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Royal Rumanian Air Force

Rumanian Aircraft
Designation Manufacturer Type Intro Built Notes
Acrobatic ICAR Utility 1935 3+ Delivery of two unsure
Ar 196A Arado Seaplane 1944 24  
Ar 66C Arado Trainer 1944 1+ Ex-Luftwaffe, captured
B-24D Liberator Consolidated Bomber Trainer 1943 3+ From crashed a/c, used as trainer only.
Ba-122 Avia Utility 1938 7+ Another source indicates 12 delivered.
Bf 108B Taifun Messerschmitt Utility 1937 13+ plus 5* * ex-Luftwaffe, captured
Bf 109E-3/-4/-7 Messerschmitt Fighter/B 1940 69  
Bf 109F-2/-4 Messerschmitt Fighter 1943 9+* * Including ex-Luftwaffe captured airplanes
Bf 109G-12 Messerschmitt Fighter-Trainer 1944 1+ Ex-Luftwaffe.
Bf 109G-2 BFW & IAR Fighter-Trainer 1944 48 Assembled at I.A.R.-Brasov.
Not delivered operationally
Bf 109G-2/-4/-6 Messerschmitt Fighter 1943 200+  
Bf 110C, D, F Messerschmitt Night-Fighter 1943 24* * Including ex-Luftwaffe captured airplanes.
Other source indicates 18 delivered.
Blenheim Mk. I Bristol Recon 1940 40* * Only 37 reached Rumania in late 1939
Blenheim Mk. I Ikarus Recon 1941 3 [or 6 ?] Ex-Yugoslav, delivered by Germans.
Bü 131 Jungmann Bücker Utility 1937 25+ Another source indicates 40 delivered.
Bü 133 Jungmeister Bücker Utility 1937 9 Another source indicates 6 delivered.
Bü 180 Student Bücker Utility 1938 1  
Bü 181 Bestmann Bücker Basic Trainer 1943 3+  
CANT Z.501 Gabbiano CRDA Seaplane 1940 12  
D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide de Havilland Transport 1936 4 Initially in service with L.A.R.E.S.
D.H. 90 Dragonfly de Havilland Transport 1937 3 Initially in service with L.A.R.E.S.
D.VII Fokker Utility 1919 1  
DC-2 Douglas Transport 1939 1 * ex-PLL LOT airplanes
DC-3 Douglas Transport 1938 2 Initially in service with L.A.R.E.S.
DFS 230 DFS Transport Glider 1943 29  
DFS Kranich DFS Glider 1944 14  
Do 17M Dornier Recon 1942 10 Transferred from Luftwaffe.
Do 17P Dornier Recon Trainer 1944 3 Transferred rom Luftwaffe.
Fi 156C, D Fiesler Observation 1940 30+ plus 9* * ex-Luftwaffe, captured.
Another source indicates 42 used.
Fi 156Ca-3 ICAR Liaison / Courier 1943 80 Only 16 completed during war, the rest by 1946
Fleet F-10G Consolidated Utility 1934 20  
Fleet F-10G IAR, SET & ICAR Utility 1936 330+  
F-VIIB/3m Lublin-Fokker Transport 1939 3+ * * ex-PLL LOT airplanes; Rarely delivered.
Fw 189A Focke-Wulf Mapping 1943 2 plus 1* * ex-Luftwaffe, captured.
Another source indicates 7 used
Fw 190A, F Focke-Wulf Fighter-Trainer 1944 22+ Ex-Luftwaffe.
Fw 44 Stieglitz Focke-Wulf Utility 1937 1 plus 5* * ex-Luftwaffe, captured
Fw 56 Stösser Focke-Wulf Trainer 1943 5 Delivery unconfirmed.
Fw 58B, C Weihe Focke-Wulf Utility 1937 32+ * plus 3** * two for Trans-Dnestra Government, later on impressed into ARR. ** ex-Luftwaffe, captured
Go 145A Gotha Utility 1939 15+ plus 5* * ex-Luftwaffe, captured.
Another sources indicates 15 used.
Go 150A Gotha Trainer / Utility 1941 1+  
He 111E-3 Heinkel Transport 1944 10  
He 111H-20 Heinkel Transport 1944 1 ex-Luftwaffe, captured
He 111H-3 Heinkel Heavy Bomber 1940 32  
He 111H-6 Heinkel Heavy Bomber 1942 15 Another source indicates 33 delivered.
