List of Romanian Air Force units

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• 57th Air Base
  • 572nd Helicopter Squadron
• 71st Air Base
  • 48th Fighter Squadron
  • 571st Fighter Squadron
  • 712th Helicopter Squadron – based at Giarmata
  • 713th Combat Helicopter Squadron
• 86th Air Base
  • 53rd Fighter Squadron
• 90th Airlift Base
  • 901st Strategic Transport Squadron
  • 902nd Transport and Reconnaissance Squadron
  • 903rd Transport Helicopter Squadron
• 95th Air Base
  • 951st Advanced Air Training Squadron
  • 952nd Combat Helicopter Squadron
• Air Force Application School "Aurel Vlaicu"
  • 1st Air Training Squadron
  • 2nd Air Training Squadron

• Grupul 1 Escadrile (1st Squadron Group) - commanded by Cpt. Sturdza, assigned to the Romanian 1st Army. The group had 2 squadrons.
• Grupul 2 Escadrile - commanded by Lt. Pașcanu (replaced by Lt. Negerscu), assigned to the Romanian 2nd Army.
• Grupul 3 Escadrile - commanded by Cpt. Beroniade (ro), assigned to the Romanian 3rd Army. The group had 3 squadrons:
  • Escadrila "București"
  • Escadrila "Alexandria"
  • Escadrila "Budești"
• Grupul 4 Escadrile - commanded by Lt. Giossanu, assigned to the Northern Army.

Organization in the summer of 1917 - Order No. 1247/1917

• Grupul 1 Aeronautic Bacău, with its headquarters at Bacău and commanded by Maj. Alexandru Sturdza, assigned to the 2nd Romanian Army:
  • Escadrila F.2 - commanded by Cpt. Gheorghe Negrescu (ro) (until March), then by Captain Panait Cholet
  • Escadrila F.6 - commanded by Cpt. Scarlat Ștefănescu
  • Escadrila N.1 - commanded by Cpt. René Chambe (fr)
• Grupul 2 Aeronautic Tecuci, with its headquarters at Tecuci and commanded by Maj. Andrei Popovici, assigned to the 4th Russian Army (will be re-assigned to the 1st Romanian Army):
  • Escadrila F.4 - commanded by Cpt. Haralambie Giossanu
  • Escadrila F.7 - commanded by Cpt. André Goulin
  • Escadrila N.3 - commanded by Cpt. Maurice Gond
  • Escadrila F.9 - commanded by Cpt. Bertrand de Fraguier
  • Escadrila N.11 - commanded by Cpt. Ștefan Protopopescu
  • Escadrila C.12
• Grupul 3 Aeronautic Galați, with its headquarters at Galați and commanded by Cpt. Nicolae Capșa, assigned to the 1st Romanian Army (will be re-assigned to the 6th Russian Army):
  • Escadrila F.5 - commanded by Cpt. Radu Irimescu
  • Escadrila N.10 - commanded by Cpt. Paul Bléry
  • Escadrila B.M.8 - commanded by Cpt. Armand Délas

From January 1918:

• Grupul 1 Aeronautic Bacău, commanded by Maj. Athanase Enescu:
  • Escadrila F.6 - renamed to Escadrila S.6 after receiving Sopwith 1½ Strutters
  • Escadrila F.2
  • Escadrila N.1

  All squadrons of this group were based at Bacău.

• Grupul 2 Aeronautic Tecuci, commanded by Maj. Sever Pleniceanu:
  • Escadrila F.5 - with the aerodrome at Bârlad
  • Escadrila S.8 - ex-B.M.8
  • Escadrila N.11 - at Adjud
  • Escadrila N.3 - at Tecuci
• Grupul 3 Aeronautic Roman, with the headquarters at Roman and commanded by Maj. Haralambie Giossanu:
  • Escadrila F.9 - aerodrome at Fălticeni
  • Escadrila S.12 - ex-C.12, with the aerodrome at Dorohoi
  • Escadrila N.10 - at Botoșani

From February 1918, a new group was formed in Bessarabia:

• Grupul Aeronautic basarabean
  • Escadrila F.4
  • Escadrila N.3bis

• Grupul 5 Aviație ("5th Aviation Group"), with the headquarters at Sibiu and commanded by Major Athanase Enescu:
  • Escadrila S.2 - renamed to Escadrila B.2 after receiving Bréguet 14 aircraft. It was led by Lt. Emanoil Ionescu
  • Escadrila N.7 - commanded by Lt. Iosif Răcășanu
  • Escadrila S.12 - based at Gherla, commanded by Cpt. Gheorghe Racoveanu

Organization on 20 March 1920

• Grupul 1 Recunoaștere Iași
• Grupul 2 Bombardament București
• Grupul 3 Vânătoare Galați
• Grupul 4 Instrucție Tecuci
• Grupul 5 Recunoaștere Cluj
• Escadrila de Hidroaviație Constanța

In 1929, the Groups were converted to Aviation Flotillas. Grupul 4 was converted to the Aviation Training Center.

