During the campaigns of 1916-1919, Romanian airmen achieved about 10,000 flight hours, had about 700
aerial fights and shot down some 51
-91
enemy
aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines ...
, including
observation balloons.
World War I Romanian aces
During the First World War, 4 airmen of the
Romanian Air Corps
The Romanian Air Corps or Aviation Corps (RAC) ( ro, Corpul de Aviație) was the air arm of the Romanian army until the formation of the Romanian Air Force. It was established on 1 April 1913 as the Military Aeronautics Service () and subordinat ...
earned more than 5 victories. However, by Romanian air victory standards (no shared victories counted), only one of them was considered an ace,
Dumitru Bădulescu. As an air observer, he only shared victories with his pilot.
The following list includes all Romanian airmen who have achieved 5 or more victories, including shared and unconfirmed ones.
World War I Romanian airmen who achieved at least 1 victory
The following list includes all Romanian airmen who achieved at least 1 victory, including shared, unconfirmed and those achieved in 1919.
Other World War I aces born on the territory of modern-day Romania
Two other aces of the war were born on the territory of present-day Romania. Both serving in the
K.u.K. Luftfahrtruppen.
See also
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Lists of World War I flying aces
The following are lists of World War I flying aces. Historically, a flying ace was defined as a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The term was first used by French newspapers, describ ...
Notes
References
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Romania
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Aviation history of Romania
Romania in World War I