He 114 Heinkel Seaplane 1942 38+ Another source indicates 42 delivered.
He 42E Heinkel Seaplane 1943 3  
He-112B-1/-2 Heinkel Fighter-Bomber 1939 30  
Hs 129B-2 Henschel Attack 1943 200+ German sources mention 54 aircraft exported to Rumania
Hurricane Mk. I Hawker Fighter 1940 12 Originally, 50 units ordered
Hurricane Mk. I Zmaj Fighter 1941 3 / 6 Ex-Yugoslavian, sold by the Luftwaffe.
Figure varies between 3 and 6.
I.A.R. 14 IAR Fighter-Trainer 1934 20  
I.A.R. 27 IAR, SET Utility 1939 80  
I.A.R. 37 IAR Light Bomber 1939 50  
I.A.R. 38 IAR Recon 1939 75  
I.A.R. 39, A IAR, SET Recon 1940 95+ Another source indicates 160 delivered.
I-16 type 29 Polikarpov Fighter-Trainer 1941 1+ Ex-USSR.
IAR 80, A/B/C IAR Fighter 1941 240  
IAR 81, A IAR Fighter-Bomber, Dive-Bomber 1941 60  
IAR 81C IAR Fighter 1943 165 A few completed after June 1944
J.I.S. 79B SIAI Heavy Bomber 1941 8 Another source indicates 24 delivered.
J.I.S. 79B1 IAR Heavy Bomber 1943 36 Production concluded post-war
J.R.S. 79B IAR Heavy Bomber 1941 36  
J-12 PCLM Porterfield Utility 1936 1  
Ju 52/3m Junkers Transport 1932 33 [plus 1*]
[plus 11**]		 * ex-PLL LOT a/c, ** ex-Luftwaffe, captured. Two from the Trans-Dnestra Government.
Ju 86E-5/E-8 Junkers Transport 1944 12  
Ju 87D-3/-5 Junkers Dive-Bomber 1943 160+ German sources mention only 104 aircraft exported to Rumania
Ju 88A-4/-14 Junkers Bomber 1943 80+ German sources mention a total of 97 Ju 88s - A and D models - exported to Rumania
Ju 88D-1 Junkers Recon 1943 20* * only 11 were armed
Ju F13 Junkers Transport 1929 5 Initially in service with L.A.R.E.S., still delivered in 1942
Ju W34hi Junkers Transport 1944 10+ plus 6* * ex-Luftwaffe, captured
Kl 35, B, D Klemm Utility 1936 67+ Another source indicates 63 delivered.
L 25a,d, Kl 25 A,D,J Klemm Utility 1931 66+ Other sources indicate 45 delivered.
Lublin R-XIII Plage & Laskiewicz Observation 1939 23 Ex- Polish. Another source indicates 17 used.
M 35b Messerschmitt Utility 1939 1  
M2H, M2Y, M7, M11A, M27 Miles Utility 1936 14+ At least two M7 'Hawk Night' included
MB 210 Bloch Heavy Bomber 1937 10  
MiG-3 Mikoyan-Gurevich Fighter-Trainer 1941 1+ Ex-USSR.
Model 10A Electra Lockheed Transport 1937 7+ [plus 5*] Initially in service with L.A.R.E.S. * ex-PLL LOT airplanes
Model 14H Super Electra Lockheed Transport 1938 4+ [plus 4*] * ex-PLL LOT airplanes.
Nardi F.N. 305A SET Trainer 1941 34  
Nardi F.N. 305-II. Piaggio Utility 1938 30 Italian sources indicate 31 delivered.
Nardi F.N. 305-II. SET Trainer 1940 40  
Nardi F.N. 305-IV SET Trainer 1945 50 Italian sources give a total of 124 Rumanian-build Nardi F.N. 305s
Nardi F.N. 305-IV. Piaggio Trainer 1941 21  
P.11a PZL Fighter-Trainer 1939 11+ Ex-Polish.
P.11b PZL Fighter-Trainer 1934 50  
P.11c PZL Fighter 1939 28 Ex-Polish. Other source indicates 33 used.
