Hawker Hurricane in Romanian Service
Prior to the start of the Second World War, The Romanian Air Force ordered 50 Hawker Hurricanes. Twelve had been delivered before Romania sided with the Axis, terminating further deliveries. Assigned to Escadrila 53 Vânătoare (Fighter Squadron No 53), they participated in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, where two pilots became aces on the Hurricane. Germany supplied two replacement Hurricanes obtained from Yugoslavia, but attrition meant that they were replaced by Romanian built IAR 80 fighters.
Hawker Hurricanes Rumanian AF Esc 53 Rumania 1941 
Romanian Hawker Hurricane 
Rumanian Hawker Hurricane Esc 53 Rumania 1941 
Rumanian Hawker Hurricanes 1941 
Romanian pilot and his Hawker Hurricane Mk.I 
Hawker Hurricanes RRAF Esc 53 Red 6 Rumania 1941 
Hawker Hurricanes RRAF Esc 53 Rumania 1941 
Romanian pilots in front of one of their Hawker Hurricanes 
Romanian pilots in front of one of their Hawker Hurricanes 
53rd Fighter Squadron of the Romanian Air Force in front of one of their aircraft, USSR, 1942 
Hawker Hurricanes RRAF Esc 53 Rumania 1941 
Destroyed Romanian Hawker Hurricane 1941 
Destroyed Romanian Hawker Hurricane 1941
