Alexandru Șerbănescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexandru Șerbănescu

Romanian flying ace

Date of Birth: 17-May-1912

Place of Birth: Colonești, Olt County, Romania

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1944

Profession: military personnel, flying ace

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Alexandru "Alecu" Serbanescu (17 May 1912 in Colonesti, Olt County – 18 August 1944 in Rusavat, Buzau County) was a leading Romanian fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II.
In the spring of 1942 he was assigned as a pilot to the 7th Fighter Group, which fought with the German forces against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front, including Stalingrad.
He flew mostly IAR-80 and Messerchmitt Bf 109 fighters.