This is a list of Romanian Air Force and Romanian Air Corps units, past and present.
Air units Active 57th Air Base 572nd Helicopter Squadron 71st Air Base 48th Fighter Squadron 571st Fighter Squadron 712th Helicopter Squadron – based at Giarmata 713th Combat Helicopter Squadron 86th Air Base 53rd Fighter Squadron 90th Airlift Base 901st Strategic Transport Squadron 902nd Transport and Reconnaissance Squadron 903rd Transport Helicopter Squadron 95th Air Base 951st Advanced Air Training Squadron 952nd Combat Helicopter Squadron Air Force Application School "Aurel Vlaicu" 1st Air Training Squadron 2nd Air Training Squadron
WW1 1916 (1st Squadron Group) - commanded by Cpt. Sturdza, assigned to the Romanian 1st Army. The group had 2 squadrons. - commanded by Lt. Pașcanu (replaced by Lt. Negerscu), assigned to the Romanian 2nd Army. - commanded by Cpt. , assigned to the Romanian 3rd Army. The group had 3 squadrons:
- commanded by Lt. Giossanu, assigned to the Northern Army.
1917 Organization in the summer of 1917 - Order No. 1247/1917 , with its headquarters at Bacău and commanded by Maj. Alexandru Sturdza, assigned to the 2nd Romanian Army: - commanded by Cpt. (until March), then by Captain Panait Cholet - commanded by Cpt. Scarlat Ștefănescu - commanded by Cpt. , with its headquarters at Tecuci and commanded by Maj. Andrei Popovici, assigned to the 4th Russian Army (will be re-assigned to the 1st Romanian Army): - commanded by Cpt. Haralambie Giossanu - commanded by Cpt. André Goulin - commanded by Cpt. Maurice Gond - commanded by Cpt. Bertrand de Fraguier - commanded by Cpt. Ștefan Protopopescu
, with its headquarters at Galați and commanded by Cpt. Nicolae Capșa, assigned to the 1st Romanian Army (will be re-assigned to the 6th Russian Army): - commanded by Cpt. Radu Irimescu - commanded by Cpt. Paul Bléry - commanded by Cpt. Armand Délas
1918 From January 1918: , commanded by Maj. Athanase Enescu: - renamed to after receiving Sopwith 1½ Strutters
All squadrons of this group were based at Bacău. , commanded by Maj. Sever Pleniceanu: - with the aerodrome at Bârlad - ex-B.M.8 - at Adjud - at Tecuci , with the headquarters at Roman and commanded by Maj. Haralambie Giossanu: - aerodrome at Fălticeni - ex-C.12, with the aerodrome at Dorohoi - at Botoșani
From February 1918, a new group was formed in Bessarabia:
Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919 ("5th Aviation Group"), with the headquarters at Sibiu and commanded by Major Athanase Enescu: - renamed to after receiving Bréguet 14 aircraft. It was led by Lt. Emanoil Ionescu - commanded by Lt. Iosif Răcășanu - based at Gherla, commanded by Cpt. Gheorghe Racoveanu
Interwar Organization on 20 March 1920 Iași București Galați Tecuci Cluj Constanța In 1929, the Groups were converted to Aviation Flotillas. was converted to the Aviation Training Center.
WW2 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 Fighter Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron 8th Fighter Group (Grupul 8 Vânătoare) - 8th Assault Group (Grupul 8 Asalt) from May 1943 41st Fighter Squadron 42nd Fighter Squadron 59th Fighter Squadron (moved to Grupul 6) 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 Flotilla 1st Bomber Group (Grupul 1 Bombardament) 71st Bomber Squadron 72nd Bomber Squadron 4th Bomber Group (Grupul 4 Bombardament) 76th Bomber Squadron 78th Bomber Squadron 8th Assault Group () 41st Assault Squadron - ex-41st Fighter Squadron 42nd Assault Squadron - ex-42nd Fighter Squadron 60th Assault Squadron - ex-60th Fighter Squadron 2nd Bomber Flotilla 2nd Bomber Group (Grupul 2 Bombardament) 82nd Bomber Squadron 83rd Bomber Squadron 7th Bomber Group (Grupul 7 Bombardament) 17th Light Bomber Squadron 18th Light Bomber Squadron 3rd Bomber Flotilla 3rd Bomber/Dive Bomber Group (Grupul 3 Bombardament/picaj) 73rd Bomber/Dive Squadron 81st Bomber/Dive Squadron 85th Bomber/Dive Squadron 5th Bomber Group (Grupul 5 Bombardament) 77th Bomber Squadron 79th Bomber Squadron 80th Bomber Squadron 6th Bomber/Dive Bomber Group (Grupul 6 Bombardament/picaj) 74th Bomber/Dive Squadron 86st Bomber/Dive Squadron 87th Bomber/Dive Squadron
Reconnaissance Units 1st Long Range Recon Group (Grupul 1 Recunoaștere Îndepărtată) 1st Long Range Recon Squadron 2nd Long Range Recon Squadron 3rd Long Range Recon Squadron 4th Long Range Recon Squadron 2nd Guard Aviation Flotilla 1st Guard Group (Grupul 1 Gardă) 11th Observation Squadron 12th Observation Squadron 2nd Guard Group (Grupul 2 Gardă) 13th Observation Squadron 14th Observation Squadron
Transport Units Air Transport Group (Grupul de Aero-Transport) 105th Transport Squadron 106th Transport Squadron 108th Light Transport Squadron - known as Escadrila Albă ("White Squadron") 109th Glider Transport Squadron Liaison Units 111th, 112th, 113th, 115th, 116th Liaison Squadrons (Escadrile de Legătură)
Cold War 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 Gumești Airdrome; 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 Nou Airdrome
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 the Ianca Airdrome in 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 Aerostation Units WW1 1st Aerostation Company (Compania 1 Aerostație) 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Aerostation Companies Interwar București București-Pantelimon
Ground units 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 Combat Search and Rescue Detachment
Bibliography
External links Official site of the Romanian Air Force Order of Battle of the Romanian Air Force The Romanian Royal Army, Aeronautica The Air Forces