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.

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Type Variant Origin Description
Alenia C-27J C-27J  Italy Medium-sized tactical military transport aircraft
Antonov An-26 An-26A  Soviet Union Twin-engined light turboprop military transport aircraft
Antonov An-30 An-30  Soviet Union A development of the An-24 and An-26 equipped for reconnaissance and aerial cartography
Boeing 707 707-320C  United States Four-engine jet aircraft used for VIP transport
ROMBAC 1-11 Rombac 111-560  Romania Two-engine jet aircraft used for VIP transport
British Aerospace 146 BAe 146-200  United Kingdom Four-engine jet aircraft used for VIP transport
SA365 Dauphin AS365 N  France Medium-sized twin-engined helicopter used for VIP transport
IAR 99 Standard/Soim  Romania Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft
IAR 316 IAR 316B  Romania Light training helicopter
IAR 330 IAR 330L  Romania Medium-sized twin-engined transport/utility helicopter
IAR 330 IAR 330SOCAT  Romania Attack version of the IAR 330
Lockheed C-130 C-130B/H  United States Four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MiG-21 LanceR A/B/C  Soviet Union Upgraded version by Elbit Systems of Israel and Aerostar of Romania. The LanceR-A version is optimized for ground attack, the Lancer-B is the twin-seater trainer version, while the Lancer-C is the air superiority version.
RQ-7 Shadow Shadow-600  United States Unmanned aerial vehicle

Beginnings & World War I

Type Variant Origin Description
Blériot XI Militaire  France Light trainer monoplane
Bristol-Coandă TB.8  United Kingdom Single-engined trainer
Caudron G.4  France Twin-engined bomber
Farman III  France Single-engined pusher biplane
Farman MF.11 40, 46  France Single-engined reconnaissance/light bomber
Nieuport 11, 12, 19, 21, 23, 28  France Single-engined fighter/artillery spotting
Morane-Saulnier Type L  France Single-engined parasol wing twin-seater fighter
Sopwith Pup  United Kingdom Single-engined fighter/Scout
Sopwith 1½ Strutter  United Kingdom Single-engined bomber
Spad VII VIIC  France Single-engined fighter
Vlaicu Vlaicu I  Romania Single-engined trainer

Inter-War period & World War II

Type Variant Origin Description
Arado Ar 96 B-5  Germany Single-engined trainer
Arado Ar 196 A-3  Germany Single-engined reconnaissance
Avia BH-25 J  Czechoslovakia Single-engined transport
Avia B-534 IV  Czechoslovakia Single-engined fighter
Bloch MB.200  France Twin-engined bomber
Bloch MB.210 BN5  France Twin-engined bomber
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I  United Kingdom Twin-engined light bomber/fighter
de Havilland Gipsy Moth  United Kingdom Single-engined trainer
Dewoitine D.27  France Single-engined fighter
Fieseler Fi 156 C-2  Germany Single-engined reconnaissance
Fieseler Fi 167 A-0  Germany Single-engined bomber
Focke-Wulf Fw 44 C  Germany Single-engined trainer
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 C  Germany Twin-engined transport/ambulance
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 A-1/2  Germany Twin-engined reconnaissance
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/F-8  Germany Single-engined fighter
Gotha Go 242 A-1  Germany Transport glider
Hawker Hurricane Mk. I  United Kingdom Single-engined fighter
Heinkel He 111 H-3  Germany Twin-engined medium bomber
Heinkel He 112 B-1/B-2  Germany Single-engined fighter
Heinkel He 114 A-2  Germany Single-engined reconnaissance seaplane
Henschel Hs 129 B-2  Germany Twin-engined ground attack aircraft
IAR POTEZ 25  Romania Single-engined reconnaissance/ bomber
IAR 14  Romania Single-engined fighter
IAR-15  Romania Single-engined fighter
IAR-22  Romania Single-engined trainer
IAR 37  Romania Single-engined reconnaissance/light bomber
IAR 38  Romania Single-engined reconnaissance/light bomber
IAR 39 A/B  Romania Single-engined reconnaissance/light bomber
IAR 79 IAR JR79B/ IAR JRS 79B1  Romania Twin-engined /bomber/reconnaissance
IAR 80 A/B  Romania Single-engined fighter
IAR-81 A/B/C  Romania Single-engined dive bomber
Junkers W 34 H  Germany Single-engined transport
Junkers Ju 52 3mg7e  Germany Twin-engined transport
Junkers Ju 87 B/D-1/D-3/D-5  Germany Single-engined dive bomber
Junkers Ju 88 A-4/D-1  Germany Twin-engined bomber
Klemm Kl 35 D  Germany Single-engined trainer
Messerschmitt Bf 108 B  Germany Single-engined transport
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4/F-4/G-2/G-4/G-6/G-8/G-2A/G-6A  Germany Single-engined fighter
Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4A  Germany Twin-engined fighter-bomber
Nardi FN.305  Italy Single-engined trainer
Potez 540 543  France Twin-engined reconnaissance/bomber
Potez 630 631/633  France Single-engined fighter
Potez 650 651  France
Savoia-Marchetti SM.62 bis  Italy Single-engined reconnaissance flying boat transport/bomber
Savoia-Marchetti S.55  Italy Twin-engined reconnaissance/bomber
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 B/JR  Italy Triple-engined bomber
STC SM62 Under Licence  Romania Single-engined reconnaissance flying boat
SET 31  Romania Single-engined trainer
SET 7 7A, 7K, 7H  Romania Single-engined trainer, reconnaissance, floatplane

