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agblume
Posted: February 08, 2006 05:20 pm
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Hello, i am attempting to better identify a number of Romanian pilots and observers who served 1916-1917. i need first names of the following. any help is very much appreciated. thank you.
Soldier _______ Racovita - observer ESC.F.1 - Sept 1916
Sub/Lt. _______ Cociu - observer - ESC.F.2 - Sept 1916
Lt. __________ Ferdeber - observer - ESC.F.2 - Sept 1916
Sub/Lt. ________ Bestelei - ???? - ESC.F2 - Oct 1916
Lt. _________ Marasescu - pilot - ESC.F.2 - KIA 17.09.1916
Lt. _________ Angelian - observer - ESC.F.2 - POW 17.09.1916
Sgt. ________ Bucoveanu - observer - ESC.V.3 - Nov 1916
Sgt. ________ Manescu - pilot - ESC.N.1 - July 1917
Capt. _______ Diculescuachil - observer - ESC.F.4 - August 1917
Sub/Lt. _______ Vlasievici - observer - ESC.F.5 - Oct 1917
Sub/Lt. _______ Brabetianu - observer - ESC.F.5 - Oct 1917
Sgt. _________ Mliescu - ??? - ESC.F.5 - July 1917
Sub/Lt. ________ Romaniescu - ??? - ESC.F.5 - July1917
Corp. ________ Smirna - observer - ESC.F.6 - May 1917
Sub/Lt. _______ Tutunaru - pilot - ESC.F.7 - Dec 1916
Lt. _________ Diculescu - observer - ESC.F.9 - June 1917
Sub/Lt. ________ Teodorescu - observer - ESC.F.9 - June 1917
Sub/Lt. ________ Florescu - observer - ESC.F.9 - June 1917
Sub/Lt. ________ Alexandrescu - observer - ESC.F.9 - June 1917
Russian Podporuchik _______ Nadervel - ??? - ESC.F.4 - Dec 1916
French NCO ________ Dellatre - observer - ESC.F.6 - May 1917
French ??? rank ______ Villard - observer - ESC.F.6 - May 1917
French ??? rank ______ Cachie - observer - ESC.BM.8 - August 1917
French Corp. ________ Godar - observer - ESC.BM.8 - Nov 1917
French Lt. _______ Bonneton - pilot - ESC.C.12 - July 1917
French Capt. Bernard - pilot/observer - ESC.F.5 - Dec 1916 -ESC.C.12 July 1917

your help in my attempt to complete personnel rosters for each unit would be
appreciated. best regards, august
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Victor
Posted: February 08, 2006 07:16 pm
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Here is what I could find:

Lt. Ioan Marasescu
Serg. Nicolai Manescu
Lt. Petre C. Angelian
Cpt. Achille Diculescu (not Diculescuachil), but I have found him mentioned as serving in F.9
Slt. Mihail Romanescu (not Romaniescu)
Slt. Dumitru Teodorescu
Slt. Virgil Alexandrescu


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Posted: February 09, 2006 06:00 pm
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Hello Victor, many thanks for correcting spellings and helping with first names. perhaps others will also be able to assist me. do you know whether Sub/Lt. Mihail Romanescu was a pilot or an observer??? i think Diculescu served in both F.4 and F.9. there were many transfers of men from one unit to another. again my grateful thanks. cheers, august
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Posted: February 09, 2006 06:23 pm
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Mihail Romanescu was a pliot, I believe. During WW2 he commanded the 1st Fighter Flotilla.
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Posted: February 09, 2006 07:29 pm
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French Lt. _______ Bonneton - pilot - ESC.C.12 - July 1917


Lt. Fernand Bonneton. ( was also pilot instructor at Botosani flying school airfield)

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Corp. ________ Smirna - observer - ESC.F.6 - May 1917



Caporal Atanase Smirna.
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Lt. __________ Ferdeber - observer - ESC.F.2 - Sept 1916


Lt. Ioan Ferdeber.
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Posted: February 10, 2006 04:34 pm
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Hello Victor and Canatcuzino, grateful thanks for your providing names. i have added them to the files. i have an expert with French aviation who is helping on more complete identifications of the French airmen. there are still some blanks. i hope you and your friends will continue to assist me. cheers, august
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