Airplanes

Airplanes

Fighters
Aircraft Type Manufacturer

Start of
Service

Total
Number

Serial No.

Notes

P.11c

PZL

1939

28+[33]

301311;313-325

ex-Polish AF

P.11f

IAR

1937

95

51-145

Polish license

P.24E

PZL

1939

1-5

P.24E

IAR

1939

25

6-30

He-112B1/2

Heinkel

1939

30

1-30

Hurricane Mk. I

Hawker

1940

12

1-12

Hurricane Mk. I

Zmaj

1941

3 [6]

13-15+

Bf-109E3/4/7 Messerschmitt

1940

69

1-69

IAR-80A/B/C

IAR

1941

240

see details

IAR-81A

IAR

1941

60

see details

IAR-81C

IAR

1943

161

301-450+

Bf-109F2/4

Messerschmitt

1943

5+

not available

Bf-109G2/4/6 Messerschmitt

1943

200+

1-43+(colors)

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Polish license

ex-JKRV, sold
by the Luftwaffe

used with
German
markings

Airplanes

Bf-110C/D/F

Messerschmitt

1943

24+ *

not available

used with
German
markings

Bf-109Ga4/6

IAR

1945

75

301-375

production
concluded after
the war

Note: [X] = data from foreign sources

* includes captured airplanes

Fighter-trainers
Aircraft
Type

Manufacturer

Start of
Service

Total
Number

Serial No.

IAR 14

IAR

1934

20

1-20

SET XV

SET

1934

P.11b

PZL

1934

50

1-50

P.7a

PZL

1939

13+[14]

1-13&Polish no.

ex-Polish AF

P.11a

PZL

1939

10

312,326328&Polish no.

ex-Polish AF

I-16

Polikarpov

1941

1+

captured near
Dorohoi

MiG-3

Mikoyan-Gurevich

1941

1+

captured at
Melitopol

Bf-109G2

BFW & IAR

1944

48

1-48

not used
operationaly

Fw-190A/F

Focke-Wulf

1944

22+

not available

captured in Aug
44; confiscated
by the Soviets

Bf-109G12

Messerschmitt

1944

not available

captured in Sep
44; confiscated
by the Soviets

Note: [X] = data from Polish and German sources

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Notes
prototype

Airplanes

Bombers and assault airplanes

Aircraft
Type
Potez 25

Manufacturer
IAR

Start of
Service
1929

Total
Number
217

Serial No.

Notes

1-217

still in use as a
bomber/trainer
in early 40s
still in use as a
bomber/trainer
and transport
in early 40s

Potez 543

Potez

1935

10

1-10

MB-210 Bn4

Bloch

1937

10

1-10

S-79B

SIAI

1938

24

1-24

IAR-37

IAR

1939

50

1-50

Potez 633B2

Potez

1939

29

1-20+

P.23A/B
Karas

PZL

1939

19[31]

1-19

only 11 were
armed

P.37A/B Los

PZL

1939

22[27]

201-222

only 19 were
armed

He-111H3

Heinkel

1940

32

1-32

JIS-79B

SIAI

1941

8[24]

149-156

JRS-79B

IAR

1941

36

101-136

Potez 631C3

Potez

not available

10

not available

He-111H6

Heinkel

1942

15

47-60+

Potez
63.11A3

Potez

1941

12+

French
markings

used as light
bomber/trainer

201-236

production
concluded after
the war

JRS-79B1

B-24
Liberator

IAR

Consolidated/IAR

1943

1943

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36

3+

only 22 arrived
in Romania

rebuilt from
crashed
not available
airplanes, used
only as trainer

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Hs-129B2

Henschel

1943

200+

101-132+;
211-238+;
311-338+

Ju-87D3/5

Junkers

1943

160+

1-45; 178205; 860872

Ju-88A4

Junkers

1943

80+

101-145+ &
300

Note: [X] = data from Polish, German, French and Italian sources

Reconaissance/Army co-operation airplanes

Aircraft Type Manufacturer
IAR 38

IAR

Start of
Service

Total
Number

Serial No.

1939

75

1-75

Notes

IAR 39/A

IAR/SET

1940

95/160

1-255

the ones
produced by SET
had an S after
the serial no.

Blenheim Mk. I

Bristol

1940

40

1-40

only 37
airplanes
received

Blenheim Mk. I

Ikarus

1941

3 [6]

41-43

ex-JKRV, sold by
the Luftwaffe

Do-17M

Dornier

1942

10

1-10

ex-Luftwaffe

Fw-189A

Focke-Wulf

1943

2+

1-2

ex-Luftwaffe,
captured near
Dorohoi

Ju-88D1

Junkers

1943

20

1-12+

Do-17P

Dornier

1944

11-13

Note: [X] = data from German sources

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ex-Luftwaffe,
captured, used
as trainer

Airplanes

Seaplanes
Aircraft
Type

Manufacturer

Start of
Service

Total
Number

Serial No.

