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Romania  Aircraft

Aircraft By Type

Beginnings and WWI
TypeOriginDescription
Blériot XI MilitaireFranceMonoplane trainer
Bristol TB.8UKMonoplane trainer
Caudron G.4FranceBomber
Farman IIIFranceBiplane trainer
Farman F.40 & F.46FranceReconnaissance/bomber
Nieuport 12FranceFighter/artillery spotter
Nieuport 17, 21, 23, 24FranceFighter
Morane-Saulnier Type LFranceParasol fighter/reconnaissance
Sopwith PupUKFighter
Sopwith 1½ StrutterUKBomber/reconnaissance
Spad VIIFranceFighter

Interwar and WWII
Airco DH.9UKbomber
Arado Ar 66CGermanytrainer
Arado Ar 196A-3Germanyreconnaissance (Unconfirmed)
Avia BH-25JCzechoslovakiatransport
Bloch MB.210 BN.5Francebomber
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IUKbomber
CANT Z.501Italyreconnaissance flying boat
de Havilland DragonflyUKtransport
de Havilland Dragon RapideUKtransport
Dewoitine D.27Francefighter
Fieseler Fi 156C-2Germanyreconnaissance
Fleet 10Canadatrainer
Focke-Wulf Fw 44CGermanytrainer
Focke-Wulf Fw 58CGermanytransport
Focke-Wulf Fw 189A-1/2Germanyreconnaissance
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/F-8Germanyfighter
Fokker D.VIINetherlandsfighter
Fokker D.XINetherlandsfighter
Fokker D.XVINetherlandsfighter
Gotha Go 242A-1Germanytransport glider
Hawker Hurricane Mk. IUKfighter
Heinkel He 111E/HGermanybomber
Heinkel He 112B-1/B-2Germanyfighter
Heinkel He 114A-2Germanyreconnaissance seaplane
Henschel Hs 129B-2Germanyattack
IAR 14Romaniafighter
IAR-15Romaniafighter
IAR-22Romaniatrainer
IAR 37Romaniareconnaissance/light bomber
IAR 38Romaniareconnaissance/light bomber
IAR 39A/BRomaniareconnaissance/light bomber
IAR JR-79B/JRS-79B1Italybomber
IAR 80A/B/CRomaniafighter
IAR-81A/B/CRomaniadive bomber
Junkers F.13Germanytransport
Junkers W 34-HGermanytransport
Junkers Ju 52-3mGermanytransport
Junkers Ju 87D-3/D-5Germanydive bomber
Junkers Ju 88A-4/D-1Germanybomber
Klemm Kl 35DGermanytrainer
Lioré et Olivier LeO 20BN.3Francebomber
Messerschmitt Bf 108BGermanytransport
Messerschmitt Bf 109E/GGermanyfighter
Messerschmitt Bf 110C/D/FGermanyfighter-bomber
Nardi FN.305Italytrainer
Potez 25Francebomber
Potez 543Francebomber
Potez 631 & 633Francereconnaissance/bomber
Potez 651Francetransport
PZL P.7Polandfighter
PZL P.11B/C/FPolandfighter
PZL P.24EPolandfighter
PZL.23A/B KaraśPolandreconnaissance/light bomber
PZL.37A/B ŁośPolandbomber
RWD 8Polandtrainer
RWD 13Polandtransport
RWD-14 CzaplaPolandreconnaissance
RWD 17WPolandfloatplane trainer
Savoia-Marchetti SM.62bisItalytransport/bomber flying boat
Savoia-Marchetti S.55Italyreconnaissance/bomber
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79B/JRItalybomber
Savoia-Marchetti/STC SM.62Italyreconnaissance flying boat
SET 3Romaniatrainer
SET 4Romaniatrainer
SET 7A, K, HRomaniatrainer/reconnaissance
SET 31Romaniatrainer​

