▁at ▁that ▁time ▁as ▁he ▁applied ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁French ▁Military ▁Mission ▁to ▁Roman ia . ▁He ▁was ▁accepted , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁he ▁and ▁Lan ero ▁began ▁their ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁front . ▁They ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁Franco - R oman ian ▁Esc ad ril a ▁N 3 ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Cap itaine ▁Maurice ▁G ond . ▁They ▁would ▁operate ▁from ▁an ▁air field ▁near ▁Buch ar est ▁until ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁by ▁adv ancing ▁German ▁and ▁Bulgar ian ▁adv ances . ▁When ▁the ▁six ▁pil ots ▁of ▁the ▁under str ength ▁squad ron ▁re located ▁to ▁T ec u ci , ▁F y odor ov ▁was ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁Russia ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁inst at ement ▁into ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Air ▁Service . ▁F yd or ov ▁was ▁accepted ▁at ▁a ▁sal ary ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 ▁rub les ▁per ▁month ▁with ▁a ▁travel ▁allow ance ▁of ▁ 2 2 0 0 ▁rub les , ▁while ▁Lan ero ▁received ▁ 3 0 0 ▁rub les ▁per ▁month ▁with ▁travel ▁st ip end ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁they ▁were ▁forward ed ▁to ▁Od essa ▁to ▁train ▁Russian ▁pil ots . ▁F y odor ov ▁object ed ▁to ▁rear ▁e ch el on ▁duties , ▁and ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁combat , ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Kor