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.

Active

Type Origin Description
Alenia C-27J Italy Medium tactical military transport aircraft
Antonov An-26A USSR Twin-engined medium turboprop military transport
Antonov An-30 USSR Heavy military transport equipped for reconnaissance and mapping
ROMBAC 1-11-560 UK/
Romania		 Licence-built BAC 111 VIP transport
British Aerospace 146-200 UK Heavy VIP transport
SA365 N Dauphin France VIP transport helicopter
IAR 99 Standard/Soim Romania Jet trainer/light attack
IAR 316B Romania Training helicopter
IAR 330L Romania Medium twin-engined transport/utility helicopter
IAR 330SOCAT Romania Attack helicopter
Lockheed C-130B/H US Four-engine heavy military transport
Lockheed Martin F-16 AM US 6 more to be delivered. 6 on duty as of September 2016.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 LanceR A/B/C USSR Upgraded by Elbit and Aerostar.
LanceR A is ground attack, B is trainer, and C is fighter.
RQ-7 Shadow-600 US Unmanned aerial vehicle
ScanEagle US Unmanned aerial vehicle

Future

Type Origin Description
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon [1] US
Portugal		 Multirole fighter

Beginnings & World War I

Type Origin Description
Blériot XI Militaire France Monoplane trainer
Bristol TB.8 UK Monoplane trainer
Caudron G.4 France Bomber
Farman III France Biplane trainer
Farman F.40 & F.46 France Reconnaissance/bomber
Nieuport 12 France Fighter/artillery spotter
Nieuport 17, 21, 23, 24 France Fighter
Morane-Saulnier Type L France Parasol fighter/reconnaissance
Sopwith Pup UK Fighter
Sopwith 1½ Strutter UK Bomber/reconnaissance
Spad VII France Fighter

Inter-War period & World War II

TypeOriginDescription
Airco DH.9UK bomber
Arado Ar 66CGermany trainer
Arado Ar 196A-3Germany reconnaissance (Unconfirmed)
Avia BH-25JCzechoslovakia transport
Bloch MB.210 BN.5France bomber
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IUK bomber
CANT Z.501Italy reconnaissance flying boat
de Havilland DragonflyUK transport
de Havilland Dragon RapideUK transport
Dewoitine D.27France fighter
Fieseler Fi 156C-2Germany reconnaissance
Fleet 10Canada trainer
Focke-Wulf Fw 44CGermany trainer
Focke-Wulf Fw 58CGermany transport
Focke-Wulf Fw 189A-1/2Germany reconnaissance
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/F-8Germany fighter
Fokker D.VIINetherlands fighter
Fokker D.XINetherlands fighter
Fokker D.XVINetherlands fighter
Gotha Go 242A-1Germany transport glider
Hawker Hurricane Mk. IUK fighter
Heinkel He 111E/HGermany bomber
Heinkel He 112B-1/B-2Germany fighter
Heinkel He 114A-2Germany reconnaissance seaplane
Henschel Hs 129B-2Germany attack
IAR 14Romania fighter
IAR-15Romania fighter
IAR-22Romania trainer
IAR 37Romania reconnaissance/light bomber
IAR 38Romania reconnaissance/light bomber
IAR 39A/BRomania reconnaissance/light bomber
IAR JR-79B/JRS-79B1Italy bomber
IAR 80A/B/CRomania fighter
IAR-81A/B/CRomania dive bomber
Junkers F.13Germany transport
Junkers W 34-HGermany transport
Junkers Ju 52-3mGermany transport
Junkers Ju 87D-3/D-5Germany dive bomber
Junkers Ju 88A-4/D-1Germany bomber
Klemm Kl 35DGermany trainer
Lioré et Olivier LeO 20BN.3France bomber
Messerschmitt Bf 108BGermany transport
Messerschmitt Bf 109E/GGermany fighter
Messerschmitt Bf 110C/D/FGermany fighter-bomber
Nardi FN.305Italy trainer
Potez 25France bomber
Potez 543France bomber
Potez 631 & 633France reconnaissance/bomber
Potez 651France transport
PZL P.7Poland fighter
PZL P.11B/C/FPoland fighter
PZL P.24EPoland fighter
PZL.23A/B KaraśPoland reconnaissance/light bomber
PZL.37A/B ŁośPoland bomber
RWD 8 Poland trainer
RWD 13 Poland transport
RWD-14 Czapla Poland reconnaissance
RWD 17W Poland floatplane trainer
Savoia-Marchetti SM.62bisItaly transport/bomber flying boat
Savoia-Marchetti S.55Italy reconnaissance/bomber
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79B/JRItaly bomber
Savoia-Marchetti/STC SM.62Italy reconnaissance flying boat
SET 3 Romania trainer
SET 4 Romania trainer
SET 7A, K, HRomania trainer/reconnaissance
SET 31Romania trainer

Post War period & Cold War

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

Interned or captured

Interned:

Date Type Origin Description
1939 Lublin R-XIIID Poland Army cooperation
1939 PWS-26 Poland Trainer
1939 PZL P.7a Poland Fighter
1939 PZL P.11c Poland Fighter
1939 PZL.23 Karaś A & B Poland Light bomber/reconnaissance
1939 PZL P.24F Poland Fighter
1939 PZL.37 Łoś A & B Poland Medium bomber
1939 RWD-8 Poland Trainer
1939 RWD-13 Poland Touring aircraft
1939 RWD-14 Czapla Poland Army cooperation
1939 Lockheed Model 10 Electra US Transport

Captured:

References

Notes
  1. ↑ "Romania to buy second-hand F-16 fighter jets". Reuters. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
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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