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
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	US Portugal	Multirole fighter

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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

Type	Origin	Description
Airco DH.9	UK	bomber
Arado Ar 66C	Germany	trainer
Arado Ar 196A-3	Germany	reconnaissance (Unconfirmed)
Avia BH-25J	Czechoslovakia	transport
Bloch MB.210 BN.5	France	bomber
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I	UK	bomber
CANT Z.501	Italy	reconnaissance flying boat
de Havilland Dragonfly	UK	transport
de Havilland Dragon Rapide	UK	transport
Dewoitine D.27	France	fighter
Fieseler Fi 156C-2	Germany	reconnaissance
Fleet 10	Canada	trainer
Focke-Wulf Fw 44C	Germany	trainer
Focke-Wulf Fw 58C	Germany	transport
Focke-Wulf Fw 189A-1/2	Germany	reconnaissance
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/F-8	Germany	fighter
Fokker D.VII	Netherlands	fighter
Fokker D.XI	Netherlands	fighter
Fokker D.XVI	Netherlands	fighter
Gotha Go 242A-1	Germany	transport glider
Hawker Hurricane Mk. I	UK	fighter
Heinkel He 111E/H	Germany	bomber
Heinkel He 112B-1/B-2	Germany	fighter
Heinkel He 114A-2	Germany	reconnaissance seaplane
Henschel Hs 129B-2	Germany	attack
IAR 14	Romania	fighter
IAR-15	Romania	fighter
IAR-22	Romania	trainer
IAR 37	Romania	reconnaissance/light bomber
IAR 38	Romania	reconnaissance/light bomber
IAR 39A/B	Romania	reconnaissance/light bomber
IAR JR-79B/JRS-79B1	Italy	bomber
IAR 80A/B/C	Romania	fighter
IAR-81A/B/C	Romania	dive bomber
Junkers F.13	Germany	transport
Junkers W 34-H	Germany	transport
Junkers Ju 52-3m	Germany	transport
Junkers Ju 87D-3/D-5	Germany	dive bomber
Junkers Ju 88A-4/D-1	Germany	bomber
Klemm Kl 35D	Germany	trainer
Lioré et Olivier LeO 20BN.3	France	bomber
Messerschmitt Bf 108B	Germany	transport
Messerschmitt Bf 109E/G	Germany	fighter
Messerschmitt Bf 110C/D/F	Germany	fighter-bomber
Nardi FN.305	Italy	trainer
Potez 25	France	bomber
Potez 543	France	bomber
Potez 631 & 633	France	reconnaissance/bomber
Potez 651	France	transport
PZL P.7	Poland	fighter
PZL P.11B/C/F	Poland	fighter
PZL P.24E	Poland	fighter
PZL.23A/B Karaś	Poland	reconnaissance/light bomber
PZL.37A/B Łoś	Poland	bomber
RWD 8	Poland	trainer
RWD 13	Poland	transport
RWD-14 Czapla	Poland	reconnaissance
RWD 17W	Poland	floatplane trainer
Savoia-Marchetti SM.62bis	Italy	transport/bomber flying boat
Savoia-Marchetti S.55	Italy	reconnaissance/bomber
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79B/JR	Italy	bomber
Savoia-Marchetti/STC SM.62	Italy	reconnaissance flying boat
SET 3	Romania	trainer
SET 4	Romania	trainer
SET 7A, K, H	Romania	trainer/reconnaissance
SET 31	Romania	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

↑ "Romania to buy second-hand F-16 fighter jets"

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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