Notes

S.56

Savoia-Marchetti

1932

I-VI

school seaplane

S.55A

Savoia-Marchetti

1933

I-VII

torpedo bomber

S.62bis

Savoia-Marchetti

1932

14

I-XIV

S.62bis

SM & ICAR & IAR

1938

XV-XIX

SET-4H/7H

SET

1938

51-58

CANT Z.501

CRDA

1940

12

1-12

He-114B/C

Heinkel

1942

38+ [43]

1-29+

He-42E

Heinkel

1943

1-3

Ar-196

Arado

1944

24

not
available

often used with

wheel
undercarriage
* at least 9
airplanes were not
assembled
only two were
assembled

Note: [X] = maximum number of He-114s

Transports
Aircraft Type Manufacturer
Ju-F13

Potez 560

Junkers

Potez

Start of
Service

Total
No.

Serial Nos.

Notes

1929

civilian

initially in service
with LARES, still
used in 1941

civilian

initially in service
with LARES
private airplane of
Prince G. V. Bibescu
(head of FAI)

1936

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6&1*

Airplanes

DH-89 Dragon
Rapide

de Havilland

1936

civilian

initially in service
with LARES

DH-90A
Dragonfly

de Havilland

1937

civilian

initially in service
with LARES

Potez 561

Potez

1937

civilian

initially in service
with LARES

Potez 566T*

Potez

1937

N/A

*delivery
unconfirmed

7 & 5*

civilian

initially in service
with L.A.R.E.S.
* ex-PLL LOT
airplanes
for medevac duties;
one registered
civilian in 1944

Model 10A
Electra

Lockheed

1937

Potez 62

Potez

1938

1+

military,
civilian

Potez 650/651

Potez

1938

5+

N/A

for paratroop
transport/casevac
duties

DC-3

Douglas

1938

civilian

initially in service
with LARES

civilian

initially in service
with LARES
* returned to Italy
in 1941
** private a/c of
Prince Bibescu

SM-83*

SIAI

1938

4 & 1**

Ju 52/3m

Junkers

1938

33 & 1*
& 11**

1-32+
& Civilian

1st Ju 52/3m for

Prince C. V. Bibescu
in 1932
* ex-PLL LOT a/c
** ex-Luftwaffe,
captured

Model 14H
Super Electra

Lockheed

1938

4 & 4*

civilian

* ex-PLL LOT
airplanes

ST-25
Universal/
Jubilee/
Ambulance

GA/Monospar

1939

3+

1-2+
& civilian

medevac purposes,
initially painted in
white

DC-2

Douglas

1939

civilian

* ex-PLL LOT
airplanes

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Airplanes

R.W.D. 13S*/
ST**

DWL

1939

[3* & 2]

*1-3
& civilian

* medevac duties,
initially painted
white
** other 23 a/c
were used as
courier airplanes

F-VIIB/3m

Lublin-Fokker

1939

[3* & 1]

civilian

Rarely used
* ex-PLL LOT
airplanes

1-29

transport glider
*last aircraft
remained in crates
unassembled and
were captured by
Soviet troops

DFS 230

DFS

1943

29 [38]*

DFS Kranich

DFS

1944

14

N/A

paratrooper
commando
transport glider

Ju-W34hi

Junkers

1944

10 & 6*

51-60
& Lw s/n

* ex-Luftwaffe,
captured

He-111E3

Heinkel

1944

10

71-80

Ju-86E5/8

Junkers

1944

12

I-XII

Go 242

Gotha

1944

[5]

N/A

transport glider;
order in July 1944,
delivery
unconfirmed

He-111H20

Heinkel

1944

1001

ex-Luftwaffe,
captured; used as
VIP transport

Note: [X] = data from Polish and German sources

Trainer, Liaison and Courier Aircraft

Aircraft Type

Manufacturer

Start of
Service

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Total
No.

Serial
Nos.