Post War period & Cold War

Date Type Variant Origin Description
1948 Polikarpov Po-2  Soviet Union Trainer
1948 Yakovlev UT-2  Soviet Union Trainer
1948 Zlin 181  Czechoslovakia Trainer
1948 Avia C-2  Czechoslovakia Trainer
1948 Lavochkin La-7  Soviet Union Fighter
1948 Yakovlev Yak-9  Soviet Union Fighter
1949 Ilyushin Il-10  Soviet Union Assault
1950 Aero 45  Czechoslovakia Liaison
1950 Li-2  Soviet Union Transport
1950 IAR 811  Romania Trainer
1950 Yakovlev Yak-11  Romania Trainer
1950 Mraz M-1 Sokol  Czechoslovakia Trainer
1950 Yakovlev Yak-23  Soviet Union Fighter
1951 IAR 813  Romania Trainer
1951 Mikoyan Mig-15  Soviet Union Fighter
1951 Yakovlev Yak-18  Soviet Union Trainer
1953 Ilyushin Il-28  Soviet Union Bomber
1953 IAR 814  Romania Liaison
1954 Mikoyan MiG-17 Mig-17F  Soviet Union Fighter
1954 Antonov An-2  Soviet Union Transport
1954 Ilyushin Il-14  Soviet Union Transport
1955 Mil Mi-1  Soviet Union Helicopter
1955 Mil Mi-4  Soviet Union Helicopter
1956 Mikoyan MiG-17 MiG-17PF  Soviet Union Fighter
1961 Mikoyan MiG-19 Mig-19S  Soviet Union Fighter
1962 Mikoyan MiG-21 MiG-21F  Soviet Union Fighter
1965 Aero L-29  Czechoslovakia Trainer
1965 Aero L-60  Czechoslovakia Liaison
1966 Let L-200  Czechoslovakia Liaison
1967 Mikoyan MiG-21 MiG-21PF  Soviet Union Fighter
1967 Mil Mi-2  Poland Helicopter
1968 Mil Mi-8  Soviet Union Helicopter
1968 Mikoyan MiG-21 MiG-21UTI  Soviet Union Trainer
1968 Ilyushin Il-18  Soviet Union Transport
1979 Aero L-39 L-39ZA  Czechoslovakia Advanced jet trainer aircraft
1979 Mikoyan MiG-23 MiG-23MF, MiG-23UB  Soviet Union Fighter
1979 IAR-93 IAR-93A  Romania Ground attack
1982 IAR-93 IAR-93MB  Romania Ground attack
1987 IAR-93 IAR-93B  Romania Ground attack
1989 Mikoyan MiG-29 MiG-29, MiG-29UB  Soviet Union Multirole fighter

Interned or captured

Interned:

Captured:

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.

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