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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 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.
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
Poland/Romania: Fighter 95 Retired in 1948 1937 PZL P.24E: Poland/Romania: Fighter 30 Retired in 1948 1937 General Aircraft Monospar ST-25: UK: Utility: 2 Retired in 1941 1938 Bloch MB.210 BN.5: France: Medium bomber: 10 Retired in 1946 1938 IAR 37: Romania: Reconnaissance/light bomber 50 Retired after 1948 1938 IAR 38: Romania: Reconnaissance ...
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.
The 48th Fighter Squadron was formed on 19 April 1942 within the Grupul 9 Vânătoare (9th Fighter Group) of the Flotila 1 Vânătoare (1st Fighter Flotilla).Under the command of Lieutenant (Lt.) Ion Bozero, the airmen of the 48th Squadron together with the 47th Fighter Squadron converted to the IAR 80 after training on Fleet 10 and Nardi FN.305 aircraft.
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).
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 ...