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                                          Bulgarian

         1892      [1 Off. to Austrian military Academy
                   to Study Flying]
         03        2nd Pioneer Battalion[1st Flying Unit]
    
         09        1st School for the Military use of Balloons
    
         10        Aviation Dept. Formed
    
         11        Decision to form Aeroplane Detachment
    
    F    12-130810
                   (Bulgarian Army Aviation Corps)
                   [+:6 various machines hired]
                   -------------------------------
         15(1012?)-
         -18(0929?)(Bulgarian Army Aviation Corps)
                   -------------------------------
                   Aviation Dept.
         23-       Air Gendarmery
                   ("Civil Air Group")
                   Vozdukhoplavatelno Otdelene
                   (Air Navigation Dept)
                   [Secret AF]
         370627-   Vozdushni Voiski[VV]                             
                   (Royal Bulgarian AF)
                   (Army AF)(Air Armies)
                   Vazhdushnite na Negovo Velichestvo Voyski[VNVV]  
                   (His Majesty's Air Army)
         -44       (Air Forces of his Majesty)
         -45       Vazhdushni Voyski                                
                   (Air Force)[Royal Dropped]                       
         46        Bulgarski Vozdusny Vojski [BVV]
                   Voenno Vozdushny Sily [VVS]
                   (Bulgarian People's AF)
         52-       Bulgarski Voennovazdushni Sili[BVVS]             
         61-       Protivovazdushna Otbrana i                       
                   Voennovazdushni Sily[PVOiWS,PVOiVVS]
                   (Air Defence Forces and Air Force)
         910225-   Balgarskite Voenno Vasdushni Sily[BVVS]
                   (Bulgarian AF)(Bulgarian Air Defense Force
                   and Military Aviation)[BADF&MA]
                   ===============
    N    1711-
         -18
                   ---------------
         41-
                   (Marine Air Arm)
         48-       [small helicopter unit]
         -57
                   ---------------
         591014-   Otdelna ProtivoLodatchna Eskadrila
                   Vertoleti na Voenno-Morskia Flot[OPLEV-VMF]
                   (ASW Heli. Sqdn)
    ===============
    V    45-       Bulgarsky Naroden Aeroclub[BNA]
                   (Bulgarian People's Aeroclub)
         54-       [sepearated from AF]
         50L       Dobrovolna Organisatya za Sadeystvie na
                   Otbranata[DOSO]
                   (Voluntary Organisation for Co-operation
                   to Defense)
         90Es-     Upravlenie za Predkazarmena Podgotovka na
                   Mlagezhta[UPPM]
                   (Directorate for Youth Training]
                       
                   [B-B(230605-),LZ-]
    