Notes

Airplanes

L 25a/d
Kl 25*A/D/J

Klemm

1931
(*1936)

66+
[45]

civilian

SET-4

SET

1931

10

N/A

SET-31

SET

1931

10

11-20

SET-7

SET

1932

50

1-50

Fleet F-10G

Consolidated

1934

20

1-20

Universal

ICAR

1935

10

9, civilian

Acrobatic

ICAR

1935

3+

0, 1, 2,
civilian

SET-7K/Kb/Kd

SET

1936

60

101-160

Kl 35/B/D

Klemm

1936

67+
[63]

civilian

powered by a
Gipsy Major of
130 HP
delivery of last
two unsure
version with
enclosed cockpit
included

powered by an
21-351+, IAR 6GI of 130 HP
civilian
(Gipsy Major
license)

Fleet F-10G

IAR, SET & ICAR

1936

330+

J-12 PCLM*

Porterfield

1936

civilian

M2H; M2Y; M7;

M11A; M27

Miles

1936

14+

1-10,
civilian

B-131A/B/D
Jungmann

Bcker

1937

25+
[40]

civilian

B-133A/C/D
Jungmeister

Bcker

1937

9 [6]

civilian

Fw-44J Stieglitz

Focke-Wulf

1937

1 & 5*
[1]

1-6 (?),
no s/n,
civilian

* ex-Luftwaffe,
captured

*probably model
35 Flyabout

Fw-58B/C Weihe

Focke-Wulf

1937

32* &
3**

1-32+

* 2 for TransDnestra
Government,
included into ARR
** ex-Luftwaffe,
captured

Bf-108B Taifun

Messerschmitt

1937

13+ &
5*

1-10, s/n
& civilian

* ex-Luftwaffe,
captured

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Airplanes

B-180 Student

Bcker

1938

1 [1]

civilian
powered by an
Alfa Romeo 115/1
of 200 HP
* Italian sources
give sub-type as
FN 305A

Nardi FN 305-II.

Piaggio

1938

30 [31*]

1-30

Ba-122

Avia

1938

7+ [12]

civilian

Go 145A

Gotha

1939

15 & 5*
[15]

1-20,
civilian

M-35b

Messerschmitt

1939

1 [1]

civilian

IAR-27

IAR & SET

1939

80

1-80,
civilian

Lublin R-XIII

Plage & Laskiewicz

1939

23 [17] Polish s/n

PWS-26

PWS

1939

69* [9]

1-27+ &
s/n,
civilian

RWD-8/a

DWL & PWS

1939

59+
[61]

civilian

RWD-13

RWD & LWS

1939

[23]

civilian &
military

RWD-14b Czapla

RWD

1939

17<
[11]

military

RWD-15

RWD

1939

2 [2]

civilian

RWD-17

RWD

1939

3+ [8]

civilian

RWD-17W

RWD

1939

none [3]

civilian

RWD-21

RWD

1939

2 [2]

civilian

Fi-156C/D

Fiesler

1940

30+ &
9* [42]

1-30+,
civilian

* ex-Luftwaffe,
captured

Nardi FN 305-II.

SET

1940

40

31-70

powered by an
IAR 6GI of 200 HP

Nardi FN 305 A

SET

1941

34

71-100,
122-125

powered by an
Argus As 10C of
240 HP

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* ex-Luftwaffe,
captured.
prototype built by
IAR, series
production at SET.
* 27 delivered by
the Germans in
1941

Airplanes

powered by an
Alfa Romeo
115/1; delivered
101/Iin exchange for
121/I (I
the four SM-83
for Italy,
transports
not used) returned earlier to
Italy; Italian
sources give VIth
production series

Nardi FN 305-IV.

Piaggio

1941

21

SET-14

SET

1941

N/A

Go 150A

Gotha

1941

civilian

B-181
Bestmann

Bcker

1943

2+

military

Fw-56 Stsser

Focke-Wulf

1943

N/A

delivery
unconfirmed

prototype, for
tests only

Fi-156Ca3

ICAR

1943

80

51-130,
civilian

liaison and courier

version; only 16
completed during
war, the rest by
1946

Ar-66C

Arado

1944

1+

N/A

Ex-Luftwaffe,
captured

S.202M

Saiman

1944

1+

N/A

Ex-Regia
Aeronautica,
captured

126-175

powered by an
IAR 6GI; Italian
sources give a
total of 124
Rumanian-build
Nardi FN 305s

131-154
(?),
civilian

medevac version;
production started
post-war
* at least 12
completed, final
units uncertain

Nardi FN 305-IV

Fi-156Da1

SET

ICAR

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1945

1945

50

24*

Airplanes

U-2

Polikarpov

1945

civilian

personal gift from

Joseph V. Stalin to
King Michael I;
VIP configuration
(enclosed
passenger cabin);
later transformed
to medevac role

Note: [X] = data from Polish, German and Italian sources

Source: Dnes Bernd, "Rumanian Air Force, the prime decade 1938-1947", Squadron/Signal Publications, 1999.

@ 2002-2003

www.trafic.ro
- clasamente
si statistici
pentru siteurile romanesti

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