Fighter units

• 1st Fighter Flotilla
  • 5th Fighter Group (Grupul 5 Vânătoare)
    • 10th Fighter Squadron - 51st Fighter Squadron from October 1939
    • 11th Fighter Squadron - 52nd Fighter Squadron from October 1939
    • 53rd Fighter Squadron
  • 7th Fighter Group (Grupul 7 Vânătoare)
    • 56th Fighter Squadron
    • 57th Fighter Squadron
    • 58th Fighter Squadron
  • 9th Fighter Group (Grupul 9 Vânătoare)
    • 47th Fighter Squadron
    • 48th Fighter Squadron
    • 56th Fighter Squadron
• 2nd Fighter Flotilla
  • 1st Fighter Group (Grupul 1 Vânătoare)
    • 43rd Fighter Squadron
    • 63rd Fighter Squadron
    • 64th Fighter Squadron
  • 6th Fighter Group (Grupul 6 Vânătoare)
    • 59th Fighter Squadron
    • 60th Fighter Squadron
    • 61st Fighter Squadron
    • 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • 8th Fighter Group (Grupul 8 Vânătoare) - 8th Assault Group (Grupul 8 Asalt) from May 1943
    • 41st Fighter Squadron
    • 42nd Fighter Squadron
    • 59th Fighter Squadron (moved to Grupul 6)
• 3rd Fighter Flotilla
  • 2nd Fighter Group (Grupul 2 Vânătoare)
    • 65th Fighter Squadron
    • 66th Fighter Squadron
    • 67th Fighter Squadron
    • 50th Fighter Squadron
  • 3rd Fighter Group
    • 41st Fighter Squadron
    • 44th Fighter Squadron
    • 49th Fighter Squadron
  • 4th Fighter Group
    • 45th Fighter Squadron
    • 46th Fighter Squadron
• 1st Night Fighter Squadron (Escadrila 1 Vânătoare de Noapte)

Bomber units

• 1st Bomber Flotilla
  • 1st Bomber Group (Grupul 1 Bombardament)
    • 71st Bomber Squadron
    • 72nd Bomber Squadron
  • 4th Bomber Group (Grupul 4 Bombardament)
    • 76th Bomber Squadron
    • 78th Bomber Squadron
  • 8th Assault Group (Grupul 8 Asalt)
    • 41st Assault Squadron - ex-41st Fighter Squadron
    • 42nd Assault Squadron - ex-42nd Fighter Squadron
    • 60th Assault Squadron - ex-60th Fighter Squadron
• 2nd Bomber Flotilla
  • 2nd Bomber Group (Grupul 2 Bombardament)
    • 82nd Bomber Squadron
    • 83rd Bomber Squadron
  • 7th Bomber Group (Grupul 7 Bombardament)
    • 17th Light Bomber Squadron
    • 18th Light Bomber Squadron
• 3rd Bomber Flotilla
  • 3rd Bomber/Dive Bomber Group (Grupul 3 Bombardament/picaj)
    • 73rd Bomber/Dive Squadron
    • 81st Bomber/Dive Squadron
    • 85th Bomber/Dive Squadron
  • 5th Bomber Group (Grupul 5 Bombardament)
    • 77th Bomber Squadron
    • 79th Bomber Squadron
    • 80th Bomber Squadron
  • 6th Bomber/Dive Bomber Group (Grupul 6 Bombardament/picaj)
    • 74th Bomber/Dive Squadron
    • 86st Bomber/Dive Squadron
    • 87th Bomber/Dive Squadron

Reconnaissance Units

• 1st Long Range Recon Group (Grupul 1 Recunoaștere Îndepărtată)
  • 1st Long Range Recon Squadron
  • 2nd Long Range Recon Squadron
  • 3rd Long Range Recon Squadron
  • 4th Long Range Recon Squadron
• 2nd Guard Aviation Flotilla
  • 1st Guard Group (Grupul 1 Gardă)
    • 11th Observation Squadron
    • 12th Observation Squadron
  • 2nd Guard Group (Grupul 2 Gardă)
    • 13th Observation Squadron
    • 14th Observation Squadron

Transport Units

• Air Transport Group (Grupul de Aero-Transport)
  • 105th Transport Squadron
  • 106th Transport Squadron
  • 108th Light Transport Squadron - known as Escadrila Albă ("White Squadron")
  • 109th Glider Transport Squadron

Liaison Units

• 111th, 112th, 113th, 115th, 116th Liaison Squadrons (Escadrile de Legătură)

Organization on 12 September 1956 - Order No. CL 00430

• Territorial Antiaircraft Defense Command (Comandamentul Apararii Antiaeriene a Teritoriului)
  • 23rd Fighter Aviation Division (Divizia 23 Aviație Vânătoare) – Otopeni
    • 206th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Regimentul 206 Aviație Vânătoare) – Otopeni Airdrome; 86th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
    • 125th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Siliștea Gumești Airdrome; 49th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
    • 172nd Fighter Aviation Regiment – Mihail Kogălniceanu Airdrome; 57th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
  • 66th Fighter Aviation Division – Craiova
    • 158th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Craiova Airdrome; 67th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
    • 226th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Deveselu Airdrome; 91st Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
    • 227th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Craiova Airdrome; 34th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
  • 97th Fighter Aviation Division – Giarmata
    • 294th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Giarmata Airdrome; 93rd Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
    • 135th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Caransebeș Airdrome; 37th Fighter Aviation Regiment from January 1959
  • 68th Assault Aviation Division (Divizia 68 Aviație Asalt)
  • 239th Bombardment Aviation Regiment (Regimentul 239 Aviație Bombardament) – Otopeni Airdrome
  • 282nd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Regimentul 282 Aviație Cercetare) – Târgșoru Nou Airdrome

On 27 February 1960, several regiments and the Aviation Divisions were disbanded. The following fighter units remained:

• 49th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment – Alexeni Airdrome; moved to the Ianca Airdrome in 1965
• 57th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Mihail Kogălniceanu Airdrome
• 67th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment – Craiova Airdrome
• 86th Fighter Aviation Regiment – Cocargeaua Airdrome
• 91st Fighter Aviation Regiment – Deveselu Airdrome
• 93rd Fighter Aviation Regiment – Giarmata Airdrome