    AEG C.IV
    Aero A.304 Pelican            {F}         39/43     1      *SP  |
     "   L-29 Delfin, Maya         "          65/02     150    *xP
     "   L-39ZA Albatros           "          86/04     36     *xPD  
    Ago C.I                                   15/       5
    Albatros B.I                  {F}         15/       2      *P
     "       C.I                              15/16     2
     "       C.III                {F}         16/       18     *P
     "(DAR)    "(DAR-2)            "     *    27/       12     *SP  |
     "       D.III                 "                           .
     "       F.2                   "     *    12/13     3      *P
     "       L-73                  "          29/
    Antonov A-II                                               *P
     "(WSK) An-2, Colt            {F}         56/01     87     *SP
     "      An-12BP, Cub                      90/91     12
     "      An-14 Pchelka, Clod   {F}         76/93     8      *SP
     "      An-24, Coke            "          67/01     12+    *xP 
     "      An-26, Curl            "          75/04     10     *xP
     "      An-30, Clank           "          75/04     6+     *xP
    Arado Ar 65 Orel               "          37/40     12     *P   
     "    Ar 96A Soyka             "          41/       3      .
     "    Ar 96B   "               "          40/53     31     *PD   
     "    Ar 196A-3 Akula/Rekin   {N}         43/45     12     *xPD 
    A.W. FK.3                     {F}         17/       1      *SP  
    Avia B-122.5 Osa               "          39/51     28     *xP  |
     "(Aero/DSF) B.135 Ljastuvka   "          43/44     12     *PD  
     "   B.534-IV Dogan            "          39/45     78     *xPD 
    Avro 552 [flp]                {N}         23/24     2      *xP  |
    Bell 206B-3 JetRanger         {F}         99/04     6      *xP
     "   430                       "          00/04     1      *SP
    Bleriot XI                     "          12/13     2a13   *P
     "(USR) XIbis                  "          12/13     2      *P
     "      XII                               12        1a
     "      XXI                   {F}         12/       1a     *P
     "      [50hp]                            15        1
     "      [2s 70hp]                         13        2
     "      [80hp Gnome]                      15/       2
    Bloch (Aero) MB-200 Buhal     {F}         39/41     6      *P   
    Bristol Boxkite                "          11/       1      *S
     "      Coanda
     "      F.2B Fighter
     "      Prier Monoplane       {F}         12/13     6      *xP
     "      PTM, 83A               "          26/       1      *SP
     "      88A(29A) Tourer        "          24/26     5      *SP  |
    Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann, Ljastovica{F}     37/40     15     *P   |
     "     Bu 181 Bestmann             "      43/44     24     *xP  |
    Ca(CBSA) Ca.100 (KB-1) Peperuda    " *30  38               *xP  |
     "  "    Ca.113 (KB-2) Chuchuliga  " *30  36/41     6      *xP  
     "  "       "   (KB-3)    "  I     " *38  38/40     20     *xP  |
     "  "       "   (KB-4)    "  II    " *    38/39     28     *P   
     "  "       "   (KB-5)    "  III   " *    39/48     45     *PD
     "  " Ca.309 (KB-6/KB 309) Papagol " *40  40/       24     *PD 
     " Bulgara KB.11 Fazan        {F}    *40  44/47     49     *SPD
    Caudron C-59                   "          24/       24     *xP  |
     "      440                    "          36/              .
    Con.(USR) PBY Catalina(GST), Mop{N}    (Some Years) 1+
    DAR DAR-1 Peperuda            {F}    *26  26/       12     *SPd |
     "  DAR-1A    "                "     *28            8      *SP  |
     "  DAR-3A Garvan, LAZ-3a      "     *27  39/41     13     *PD
     "           "    I            "     *   M30/40     6      *P
     "(CBSA)     "    III          "     *              12     *SP  |
     "  DAR-5 Brambar              "     *30  30/       1      *SP  |
     "  DAR-8 Salvey               "     *    40/41     12     *SP  |
     "  DAR-10A Bekas              "     *41  41/41     1      *P
     "  DAR-10F   "                "     *45  45/45     1      *PD   
    Dassault Falcon 50            {G}         99        1      *S   |
     "       Falcon 2000           "          01/04     1      *SP  |
    deH D.H.9 [Capt.]             {F}         WWI       1      *P
    Dewoitine D.520                "          43/46     120    *xPD 
    DFS Kranich                               41/       d sm#
    DFW C.Va [220hp Benz]         {F}         17/       12     .
     "(DAR) "(DAR-U-1) Uzunov-1    "     *25  26/       7      *SPd
