List of Romanian Air Force units

This is a list of Romanian Air Force and Romanian Air Corps units, past and present.

SquadronsEdit

57th Air Base
- 861st Fighter Squadron
- 572nd Helicopter Squadron
71st Air Base
- 711th Fighter Squadron
- 712th Helicopter Squadron
- 713th Combat Helicopter Squadron
86th Air Base
- 53rd Fighter Squadron
- 862nd Helicopter 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
Aurel Vlaicu Flight School
- 1st Air Training Squadron
- 2nd Air Training Squadron
142nd Reconnaissance 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 5 Aeronautic ("5th Aeronautical 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
- Escadrila N.7 - commanded by Lt. Iosif Răcășanu
- Escadrila S.12 - based at Gherla

Fighter units

1st Fighter Group (Grupul 1 Vânătoare)
- 41st Fighter Squadron
- 42nd Fighter Squadron
2nd Fighter Group (Grupul 2 Vânătoare)
- 45th Fighter Squadron
- 46th Fighter Squadron
5th Fighter Group (Grupul 5 Vânătoare)
- 10th Fighter Squadron - 51st Fighter Squadron from October 1939
- 11th Fighter Squadron - 52nd Fighter Squadron from October 1939
6th Fighter Group (Grupul 6 Vânătoare)
- 62nd Fighter Squadron
- 63rd Fighter Squadron
7th Fighter Group (Grupul 7 Vânătoare)
- 53rd Fighter Squadron
- 57th Fighter Squadron
8th Fighter Group (Grupul 8 Vânătoare) - 8th Assault Group (Grupul 8 Asalt) from May 1943
- 59th Fighter Squadron
- 60th Fighter Squadron
9th Fighter Group (Grupul 9 Vânătoare)
- 47th Fighter Squadron
- 48th Fighter Squadron
1st Night Fighter Squadron (Escadrila 1 Vânătoare de Noapte)

Bomber units

Reconnaissance Units

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