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The Romanian Naval Aviation was the air arm of the Royal Romanian Navy. It was founded in 1920 as Escadrila de hydroplane ( Seaplane Squadron) and operated Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 floatplanes and Hansa-Brandenburg FB flying boats.
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.
Fighter: 50: 2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine guns 4 x FN Browning machine guns IAR 80C: Fighter: 50: 2 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannons 4 x FN Browning machine guns IAR 81: Fighter and dive bomber: 50: 6 x FN Browning machine guns (4 for 10 of them) 2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine gun (10 of them) 1 x 225 bomb 2 x 50 kg bombs IAR 81A ...
The Romanian Naval Forces ordered three IAR 330 Puma Naval helicopters, with the last one being commissioned in December 2008. The helicopters are of a similar configuration to those of the Romanian Air Force , including the SOCAT upgrade package; the Navy Pumas also have flotation gear fitted under the nose and main undercarriage fairings.
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 ARR was established on 1 January 1924 from the previous Romanian Air Corps. [2] This was followed by the formation of the Undersecretariat of State for the Air (Subsecretariatul de Stat al Aerului) within the Ministry of War in 1932, then by the formation of the Ministry of Air and Navy in 1936 (which existed until 1940).
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 ...
World War II naval ships of Romania (4 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Romania in World War II" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.