    Dornier Do 11D Prilep          "          37/41     12     *xP  
     "      Do 17Ka-1 Uragan       "          41/       15     *P    
     "(DFA) Do 17Kb-1   "                     44/45     11
     "      Do 17M-1    "         {F}         43/44     23     *P
     "      Do 17P      "          "          40/       18     *PD   
    Douglas(Li) C-47(Li-2) Dakota, " Cab   46?51/79     12     *P   |
    Eurocopter EC725 Cougar II     "         07?/       12/16  .    |
    Farman(Alb) 1910 Biplane       "          10        1      *P
     "(USR)                                   13        5
     "     H.F. N7                {F}         12/13     6      *P   |
    Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Storch,Drozd"          40/53     19     *xP  
    Focke-Wulf A-20                "                           *P    
     "       " Fw 43               "                           *P   
     "       " Fw 44J Stieglitz,   "  Vrabche 36/40     42     *xP  |
     "(DAR)  "  "(DAR-6a)",Sinijert"     *29 M40/57     6      *P   |
     "(DAR)  "  "(DAR-9) "         "     *    39/47     6      *SP  |
     "(DAR/DSF)""   "    "         "     *              55     *S   |
     "       "  "        "        {V}                          .   
     "       " Fw 56 Stosser,Komar{F}         36/40     6      *xPD 
     "       " Fw 58B Weihe, Golob "          37/E50    18     *xPD 
     "       " Fw 58C-2   "        "          37/44     10
     "       " Fw 58KB-2,3"        "          39/       6
     "       " Fw 189A Oko         "          43/45     19     *xP
    Fokker D.VII                   "          18/       8      *xP  |
     "     E.III                   "          15/16     3      *P
    Friedrichshafen FF.33L        {N}         16/17     8      *xPd
    Grigorov(lm) -1                "     *              1      *P
    Hanriot HD-14                 {F}         24/       1+     *xP
    Hansa  Brandenburg(Ph) C.I     "          15        1      *P
    Heinkel He 42 Patiza          {N}         42/       2      *xP  |
     "      He 45 Starkel         {F}         36/42     12     *xPD
     "      He 46C-2                          37/41     18
     "      He 46E-2                         /42/43     12
     "      He 51 Sokol           {F}         36/40     12     *xPD 
     "      He 58?
     "      He 59
     "      He 60 Tulen           {N}         42/44     5      *xP  
     "      He 62                             42/       2
     "      He 72 Kadett, Canarzce{F}         36/40     6      *xP  |
     "      He 111H-16             "          43/48     1      *P   
    Ilyushin Il-2m3 Stormovik, Bark"          45/58     120    *xP
     "       Il-2U      "          "          45/58     10     .
     "       Il-10      "     Beast"          48/58     1+     *xP  |
     "(AVIA)   "(B-33)             "                    a#
     "       Il-12, Coach                     67/73     6
     "       Il-14M, Crate        {F}         60/93     20     *xPD
     "(VEB)  Il-14P   "                       59/74
     "       Il-18, Coot          {F}        60s/82     5      *x   
     "       Il-28, Beagle         "          54/93     24     *xP
     "       Il-28R   "            "          61/74     10     *xP
    Junkers Ju 52/3m Sowa          "          39/60     12     *xP  
     "      Ju 86D                            40/41
     "      Ju 87B Stuka/Sztuka   {F}         41/45     some
     "      Ju 87D-5 "             "          44/45     40     *PD  
     "      Ju 87R-2, -4           "          43/       12     *xP
     "      A-20                   "                           *P   |
     "      F-13                   "                           *P   |
     "      W-34                   "                           *P   
    Kamov Ka-25Tz, Hormone B      {N}         84/91     1      *SP
     "    Ka-26, Hoodlum          {F}         69/93     31     *SP
     "    Ka-27PG                  "                           *P   |
    Lavochkin La-5                 "          45/48            .    
     "        La-7, Fin            "            /60s
     "        La-9, Fritz?
     "        La-11, Fang?                    48/58
    Lazarow Laz-3                        *    29/37
     " DSF   " -7                 {F}    *48  49/67     313    *xP
     "       "  8                  "     *    49/58     1           
    Let L-60 Brigadyr              "          69/83     few    *P
     "  L-200 Moravia              "          60/64     4      *S
     "  L-410UVP Turbolet          "          85/04     8      *SP
    Letov S-18                     "          25/26     10     *xP  |
     "    S-328 Varana, Vrana      "          39/46     62     *PD