Fighter Aircraft
Bloch MB.151/152
Dewoitine D.520
Hawker Hurricane
Heinkel He 112
Industria Aeronautica Romana I.A.R. 80
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze P.Z.L. P.24


Bombers and Ground Attack Aircraft
includes torpedo bombers and light tactical attack aircraft

Bloch MB.210
Focke-Wulf FW 58
Heinkel He 111
Industria Aeronautica Romana I.A.R. 81
Junkers Ju 87
Junkers Ju 88
Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze P.Z.L. P.37
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 JR


Transport, Communications and Reconnaissance Aircraft
Doswiadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze R.W.D. 14
Doswiadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze R.W.D. D13
Fieseler Fi 167
Industria Aeronautica Romana I.A.R. 37/38/39
Messerschmitt Bf 108
Potez 633
S.E.T. 7


Seaplanes and Amphibious Aircraft
Arado Ar 196
Cantiere Navale Triestino CANT Z.501


Training Aircraft
Bucker Bu.131
Doswiadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze R.W.D.8
Industria Aeronautica Romana I.A.R. 27
Nardi F.N. 305
Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze P.Z.L. P.7
Podlaska Wytwornia Samolotow P.W.S.26
S.E.T. 10
S.E.T. 31





SET 7KTraining, communication, observation202 x Lewis guns (twin mount)
SET 7KBReconnaissance and observation202 x Lewis guns (twin mount)
1 x Vickers machine gun
6 x 12 kg bombs
SET 7KDCommunication201 x Lewis gun
Potez 25Reconnaissance bomber1843 x machine guns
200 kg of bombs
IAR 37Light bomber504 x Browning machine guns
12 x 50 kg bombs
IAR 38Reconnaissance and artillery spotting753 x Browning machine guns
24 x 12 kg bombs
IAR 39Reconnaissance and light bomber2553 x Browning machine guns
24 x 12 kg bombs
Fieseler Fi 156Reconnaissance and communications161 x MG 15 machine gun
PZL P.11FFighter954 x FN Browning machine guns
24 x 12 kg bombs (38)
Grenade launchers (57)
PZL P.24EFighter252 x machine guns
2 x 20 mm autocannons
2 x 50 kg (110 lb) bombs
Grenade launchers
Bf 109 G-4Fighter172 x 20 mm MG 151 autocannons
2 x 13 mm MG 131 heavy machine guns
1 x 250 kg/4 x 50 kg bomb(s)
IAR 80Fighter494 x FN Browning machine guns
IAR 80AFighter916 x FN Browning machine guns
IAR 80BFighter502 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine guns
4 x FN Browning machine guns
IAR 80CFighter502 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannons
4 x FN Browning machine guns
IAR 81Fighter and dive bomber506 x FN Browning machine guns (4 for 10 of them)
2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine gun (10 of them)
1 x 225 bomb
2 x 50 kg bombs
IAR 81AFighter and dive bomber102 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine guns
4 x FN Browning machine guns
1 x 225 kg bomb
2 x 50 kg bombs
IAR 81CFighter1482 x 20 mm MG 151 autocannons
2 x FN Browning machine guns
Werfer-Granate 21 (1)
JRS-79BBomber365 x machine guns
1,575 kg of bombs
JRS-79B1Bomber311 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannon
7 x machine guns
1,400 kg of bombs
Savoia-Marchetti SM.62Flying boat54 x machine guns
600 kg of bombs


Aircraft Companies
  • Societatea Pentru Exploatări Tehnice (SET), 1923, Bucharest
  • Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR), 1925, Braşov
  • Întreprinderea de Construcții Aeronautice Românești (ICAR), 1932, Bucharest
Aircraft constructed under foreign license
  • Heinkel He 111 H (30 examples by Brasov)
  • Messerschmitt Bf 109G (15 109G-4a and 60 109G-6a IAR built examples by Brasov (1944-1947))
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.79JR (76 examples by Brasov)
  • PZL P.11f (80 examples by IAR)
  • PZL P.24E (50 examples by IAR)
  • IAR 36 (Messerschmitt design) (5 examples by IAR)


Captured or Interred Aircraft
Further information: List of aircraft of the Romanian Air Force § Interned or capturedAs a result of the Soviet Invasion of Poland, a large number of Polish Air Force aircraft were interned in Romania. Also, some Soviet aircraft were captured during World War II, as well as a few American B-24 Liberator bombers.

