Royal Romanian Air Force

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air force military branch

The Royal Romanian Air Force was the air arm of the Kingdom of Romania, active primarily during the World War II era and aligned with the Axis powers for much of the conflict.

Aliases (1)

Romanian Air Force ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
activeDuring	World War II →
alliance	Axis powers →
conflict	Battle of Stalingrad → Defense of the Ploiești oil fields → Eastern Front of World War II → Operation Barbarossa →
cooperatedWith	Luftwaffe → Regia Aeronautica →
country	Kingdom of Romania →
countryType	Kingdom →
era	20th century →
governmentForm	monarchy →
headquartersLocation	Bucharest →
notableBase	Ploiești region →
notableOperation	air operations over the Black Sea → escort of Axis bombers on the Eastern Front →
opposed	Royal Air Force → Soviet Union → United States Army Air Forces →
partOf	Romanian Armed Forces →
primaryTheater	Eastern Front → Romanian airspace →
protected	Ploiești oil installations →
role	air defense → close air support → reconnaissance → tactical bombing →
status	defunct →
successor	Romanian Air Force →
supported	Romanian Army →
timePeriod	World War II era → interwar period →
usedAircraft	Bristol Blenheim → Heinkel He 111 → IAR 80 → IAR 81 → Junkers Ju 87 → Junkers Ju 88 → Messerschmitt Bf 109 → PZL P.11 → Potez 63 → Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 →
usedDomesticDesigns	true →
usedForeignDesigns	true →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fiat CR.42 Falco → Heinkel He 111 ("Romanian Air Force") →	operator
Messerschmitt Bf 109 → Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero →	primaryUser
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → Junkers Ju 87 →	usedBy
IAR (Romania) →	suppliedTo