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These were followed by native-built aircraft and imports from Italy (flying boats) and Germany (floatplanes), resulting, by the time of the Second World War, in a sizable and active force of over 70 watercraft. Currently the Romanian Naval Aviation consists of Grupul 256 Elicoptere (256th Helicopter Group) equipped with IAR 330 Naval helicopters.
All of the aircraft listed below were completed before the end of World War II. Prototypes are omitted from the list. Unless specified otherwise, all aircraft machine guns have the caliber of 7.92 mm. All of the data is sourced from: [1] JRS-79B
The naval war in the Black Sea commenced with the Raid on Constanța on 26 June 1941, the only encounter between major warships during the entire campaign. [1] The Romanian flotilla leader Mărăști and the destroyer Regina Maria together with the minelayer Amiral Murgescu defended the port against the Soviet cruiser Voroshilov and the Leningrad-class destroyer leaders Kharkov and Moskva.
Romania: Fighter 1 Used for aerobatic training Retired in 1940 after an accident 1934 Consolidated Fleet 10G: US/Romania: Trainer < 430 Retired after 1948; one on display at the Military Museum in Bucharest 1934 IAR 12: Romania: Fighter 1 Retired in 1935 1934 IAR 14: Romania: Fighter 21 Retired in 1940 1934 IAR 15: Romania: Fighter 1 Crashed in ...
Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the founder of the Romanian Navy. The Romanian Navy was founded in 1860 as a river flotilla on the Danube. After the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the ruling Domnitor of the Romanian Principalities, decided on 22 October 1860 by order no. 173 to unify the navies into a single flotilla, the Danube Flotilla Corps. [1]
World War II Romanian aircraft (3 C, 1 P) N. World War II naval ships of Romania (4 C, 12 P) W. World War II armoured fighting vehicles of Romania (11 P)
Fighter aircraft F-16 United States: Multirole fighter aircraft: F-16 AM/BM block 15 MLU: 32/49 [149] 17 initially bought from Portugal. [150] As part of the F-16 program, another 32 F-16 were bought from Norway. [151] All Norwegian F-16s are set to arrive by the end of 2025. [152] [153] [154] F-35 United States: Multirole combat aircraft: F ...
The IAR 80 was a Romanian World War II low-wing monoplane, all-metal monocoque fighter and ground-attack aircraft.When it first flew, in 1939, it was comparable to contemporary designs being deployed by the airforces of the most advanced military powers such as the Hawker Hurricane and Bf 109E. [2]