[1] Traian Stătescu, a colleague of his, described Agarici in his memoirs as "a well-mannered guy, whose upbringing could not be compared to any of ours, and for which he was laughed at; he had had a governess and spoke French perfectly.

[1] Agarici graduated from the flying school on 8 June 1933, with the rank of second lieutenant, and was assigned to the Balloon Squadron in Pantelimon, Bucharest.

He later reminisced that "I lived that one-year tour of duty at the Balloon Squadron in a world of mine, isolated from the military, reading and leading a young man's life in Bucharest.

[1] In the autumn of 1934 he received the pilot license at the Flying School in Tecuci, and he was subsequently assigned to the Combat Group (a common fighter and bomber unit) based at Pipera Airport, near Bucharest.

[1] In January 1941, before Romania's entry in World War II on the side of Nazi Germany, Agarici was reassigned to the 53rd Fighter Squadron based at the Mamaia airfield in Northern Dobruja, which was tasked with defending the coastline, the port and city of Constanța, and the railroad to Bucharest.

When the second wave of Ilyushin DB-3's approached, he was allowed to fly the second Hawker Hurricane (the one having engine overheating problems) into action against the Soviet bombers.

Within a minute he gunned down three enemy aircraft, out of which two could safely land (and have their crews taken prisoner) and the third crashed into the Black Sea, 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) off Mamaia.

In 1942, Agarici was assigned the command of the 52nd Flying Squadron in Mamaia, which was meant to defend Axis supply routes in the Black Sea.

For his actions, he was awarded the Aeronautical Virtue Medal, 3rd class, the Order of the Crown, Knight rank, and the German Iron Cross, and was promoted to captain.