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Images and profiles of WW2 Romanian IAR 80 fighter.

IAR 80
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAR_80

When it first flew, in 1939, it was comparable to contemporary designs being deployed by the airforces of the most advanced military powers................

On 10 June 1944, IAR 80s took part in a major air battle when the USAAF attacked Ploieşti with 36 P-38 Lightnings of the 82nd Fighter Group carrying one bomb each, escorted by 39 Lightnings of the 1st and 82 FGs.................

...........Hatch saw two IAR 81Cs hit the ground after taking fire from his guns, and his fellow pilots confirmed three more kills from his guns, making Hatch an ace in a day. However, the outnumbered 71st Fighter Squadron lost nine aircraft. ............

After the Soviet occupation of Romania, all remaining IAR 80s were replaced with Soviet designs and scrapped. No complete original examples are known to survive.