    LFG Roland D.II                "          17/       6      *P
     "    "    D.III               "          17/       6      *P
    Liore et Oliver LeO H-246.1               43/       1
    LVG B II                      {F}                   .      *P   |
     "  C II                       "          15/16     12     *P
     "  C.V                        "                           .
    Macchi C.18/M.18              {N}         25/       2      *P
     "     MC.77                              41
    Mess. Bf 108B Taifun, Lebed   {F}         40/44     6      *P
     "    Bf 109E Strela           "          39/44     19     *PD
     "    Bf 109G                  "          43/47     149    *PD   
    Mik-Gur. MiG-3                            47/51
     "   "   MiG-15, Fagot A      {F}         51/81     :210   *P
     "   "   MiG-15bis  "  B      {FN}        52/69     20
     "   "   MiG-15bisR "          "          60/       12     .    
     "   "   MiG-15UTI, Midget     "          58/95     30     *xP
     "   "   MiG-17F, Fresco C     "          55/93     36e    *x
     "   "(WSK)  "(LiM5)  "        "          88
     "   "  "    "(LiM5P) "        "                    2
     "   "   MiG-17M      "                   57/88     20f
     "   "   MiG-17PF     "       {F}         55/82     e75    *D
     "   "   MiG-17R      "        "          63/       a#          |
     "   "   MiG-17SF     "       {N}         69/74     f148   *PD
     "   "      "                             87/90
     "  MiG-19P, Farmer
     "  MiG-19PM,  "    D         {F}         68/86     60g    *xP
     "  MiG-19S    "    C          "          58/74     15g108 *x
     "  MiG-19SF   "    C          "                           *P
     "  MiG-21bis, Fishbed N       "          83/04     70+    *xP
     "  MiG-21F-13    "    C       "          63/93     80     *xP
     "  MiG-21M       "    J       "          69/98     18     .
     "  MiG-21MF      "    J       "          74/01     1      *SP
     "  MiG-21PF      "    D       "          65/95     80     *xP
     "  MiG-21PFM     "    F       "          71/93     110    *xP
     "  MiG-21RF      "    H       "          68/04     15     *P
     "(LM)  "         "                  *                     .
     "  MiG-21UTI, Mongol A       {F}         63/04     20     *x   
     "  MiG-21UM,US  "    B        "          75/01     17     *xP
     "  MiG-23BM, Flogger F        "          79/88     60     *P
     "  MiG-23BN     "    H        "          73/04     45     *xP
     "  MiG-23MF     "    B        "          78/03     35     *xP
     "  MiG-23ML     "             "          82/99     6      *xP   
     "  MiG-23MLA    "             "          84/01     18     .
     "  MiG-23MLD    "    G        "          92/03     7      *SP
     "  MiG-23UM,UB  "    C        "          83/03     9      *SP
     "  MiG-25RB, Foxbat B         "          82/91     3      *SP  
     "  MiG-25RU,   "              "                    1      *SP  
     "  MiG-29, Fulcrum A          "          89/04     18     *xP
     "  MiG-29SM   "                                    12     .
     "  MiG-29UM,  "    B         {F}         89/04     5      *SP
     "  MiG-AT                     "          (o97)     2      .
    Mil Mi-1(Sm-1), Hare           "          57/81     2      *SP  |
     "   "    "      "            {N}         77/93     2
     "(WSK) Mi-2(Sm-2), Hoplite   {F}         57/04     36     *xP  
     "  "    "    "        "      {N}         61/90     6+
     "  Mi-4, Hound               {F}         57/91     60     *xP  |
     "   "      "                 {N}         61/90     6+
     "  Mi-6A, Hook                           72/89     6
     "  Mi-8, Hip C,E,F           {F}         70/04     36     *xP
     "  Mi-17, "  H                "          85/04     19     *xP
     "  Mi-14, Haze A             {N}         79/04     14     *xP
     "  Mi-24, Hind D             {F}         79/04     38     *SP
     "  Mi-24V  "   E              "         /99/04     25     *SP
    M-S. M.S.406                              42/       20
    Nardi FN.305                  {F}                          .    |
    Nieuport(USR) IV [70hp Gnome]  "          12/13     2
     "       XI                    "          WW1       1      . 
     "       17                    "                           *P   |   
     "       24/27 [capt]          "          17/       2      *xP
    Otto C.I                       "          15/16     13     *P   |
     "   C.II                      "          16/       13     *xP
    Petlyakov Pe-2, Buck           "          45/58     98     *P
