Cpt.av. Alexandru Șerbanescu (right) and Of.ech.cl.III Ioan Milu share a joke in front of a Grupul 9 Vânătoare (9th Fighter Group) Gustav at Tecuci airfield in June 1944. Both wear the Iron Cross First Class and Frontflugspange in Gold. Additionally, Milu's tunic is decorated with the Mihai Viteazul Order and the ribbon of the Iron Cross, Second Class.

Of.ech.cl.III Ioan Milu (1902-1980)
Victories: 45 confirmed + 6 probable. 

Cpt.av. Alexandru Șerbanescu (1912-1944 KIA)
Victories: 47 confirmed + 8 probable.

Romanian WW2 Aces

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A fine portrait of the third ranking Romanian ace, Of.ech.cl.III Ioan Milu, enjoying a cigarette with German Pilots in the summer of 1944. Then aged 42, Milu was the oldest Romanian fighter pilot in the frontline. He is wearing the Mihai Viteazul Order, Third Class, a Frontflugspange in Gold and Iron Cross, First Class, along with his Romanian pilot's badge. On the sleeve of his uniform is the ARR airman's cloth patch alongside the stripe denoting his rank.

Of.ech.cl.III Ioan Milu (1902-1980)
Victories: 45 confirmed + 6 probable. 