to the Romanian 1st and 4th Armies. On March 10, 1945, he handed over the command to Air Squadron General Traian Burduloiu and returned to Bucharest, where he had been appointed Undersecretary of State for the Air Force. He entered the reserve on January 1, 1948. A year and a half later, he died in Bucharest. In 2002, the RoAF 71st Air Base at Câmpia Turzii and the Fighter Wing-based there were named in his honor. A street in Slatina is also named in Ionescu's memory. Awards Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 May 1944 as General de escadră and commanding general of the Royal Romanian 1st Air Corps Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (4 August 1945) Order of Suvorov 1st Class (9 August 1945) References 19th-century births 1949 deaths People from Olt County Carol I National Defence University alumni Romanian military personnel of World War I Romanian people of the Hungarian–Romanian War Romanian military personnel of World War II Romanian Air Force generals Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Recipients of the Order of Suvorov, 1st class