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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.
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 ...
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.
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]
The Air Force branch of the Royal Romanian forces in World War II was officially named the Aeronautica Regală Română (ARR, lit. ' Romanian Royal Aeronautics '), though it is more commonly referred to in English histories as the Forțele Aeriene Regale ale României (Royal Romanian Air Force, FARR), or simply Forțele Aeriene Române (Romanian Air Force).
Top scoring Romanian ace 11 unconfirmed Alexandru Șerbănescu: 52: 55: Top scoring Romanian ace before Romania left the Axis 8 unconfirmed Ion Milu 37 + 1 * 52: 4 unconfirmed Dan Vizanty 15 + 1 * 43: Constantin Rosariu: 20: 33: 2 unconfirmed Cristea Chirvăsuță 22: 31: 4 unconfirmed Ioan Maga 20: 29: 5 unconfirmed Ion Mucenica 23 + 1 * 27: 2 ...
Pereira X-28A Sea Skimmer – Single-seat flying boat for US Navy; Grumman X-29 forward swept wing and stability research aircraft. Grumman X-29 – Forward-swept wing test aircraft; Rockwell X-30 – Single-stage-to-orbit spacecraft; Rockwell-MBB X-31 – Extreme angle of attack test aircraft; Boeing X-32 – Joint Strike Fighter Program ...