White Squadron (Romania)

Casualties boarding a White Squadron RWD 13S in 1941

The White Squadron (Escadrila Albă) or Escadrila 108 Transport ușor was a Royal Romanian Air Force squadron of air ambulances piloted by women in the World War II.[1][2][3] They flew Polish RWD 13S planes.[1][4]

The 1944 Italian-Romanian film Squadriglia Bianca [it] was inspired by the squadron's story.

Notable pilots

References

  1. ^ a b "The White Squadron". www.bucharestairports.ro. Bucharest International Airport. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Zamfirache, Cosmin Patrascu (7 October 2015). "Istoria româncelor-eroine din "Escadrila Albă", singura unitate de aviație din cel de-Al Doilea Război Mondial formată exclusiv din piloți femei". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Ultima femeie-pilot din "Escadrila Alba"". Jurnalul Național. 9 June 2004. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ Axworthy, M. Flank Guard Romania's Aerial Advance on Stalingrad Air Enthusiast 64 July-August 1996 p.36 with photo

Further reading

  • Cristian Crăciunoiu, Jean-Louis Roba, Escadrila Albă (The White Squadron), București, Editura Modelism, 2002, ISBN 973-8101-14-X
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