List of Romanian Air Force units

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

Active

 * 57th Air Base
 * 572nd Helicopter Squadron
 * 71st Air Base
 * 48th 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

1916

 * 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, 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.

1917
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 (until March), then by Captain Panait Cholet
 * Escadrila F.6 - commanded by Cpt. Scarlat Ștefănescu
 * Escadrila N.1 - commanded by Cpt. René Chambe
 * 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

1918
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

Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919

 * 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

Interwar
Organization on 20 March 1920 In 1929, the Groups were converted to Aviation Flotillas.
 * Grupul 1 Recunoaștere Iași
 * Grupul 2 Bombardament București
 * Grupul 3 Vânătoare Galați
 * Grupul 4 Instrucție Tecuci
 * Grupul 5 Recunoaștere Cluj
 * Escadrila de Hidroaviație Constanța

WW2
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 Dive Bomber Squadron
 * 62nd Dive Bomber Squadron
 * 8th Fighter Group (Grupul 8 Vânătoare) - 8th Assault Group (Grupul 8 Asalt) from May 1943
 * 41st Fighter Squadron
 * 42/52nd Fighter Squadron
 * 59th Fighter Squadron
 * 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 Group (Grupul 1 Bombardament)
 * 2nd Bomber Group (Grupul 2 Bombardament)
 * 3rd Bomber/Dive Bomber Group (Grupul 3 Bombardament/picaj)
 * 4th Bomber Group (Grupul 4 Bombardament)
 * 5th Bomber Group (Grupul 5 Bombardament)
 * 6th Bomber / Dive Bomber Group (Grupul 6 Bombardament/picaj)
 * 18th Light Bomber Squadron

Reconnaissance Units
 * 1st Long Range Recon Group (Grupul 1 Recunoaștere Îndepărtată)
 * 2nd Guard Aviation Flotilla
 * 1st Guard Group
 * 2nd Guard Group

Transport Units Liaison 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
 * 111th, 112th, 113th, 115th, 116th Liaison Squadrons (Escadrile de Legătură)

Cold War
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

WW1

 * 1st Aerostation Company (Compania 1 Aerostație)
 * 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Aerostation Companies

Interwar

 * Grupul de Aerostație București
 * Regimentul 1 Aerostație București-Pantelimon

Ground units

 * 16th Air Defense Division
 * 34th Air Defense Division
 * 1st Surface-to-air Missiles Brigade
 * 11th Surface-to-air Missiles Regiment
 * 70th Aviation Engineer Regiment
 * 74th Patriot Regiment
 * 85th Signal Battalion