lt. av. Constantin Dragomir

Light Bomber/Dive Bomber Pilot

Born: 16 January 1921, Buzau

Units:

  • 8 January - 10 August 1942: 81st Light Bomber Squadron
  • 10 August 1942 - 25 March 1943: 3rd Bomber Group
  • 26 March 1943 - 20 July 1944: 3rd Dive Bomber Group

Combat missions: N/A

Victories: -

Decorations:

  • Virtutea Aeronautica Order Gold Cross class with two bars

War episode:

In October 1943, slt. av. Constantin Dragomir proved to be a lucky pilot. On 6 October, he was part of a formation of 12 Stukas, which attacked the Novo-Lubliovka village. They did not encounter any VVS fighters, but the Soviet AAA in the area started to fire and his Ju-87D no. 25 was hit and he had to make a forced landing south of Mikhailovka, the airplane being written off afterwards. The following day, flying on no. 33, slt. av. Dragomir, together with another 8 Stukas under the leadership of slt. av. Ovidiu Cercel, bombed the Giresevka village at 1000 hours. Three Romanian aircraft were damaged by the AAA, among which the one of slt. av .Dragomir, who eventually managed to save it.

Current whereabouts unknown.

 
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lucian  (12 November 2008)
units:
08.01-10.08.1942    18 st Light bomber squadron
....

combat mission:
240 missions; +180 on Stuka, other on IAR 37

decoration:
1. VIRTUTEA AERONAUTICA cls. CAVALER CU O BARETA SI SPADE*
2. STEAUA ROMANIEI cls. CAVALER CU PANGLICA DE VIRTUTE MILITARA SI SPADE
3. VIRTUTEA AERONAUTICA cls. CAVALER (?) CRUCEA DE AUR CU DOUA BARETE SI SPADE
4. COROANA ROMANIEI cls. CAVALER CU PANGLICA DE VIRTUTE MILITARA SI SPADE
5. CRUCEA DE FIER GERMANA cls.I (EK I)
6. CRUCEA DE FIER GERMANA cls.II (EK II)
7. MEDALII CU OCAZIA 60 ANI DE LA TERMINAREA RAZBOIULUI 2005
   -DIN PARTEA REP. CEHE
   -DIN PARTEA REP. SLOVAKA
   -DIN PARTEA FEDERATIEI (?) RUSE
8. MEDALIA COMEMORATIVA ZIUA VETERANILOR DE RAZBOI

nota:  spade* decernata numai pe timp de razboi

CURRENT.......:
He is good healty condition, live in Cluj.
Now is president of ASOCIATIA NATIONALA A VETERANILOR DE RAZBOI-FILIALA CLUJ    tel. 0264445392 

20.07.1944-Prostejov (Prossnitz) - Czechoslovakya - to fly Fw-190
24.08.1944-disarm by germans. Put in prison camp Wurtzen (Saxonia)
01.11.1944- New prison camp, for romanian soldiers; Wustrau (Newrupin) North Berlin
03.05.1945-set free by russian, and saved from deportation by an officer ROSETTI that was ambassador in PETROGRAD in WW I period and good russian talker.
20.07.1945-leave Berlin by railway to Praga
   08.1945-leave Praga by air with an Ju 52 of FAR. (Landing at Baneasa. Imediatly disarm by a man, named Gherman, trade-union presidente ???)
   10.1945-Fl.2 av. TURDA
      1949-Military Academy- student officer
   11.1951-Div.92 reactiva IANCA
15.04.1952-with Ordonanta Comandamentului FAR was dismiss with art.40 aln. f  from LEGEA POZITIEI OFITERILOR (people enemy)
1952-1958-labourer to qualified worker  cls. M6
1958(9)- rehabilitated
1982- retirement/pensioner
1995- president ANVR subsidiary Cluj

Source: Mr. CONSTANTIN DRAGOMIR