1939Lublin R-XIIIDPolandArmy cooperation
1939PWS-26PolandTrainer
1939PZL P.7aPolandFighter
1939PZL P.11cPolandFighter
1939PZL.23 Karaś A & BPolandLight bomber/reconnaissance
1939PZL P.24FPolandFighter
1939PZL.37 Łoś A & BPolandMedium bomber
1939RWD-8PolandTrainer
1939RWD-13PolandTouring aircraft
1939RWD-14 CzaplaPolandArmy cooperation
1939Lockheed Model 10 ElectraUSTransportCaptured:
  • Consolidated B-24D Liberator
  • Polikarpov U-2VS (Po-2)
  • Polikarpov I-16 Type 24
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
  • Lavochkin La-7

Romanian Aircraft on the Balkan and Russian Fronts (1941–1945)

  • Interprindere Pentru Contrucţii Aeronautice Române ICAR 36 (prototype, with Messerschmitt license)
  • Industria Aeronautică Română IAR 36 (definitive design)
  • IAR 37
  • IAR 38
  • IAR 39
  • IAR 80
  • IAR 80A
  • IAR 81
  • IAR 81A
  • IAR 81B
  • IAR 81C
  • SET 7K
  • Braşov/He 111 H (Heinkel He 111 under license)
  • Braşov/Me 109 (Messerschmitt Me 109 under license)
  • Lublin R-XIIID
  • PWS-26
  • PZL P.7a
  • PZL.43 Karaś B
  • PZL P.24F
  • PZL.37 Łoś A and B variants
  • RWD-8
  • RWD-13
  • RWD-14 Czapla
  • Avia BH-25J
  • Arado Ar 96B-5
  • Arado Ar 196A-3
  • Bücker Bü 131B Jungmann
  • Fieseler Fi 156C Storch
  • Fieseler Fi 167 A-0
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 58C Weihe
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A
  • Gotha Go 242A-1
  • Heinkel He 111 H-3
  • Heinkel He 112B-0
  • Heinkel He 112B-1
  • Heinkel He 114A-2
  • Henschel Hs 129B
  • Junkers W 34h
  • Junkers Ju 52/3m g7e
  • Junkers Ju 87B Bertha
  • Junkers Ju 87D-1 Dora
  • Junkers Ju 87D-3 Dora
  • Junkers Ju 87D-5 Dora
  • Junkers Ju 88A-4
  • Junkers Ju 88D-1
  • Klemm Kl 35D
  • Messerschmitt Me/Bf 108B Taifun
  • Messerschmitt Me/Bf 109E-4
  • Messerschmitt Me/Bf 109G-2
  • Messerschmitt Me/Bf 109G-6
  • Messerschmitt Me/Bf 109G-8
  • Messerschmitt Me/Bf 110G-4
  • Avia B 71
  • Lockheed P-38 Lightning (Captured example)
  • American Consolidated B-24D (Captured example)
  • Bloch 200
  • Bloch 210 BN5
  • Bloch 151
  • Bloch 152
  • Dewoitine D.520
  • Potez 543
  • Potez 631 C3
  • Potez 633 B2
  • Potez 63.11
  • Potez 65
  • Bristol Blenheim Mk.I
  • Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
  • Nardi FN.305
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.62bis
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.79B Sparviero
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.79JR Sparviero
  • CANT Z.501 Gabbiano
  • Polikarpov U-2VS (Po-2) (Captured examples)
  • Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 (Captured examples)
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