Horia Agarici

Horia Agarici (; April 6, 1911 – July 13, 1982) was a Romanian aviator and World War II flying ace.

Early life Agarici was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, in the family of Constantin and Valeria, née Russo (Alecu Russo was a relative of hers). Valeria died in 1914, when Horia was 2 years old.

During the United States Army Air Forces raid on Bucharest in early 1944, he was in command of the 58th Fighter Squadron, which engaged the Fifteenth Air Force. During the confrontation, Agarici's plane was hit, and he had to make a forced landing, immediately after his last kill.

After World War II After the Communist takeover, Agarici was dismissed from the Air Force. Between 1953 and 1955 he was deported to the village Neatârnarea in Tulcea County. In 1955 he was stripped of his rank, sentenced to 25 years hard labor, and imprisoned at the notorious Aiud Prison. In 1964 he was released

In 1994, a street in Constanța was named after him (although incorrectly at first); a street in Năvodari also bears his name.