General de flotilă aeriană

  • Sleeve insignia of the rank
    Sleeve insignia of the rank
  • Shoulder insignia of the rank
    Shoulder insignia of the rank

General de flotilă aeriană (lit. 'Air flotilla general') is a rank in the Romanian Air Force. It is equivalent to the rank of Brigadier general (OF-6 or one-star rank) and was introduced on 11 July 1995.[1] The previous Royal Romanian Air Force of the Kingdom of Romania also had a similar rank called General de escadră aeriană.

Description

The term "flotilă aeriană" (air flotilla) was introduced in 1929.[2] Equivalent to an air wing and usually consisting of three air groups,[3] the unit existed until 1949 when the flotillas were converted to aviation regiments.[4] The present-day Air Bases of the Romanian Air Force were also briefly renamed to flotillas between 2010 and 2013.[5]

The insignia worn on the sleeves has a 35 mm wide braid (galon or tresă), a 25 mm wide braid and a 12 mm wide braid. Like all air force rank insignia, the topmost braid is folded in the shape of a rhombus. The shoulder insignia consists of a 45 mm wide braid made from yellow silk thread and gold metallic thread with a single metallic thread star embroidered on top and a 1 mm blue textile border.[6]

References

  1. ^ "LEGE nr. 80 din 11 iulie 1995" (in Romanian). MONITORUL OFICIAL nr. 155 din 20 iulie 1995. 11 July 1995.
  2. ^ Buzenchi, Laurențiu (2019). "Aeronautica militară română – Cluj". Aviația clujeană (PDF) (in Romanian). Cluj-Napoca: Casa Cărții de Știință. p. 16.
  3. ^ Moroșanu, Teodor Liviu; Melinte, Dan (2010). Romanian Fighter Colours 1941-1945. MMPBooks. p. 188. ISBN 978-83-89450-90-6.
  4. ^ ""20 iulie" Ziua Forțelor Aeriene Române". amnr.defense.ro (in Romanian). 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Baza 71 Aeriană". RoAF (in Romanian).
  6. ^ "REGULAMENT din 1 februarie 2021" (in Romanian). MONITORUL OFICIAL nr. 152 bis din 15 februarie 2021. 1 February 2021.