Teodor Zabava

[knusel]

Hi there,

has anybody ever seen a picture of IAR 80 top ace Teodor Zabava ?

Michael

[Dénes Bernád]

Unfortunately, no photo of Zabava surfaced since I wrote my book on the Rumanian fighter aces, although he is one of the most interesting Rumanian aviators.

I managed to locate his personal file in the Rumanian military archives, but the photo was not attached (i.e., stolen) to the dossier.

There are several group photos he is certainly part of, but which one he is it's not know.

The search continues...

[knusel]

How sad :-(
I keep hoping.

Can you tell me if Zabava has scored all of his confirmed aerial kills in the IAR80 ?

Michael

[Dénes Bernád]

No, Zabava had a couple of confirmed 'kills' achieved with the Hs 129!

[knusel]

Hello Mr Bernád,

your marvellous "Rumanian Aces of World War 2" implies the following breakdown of Zabava's score (would you be so kind to check?):

IAR80: 10+1sh confirmed +2* unconfirmed +1 on the ground
Hs129: 1 unconfirmed +3 on the ground

*typo on page 94?

Looking forward to your answer,

Michael

[knusel]

Will we ever get a glimpse on a photo of Teodor Zabava ?

Michael

[Dénes Bernád]

I had a chance to consult his personal file at the Rumanian mlitary archives years ago, but unfortunately the otherwise mandatory portrait photo in his dossier was missing.

[knusel]

Good evening Dénes,

woe betide him who has stolen it !

Is there any other possibility of acquiring a photo of Zabava ?

Have a nice weekend,

Michael

[knusel]

I'm a passionate collector of photos of those who have become the top-scoring ace of an aircraft type. Teodor Zabava is the only guy missing in my collection :-(
Another solution for that dilemma would be to find an ace with a higher IAR 80 score than Zabava, IAR 81 kills excluded.

[Dénes Bernád]

Here is the only photo of him I know of: https://ibb.co/WPpX0vf