P.11f IAR Fighter 1937 95 Polish license
P.23A,B'Karas' PZL Light Bomber 1939 19 Another source indicates 31 delivered.
P.24E IAR Fighter 1939 25 Polish license
P.24E, P PZL Fighter 1939 5  
P.37A, B 'Los' PZL Heavy Bomber 1939 22 Another source indicates 27 delivered.
P.7a, P PZL Fighter-Trainer 1939 13+ Ex-Polish.
P.W.S.-26 PWS Dive Bomber Trainer 1939 69* Ex- Polish. * 27 delivered by the Germans in 1941
Potez 25** IAR Bomber Trainer 1929 217* *+12 original French production a/c.
** Potez 25.14 B2 was the bomber version.
Other source indicates 250 delivered.
Potez 543 Potez Bomber Trainer / Transport 1935 10  
Potez 560 Potez Transport 1935 5 Initially in service with L.A.R.E.S. (4 a/c), another one for Prince C. V. Bibescu (head of F.A.I.)
Potez 561 Potez Transport 1937 9 Initially in service with L.A.R.E.S.
Potez 566T Potez Transport 1937 2 * * Delivery unconfirmed
Potez 62 Potez Ambulance 1938 1+  
Potez 63.11 A3 Potez Light Bomber 1942 12  
Potez 631 C3 Potez Light Bomber N/A 10 * * delivery of at least one unit confirmed
Potez 633B2 Potez Light Bomber 1939 29 Another source indicates 21 delivered.
Potez 650/651 Potez Ambulance / Transport 1938 5+  
R.W.D. 13S *, 13ST ** DWL Transport / Courier 1939 26*+ * 3 delivered for Medevac duties, ** the other 23 a/c were delivered as courier airplanes
R.W.D.-13 RWD, LWS Liaison 1939 23 Ex- Polish.
R.W.D.-13S* & ST RWD, LWS Ambulance 1939 1+ Ex- Polish. * Ambulance. Another sources indicates total of 5 used.
R.W.D.-14b Czapla RWD Observation 1939 17 Ex- Polish. Another source indicates 11 used.
R.W.D.-15 RWD Utility 1939 2 Ex- Polish.
R.W.D.-17 RWD Trainer 1939 3+ Ex- Polish. Another source indicates 8 used.
R.W.D.-17W RWD Trainer 1939 3 Ex- Polish. Although one sources indicates three used, no trace found in Rumanian documents.
R.W.D.-21 RWD Trainer 1939 2 Ex- Polish.
R.W.D.-8/8a DWL, PWS Trainer 1939 59+ Ex- Polish. Another source indicates 61 used.
S.202M Saiman Trainer 1944 1 Ex-Regia Aeronautica, captured
S.55A Savoia-Marchetti Seaplane Torpedo Bomber 1933 7  
S.56 Savoia-Marchetti Seaplane Trainer 1932 6  
S.62bis Savoia-Marchetti Seaplane 1932 14  
S.62bis S-M/ICAR/IAR Seaplane 1938 5  
S.E.T. 14 SET Trainer 1941 1 Prototype
S.E.T. 31 SET Utility 1931 10  
S.E.T. 4 SET Utility 1931 10  
S.E.T. 4Ha/7H SET Seaplane 1938 8 Often delivered with wheel undercarriage
S.E.T. 7 SET Utility 1932 50  
S.E.T. 7K, Kb, Kd SET Utility 1936 60  
S.E.T. XV SET Fighter-Trainer 1934 1 Prototype
S.M. 83 SIAI Transport 1938 3+ [minus 1*] Initially in service with L.A.R.E.S.
*Returned to Italy in 1941
SM 79B SIAI Heavy Bomber 1938 24* * Only 22 reached Rumania
SR-9C Stinson Utility 1930 1  
ST-25 Universal/Jubilee GA/Monospar Ambulance 1939 3+  
Turing ICAR Utility 1937 1  
Universal ICAR Utility 1935 10  
NOTES:
LARES = The Romanian State-Owned Airlines

Source:
  Dénes Bernád
  Rumanian Air Force, the prime decade 1938-1947
  Squadron/Signal Publications, 1999.
See also:
  The Romanian Royal Aeronautics in WWII

 
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