | 10[8] | Helicopter |
| 1956 | Mikoyan MiG-17PF | USSR | 12 | Fighter |
| 1958 | Mikoyan MiG-19P/PM | USSR | 17 MiG-19P 10 MiG-19PM |
Fighter |
| 1959 | PZL SM-1 | Poland | 6 | Helicopter |
| 1962 | PZL SM-2 | Poland | 5[9] | Helicopter |
| 1962 | Mikoyan MiG-21F | USSR | 24 | Fighter |
| 1965[10] | Antonov An-24 | USSR | 10[8] | Transport |
| 1965 | Aero L-29 | Czechoslovakia | 52 | Trainer |
| 1965 | Mikoyan MiG-21RFM | USSR | 38 | Fighter Designation for the MiG-21PF |
| 1965 | Mikoyan MiG-21U-400/600 | USSR | 7 | Fighter |
| 1966 | Ilyushin Il-18D | USSR | 3[11] | VIP transport |
| 1966 | Mikoyan MiG-21RFMM | USSR | 56 | Fighter Designation for the MiG-21PFM |
| 1968 | BAC 1-11 | UK | 2[12] | VIP transport |
| 1968 | Mil Mi-8 | USSR | 25 Mi-8T 14 Mi-8PS |
Helicopter 2 in service with MAI |
| 1968 | Mikoyan MiG-21C | USSR | 12 | Fighter Designation for the MiG-21R |
| 1969 | Mikoyan MiG-21M | USSR | 68 | Fighter |
| 1969 | Mikoyan MiG-21US | USSR | 11 | Fighter Double seat variant of the MiG-21PFM |
| 1970 | Aérospatiale Alouette II | France | 2 | Helicopter |
| 1970 | Mil Mi-17 | USSR | 2 | Helicopter Still in service with MAI |
| 1971 | IAR 316B | Romania | 120 | Training helicopter Still in service |
| 1972 | Mikoyan MiG-21UM | USSR | 32 | Fighter Double seat variant of the MiG-21MF 5 received in 1990 |
| 1974[13] | Antonov An-26A | USSR | 11 | Transport Still in service |
| 1974 | IAR 823 | Romania | 56(?) | Trainer |
| 1974 | Boeing 707-3K1C | US | 2[11] | VIP transport |
| 1975 | IAR 330H/L | Romania | 112 | Helicopter |
| 1975 | Mikoyan MiG-21MF/MF-75 | USSR | 74 | Fighter |
| 1976[14] | Antonov An-30 | USSR | 3 | Transport Still in service |
| 1977 | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | UK/Romania | 6+[15] | Transport |
| 1977 | Iak-52 | Romania | ? | Trainer Still in service |
| 1977 | Ilyushin Il-62M | USSR | 1[11] | VIP transport |
| 1979 | Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin C | France | 4 | VIP transport helicopter |
| 1979 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MF/UB | USSR | 36 MiG-23MF 10 MiG-23UB |
Fighter |
| 1979 | IAR-93A/DC | Romania | 50 | Ground attack |
| 1981 | Aero L-39ZA | Czechoslovakia | 32 | Trainer |
| 1982 | IAR-93MB | Romania | 15 | Ground attack |
| 1982 | IAR-825 | Romania | 1 | Trainer |
| 1986 | Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin N | France | 4 | VIP transport helicopter Still in service with SRI |
| 1987 | IAR-93B/DC | Romania | 34 | Ground attack |
| 1987 | VR-3 | USSR | 12 | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| 1987 | IAR 99 Standard | Romania | 21 | Trainer/light attack Still in service |
| 1989 | Mikoyan MiG-29A/S/UB | USSR | 17 MiG-29A 1 MiG-29S 5 MiG-29UB |
Multirole fighter MiG-29S received from Moldova in 1992 |
Post-1990
| Date | Type | Origin | Total number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mikoyan MiG-21 LanceR A | USSR/Romania | 71 | Ground attack Modernized variant of the MiG-21M and MF/MF-75 |
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Peter M. Grosz (January 2000). Windsock Datafile Nr. 84. Albatros Productions. p. 11. ISBN 9781902207261.
- ^ Yaroslav Tynchenko (2010). Герої Українського неба. Пілоти Визвольної Війни 1917-1920 (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Gérard Hartmann (5 October 2008). "Vers les sommets Breguet 1918-1939" (PDF). Dossiers historiques et techniques aéronautique française (in French). p. 20. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "P-51 D Mustang 4thFG captured by ARR ???". WorldWar2.ro Forum.
- ^ Pascu, Mihaela (2008). Amintiri și însemnări despre căpitan aviator Bâzu Cantacuzino (in Romanian). Slobozia: Star Tipp. pp. 35–37. ISBN 978-973-8134-81-2.
- ^ Armă, Alexandru (2017). Constantin Bâzu Cantacuzino: prințul înălțimilor (in Romanian). Bucharest: Vremea. p. 19. ISBN 978-973-645-831-6.
- ^ Ionel-Claudiu Dumitrescu. "Foamete, sărăcie și Mig-uri. Achizițiile de avioane militare sovietice în perioada comunistă". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ a b Barry C. Wheeler (1980). Air Forces of the World. Encore Editions. p. 80. ISBN 978-0684162867.
- ^ "ELICOPTERELE PZL/SWIDNIK SM-1 SI SM-2 IN AVIATIA ROMANA". roaviation.com (in Romanian). 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Antonov An-24". RoAF. Archived from the original on 13 January 2003.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 13 January 2008 suggested (help) - ^ a b c Petre Opriș (30 November 2014). "Avioane civile utilizate de șefii statului român (1957-1991)". Romanian Journal of History and International Studies (in Romanian).
- ^ Dorin Țimonea (16 October 2015). "Luxul extrem din avioanele dictatorului Nicolae Ceauşescu. Liderul comunist era obsedat de securitate şi zbura doar după inspecția specială a Gărzii Prezidențiale". Adevărul (in Romanian).
- ^ "Antonov An-26". RoAF.
- ^ "Antonov An-30". RoAF.
- ^ "History of the IAR-823". iar823.com.
- Bibliography
- "Aparate de zbor". Aripi Argintii (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 30 July 2019.
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- Dan Antoniu (2014). Illustrated History of Romanian Aeronautics. ISBN 978-973-0-17209-6.
- Paul Sandachi (2001). Aviația de luptă reactivă în România: 1951 - 2001. Muzeul Aviației.
- Valeriu Avram; Alexandru Armă (2018). Aeronautica română în Războiul de Întregire națională 1916-1919 (in Romanian). Editura Vremea. ISBN 978-973-645-853-8.
- Valeriu Avram (2013). "Din Istoria Aripilor Românești 1910-1916" (PDF). Buletinul Arhivelor Militare Române (in Romanian). No. 61/2013. pp. 2–17.
- Vasile Tudor. "Modernizarea aviatiei militare romane" Orizont Aviatic magazine no. 26, December 2004.
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