List of aircraft of the Romanian Air Force
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This is a list of Romanian Air Force aircraft, those types in service since its formation in 1912, and also those types that are currently in service. In each section, the aircraft are listed in alphabetic order.
Active
| Type | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alenia C-27J | Italy | Medium tactical military transport aircraft |
| Antonov An-30 | USSR | Heavy military transport equipped for reconnaissance and mapping |
| ROMBAC One-Eleven 560 | UK/ Romania |
Licence-built BAC One-Eleven VIP transport |
| British Aerospace 146-200 | UK | VIP transport |
| Eurocopter SA365N Dauphin | France | VIP transport helicopter |
| IAR 99 Standard/Soim | Romania | Jet trainer/light attack |
| IAR 316B | Romania | Training helicopter |
| IAR 330L | Romania | Medium twin-engined transport/utility helicopter |
| IAR 330SOCAT | Romania | Attack helicopter |
| Lockheed C-130B/H | US | Four-engine heavy military transport |
| Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | US | |
| Lockheed Martin F-16 AM | US | 16 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 LanceR A/B/C | USSR | Upgraded by Elbit and Aerostar. LanceR A is ground attack, B is trainer, and C is fighter. |
| General Atomics MQ-9 reaper | US | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| ScanEagle | US | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| Yakovlev Yak-52 | USSR | 12 in service in primary training role. |
Beginnings & World War I
| Type | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blériot XI Militaire | France | Monoplane trainer |
| Bristol TB.8 | UK | Monoplane trainer |
| Caudron G.4 | France | Bomber |
| Farman III | France | Biplane trainer |
| Farman F.40 & F.46 | France | Reconnaissance/bomber |
| Nieuport 12 | France | Fighter/artillery spotter |
| Nieuport 17, 21, 23, 24 | France | Fighter |
| Morane-Saulnier Type L | France | Parasol fighter/reconnaissance |
| Sopwith Pup | UK | Fighter |
| Sopwith 1½ Strutter | UK | Bomber/reconnaissance |
| Spad VII | France | Fighter |
Inter-War period & World War II
| Type | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Airco DH.9 | UK | bomber |
| Arado Ar 66C | Germany | trainer |
| Arado Ar 196A-3 | Germany | reconnaissance (Unconfirmed) |
| Avia BH-25J | Czechoslovakia | transport |
| Bloch MB.210 BN.5 | France | bomber |
| Bristol Blenheim Mk.I | UK | bomber |
| CANT Z.501 | Italy | reconnaissance flying boat |
| de Havilland Dragonfly | UK | transport |
| de Havilland Dragon Rapide | UK | transport |
| Dewoitine D.27 | France | fighter |
| Fieseler Fi 156C-2 | Germany | reconnaissance |
| Fleet 10 | Canada | trainer |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 44C | Germany | trainer |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 58C | Germany | transport |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 189A-1/2 | Germany | reconnaissance |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/F-8 | Germany | fighter |
| Fokker D.VII | Netherlands | fighter |
| Fokker D.XI | Netherlands | fighter |
| Fokker D.XVI | Netherlands | fighter |
| Gotha Go 242A-1 | Germany | transport glider |
| Hawker Hurricane Mk. I | UK | fighter |
| Heinkel He 111E/H | Germany | bomber |
| Heinkel He 112B-1/B-2 | Germany | fighter |
| Heinkel He 114A-2 | Germany | reconnaissance seaplane |
| Henschel Hs 129B-2 | Germany | attack |
| IAR 14 | Romania | fighter |
| IAR-15 | Romania | fighter |
| IAR-22 | Romania | trainer |
| IAR 37 | Romania | reconnaissance/light bomber |
| IAR 38 | Romania | reconnaissance/light bomber |
| IAR 39A/B | Romania | reconnaissance/light bomber |
| IAR JR-79B/JRS-79B1 | Italy | bomber |
| IAR 80A/B/C | Romania | fighter |
| IAR-81A/B/C | Romania | dive bomber |
| Junkers F.13 | Germany | transport |
| Junkers W 34-H | Germany | transport |
| Junkers Ju 52-3m | Germany | transport |
| Junkers Ju 87D-3/D-5 | Germany | dive bomber |
| Junkers Ju 88A-4/D-1 | Germany | bomber |
| Klemm Kl 35D | Germany | trainer |
| Lioré et Olivier LeO 20BN.3 | France | bomber |
| Messerschmitt Bf 108B | Germany | transport |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109E/G | Germany | fighter |