    Pilatus PC-9M                  "          05               *P   |
    Polikarpov Po-2, Mule          "          46/69     1+     *xP  
    Potez 8
     "    (15)                                                 *P?
     "    17                      {F}         25/       30     *xP  |
    PWS 16bis                                37?/       5
     "  26                        {F}                          *P   |
    PZL 23B Karas                  "          39/       38     .
     "  43A   "  , Tchaika         "          37/41     12     .
     "  43B   "                    "          38/44     35     *xPD  
     "  P.24B Vastreb              "          38/41     14     *xPD
     "  P.24C    "                            38/41     20
     "  P.24F    "                            39/42     24
     "  P.24G    "                {F}         37/40     24
     "  P.46B                                           12
     "  104 Wilga                 {V}         82/99     16     *P   
     "  M-18 Dromader             {F}         88/90     18     *S
    RAE R.E.8                                 WW1       1      *P   
    Rumpler 6B1                   {N}         16/17     2      *P
    Sailplane/Glider              {F}         51ca             .    
    Schneider SG 38                "          41/       d      *P
     "        Grunau Baby IIB                 41/       d
    SIAI [flying boat]                        41
    Sikorsky S-7                  {F}         12/              *P   
    Sommer canard biplane          "          12/13     2      *P
    Sukhoi Su-22M, Fitter          "          84/04     18     *x
     "     Su-22U,   "             "          84/04     3      *SP
     "     Su-25K, Frogfoot A      "          86/04     36     *xP
     "     Su-25UBK, "             "          87/04     6      *xP
    Tupolev(Avia) SB-2M-100(B-71)  " Zerav    39/45     42     *PD
     "      Tu-2, Bat              "          46/54     36     *P   
     "      Tu-124, Cookpot                  /75/
     "      Tu-134A, Crusty       {F}         70/04     4      *SP
     "      Tu-154M, Careless     {G}         91/99     1      *P   
    Voisin 1911 Biplane           {F}         12/13     1      *P   |
    Yakovlev UT-2                  "                           *P
     "       Yak-3                 "          47/       1      *P
     "       Yak-9M, Frank         "          45/52     120    *P       
     "       Yak-9DD   "           "          44/48     sev    *P   
     "       Yak-9F    "  
     "       Yak-9P(BULG)         {F}         48/55     30     .    
     "       Yak-9U                "          45/48     30     *P   
     "       Yak-11, Moose         "          48/91     1h50?  *xP
     "       Yak-12, Creek         "          47/48     2      *P    
     "       Yak-17UTI, Magnet     "          51/              *xP  |
     "       Yak-18, Max           "          58/96     12+h   *xP
     "       Yak-18T, "           {V}         95/96     4      *P   |
     "       Yak-23, Flora        {F}         49/58/    24     *xP
     "       Yak-40, Codling       "          75/01     1      *SP  
     "       Yak-50L              {V}         77/99     4      *xP  
    Wright(DFW)                                         1
    ZAK-1                         {F}    *                     *P
    Zlin Z37 Cmelak                "          79/87     20     *xP
     "   Z42                       "          79/92     40     *xP
     "   Z43 Cmelak                           82/93     few
     "   Z142                     {V}         95/96     4      *xP
     "   Z-326                                                      |
     "   Z-526                                                      |
    
    Book:
    
         Borislavov, Ivan & Rumen Kirilov & Liter Prima
         Bulgarian Aviation 1910-1940 vol.1
          "           "     1941-1996 vol.2
         1996 248/272pp. Ill.
    
         Uakob, Ubetah
         MbXE N KPNAE
         1987
    
    Articles:
    
         APic72MR82  pt.1
               AP140 pt.2
               MY177 pt.3
    
         23C&CJ32#2p144
         (History F 1892-1919)
    
         AFMo98MY24 {N}
             00MY56 {F}
    
         36WAPJ142 {F}
    
         13WoF92 {F} 1940-49
    
    Ver 04C
    Links:
    Bulgaria AF unofficial by Tamas Gal circa 1993 EASTERN WINGS
    http://mm.iit.uni-miskolc.hu/Data/Winx/afes/bulgarian.html

    Bulgarian AF unofficial
    http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Gym/3055/

    Bulgarian AF unofficial Datasheet
    http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Battlefield/1564/afdata_bulgaria.html

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