White Squadron (Romania)

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]

Casualties boarding a White Squadron RWD 13S in 1941

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

Notable pilots

• Smaranda Brăescu
• Mariana Drăgescu
• Marina Știrbei
• Nadia Russo