| Messerschmitt Bf 110C/D/F | Germany | fighter-bomber |
| Nardi FN.305 | Italy | trainer |
| Potez 25 | France | bomber |
| Potez 543 | France | bomber |
| Potez 631 & 633 | France | reconnaissance/bomber |
| Potez 651 | France | transport |
| PZL P.7 | Poland | fighter |
| PZL P.11B/C/F | Poland | fighter |
| PZL P.24E | Poland | fighter |
| PZL.23A/B Karaś | Poland | reconnaissance/light bomber |
| PZL.37A/B Łoś | Poland | bomber |
| RWD 8 | Poland | trainer |
| RWD 13 | Poland | transport |
| RWD-14 Czapla | Poland | reconnaissance |
| RWD 17W | Poland | floatplane trainer |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.62bis | Italy | transport/bomber flying boat |
| Savoia-Marchetti S.55 | Italy | reconnaissance/bomber |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79B/JR | Italy | bomber |
| Savoia-Marchetti/STC SM.62 | Italy | reconnaissance flying boat |
| SET 3 | Romania | trainer |
| SET 4 | Romania | trainer |
| SET 7A, K, H | Romania | trainer/reconnaissance |
| SET 31 | Romania | trainer |
Post War period & Cold War
| Date | Type | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Polikarpov Po-2 | USSR | Trainer |
| 1948 | Yakovlev UT-2 | USSR | Trainer |
| 1948 | Zlin 181 | Czechoslovakia | Trainer |
| 1948 | Avia C-2 | Czechoslovakia | Trainer |
| 1948 | Lavochkin La-9 | USSR | Fighter |
| 1948 | Yakovlev Yak-9 | USSR | Fighter |
| 1949 | Ilyushin Il-10 | USSR | Assault |
| 1950 | Aero 45 | Czechoslovakia | Liaison |
| 1950 | Li-2 | USSR | Transport |
| 1950 | IAR 811 | Romania | Trainer |
| 1950 | Yakovlev Yak-11 | Romania | Trainer |
| 1950 | Mraz M-1 Sokol | Czechoslovakia | Trainer |
| 1950 | Yakovlev Yak-23 | USSR | Fighter |
| 1951 | IAR 813 | Romania | Trainer |
| 1951 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 | USSR | Fighter |
| 1951 | Yakovlev Yak-18 | USSR | Trainer |
| 1953 | Ilyushin Il-28 | USSR | Bomber |
| 1953 | IAR 814 | Romania | Liaison |
| 1954 | Mikoyan MiG-17F | USSR | Fighter |
| 1954 | Antonov An-2 | USSR Poland |
Transport |
| 1954 | Ilyushin Il-14 | USSR | Transport |
| 1955 | SM-1 (Mil Mi-1) | Poland | Helicopter |
| 1955 | Mil Mi-4 | USSR | Helicopter |
| 1956 | Mikoyan MiG-17PF | USSR | Fighter |
| 1961 | Mikoyan MiG-19S | USSR | Fighter |
| 1962 | Mikoyan MiG-21F | USSR | Fighter |
| 1965 | Aero L-29 | Czechoslovakia | Trainer |
| 1965 | Aero L-60 | Czechoslovakia | Liaison |
| 1966 | Let L-200 | Czechoslovakia | Liaison |
| 1967 | Mikoyan MiG-21PF | USSR | Fighter |
| 1967 | Mil Mi-2 | Poland | Helicopter |
| 1968 | Mil Mi-8 | USSR | Helicopter |
| 1968 | Mikoyan MiG-21UTI | USSR | Trainer |
| 1968 | Ilyushin Il-18 | USSR | Transport |
| 1976 | Antonov An-26A | USSR | Twin-engined medium turboprop military transport |
| 1979 | Aero L-39ZA | Czechoslovakia | Trainer |
| 1979 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MF & UB | USSR | Fighter |
| 1979 | IAR-93A | Romania | Ground attack |
| 1982 | IAR-93MB | Romania | Ground attack |
| 1987 | IAR-93B | Romania | Ground attack |
| 1989 | Mikoyan MiG-29 & MiG-29UB | USSR | Multirole fighter |
Interned or captured
Interned:
| Date | Type | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Lublin R-XIIID | Poland | Army cooperation |
| 1939 | PWS-26 | Poland | Trainer |
| 1939 | PZL P.7a | Poland | Fighter |
| 1939 | PZL P.11c | Poland | Fighter |
| 1939 | PZL.23 Karaś A & B | Poland | Light bomber/reconnaissance |
| 1939 | PZL P.24F | Poland | Fighter |
| 1939 | PZL.37 Łoś A & B | Poland | Medium bomber |
| 1939 | RWD-8 | Poland | Trainer |
| 1939 | RWD-13 | Poland | Touring aircraft |
| 1939 | RWD-14 Czapla | Poland | Army cooperation |
| 1939 | Lockheed Model 10 Electra | US | Transport |
Captured:
- Consolidated B-24D Liberator
- Polikarpov U-2VS (Po-2)
- Polikarpov I-16 Type 24
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
- Lavochkin La-7
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Bernád, Dénes. Rumanian Air Force: The Prime Decade, 1938-1947. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., 1999. ISBN 0-89747-402-3.
External links
- Official site of the Romanian Air Force at archive.today (archived May 23, 2012)
- Order of Battle of the Romanian Air Force
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