List of former Bulgarian military aircraft

This is a list of aircraft formerly used by the Bulgarian Air Force and Bulgarian Navy. For aircraft currently in service, see List of active Bulgarian military aircraft.

Aircraft

Aircraft Local name Origin Type TOS WFU #
Aero A.304-CzechoslovakiaBomber193919431
Aero L-29-CzechoslovakiaTrainer19652002150
Aero MB.200[note 1]Buhal (Owl)France/CzechoslovakiaBomber193919416
Albatros B.I-GermanyReconnaissance191419162
Albatros C.III[note 2]-GermanyReconnaissance19161934+38+
Albatros D.III-GermanyFighter19181918few
Albatros F.2-GermanyUtility191219143
Albatros L 73-GermanyTransport1929?2
Antonov An-2-USSRTransport1956200187
Antonov An-14-USSRTransport196619938
Antonov An-24-USSRTransport1967200112+
Arado Ar 65Orel (Eagle)GermanyFighter1937194012
Arado Ar 96Soyka (Jay)GermanyTrainer1940195334
Arado Ar 196Akula (Shark)GermanyRecon floatplane1943194512
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3-United KingdomReconnaissance1917?1[note 3]
Avia B-71[note 4]Jerav (Crane)USSR/CzechoslovakiaBomber1939194542
Avia B-122Osa (Wasp)CzechoslovakiaTrainer1939195128
Avia B-135Lyastovitsa (Swallow)CzechoslovakiaFighter1943194412
Avia B.534-IVDogan (Hunting Hawk)CzechoslovakiaFighter1939194578
Bleriot XI, XIbis and XI-2-FranceTrainer/reconnaissance1912191616
Blériot XXI-FranceReconnaissance191219131
Bristol Boxkite-United KingdomTrainer191219121
Bristol Prier monoplane-United KingdomTrainer191219136
Bristol Primary Trainer/Lucifer-United KingdomTrainer1926?1
Bristol Type 88 Tourer-United KingdomUtility192419265
Bücker Bü 131Ljastovica (Swallow)GermanyTrainer19381949+12-15
Bücker Bü 181-GermanyTrainer1943194415-24
Caudron C.59-FranceTrainer1924?3
Caudron C.440 Goéland-FranceTransport193619361
DAR 1 & 1APeperuda (Butterfly)BulgariaTrainer19261940+20
DAR 3/Lazarov Laz-3Garvan (Raven)BulgariaReconnaissance1929194031
DAR 5Brambar (Beetle)BulgariaBomber1930?1
DAR 6-BulgariaTrainer1932?3
DAR 7-Bulgaria?1935?1
DAR 8Slavei (Nightingale)BulgariaTrainer1940194112
DAR 10Bekas (Snipe)BulgariaReconnaissance194119492
Dewoitine D.520-FranceFighter19431947120
DFW C.Va[note 5]-GermanyReconnaissance1917?19
Dornier Do 11DPrilep (Bat)GermanyBomber1937194112
Dornier Do 17Uragan (Hurricane)GermanyBomber1940194544-51[note 6]
Farman VII (via Russia)-FranceUtility191219155
Fieseler Fi 156C-3Drozd (Thrush)GermanyReconnaissance/Liaison1940195319
Focke-Wulf A 20-GermanyTransport19301934+1
Focke-Wulf Fw 43-GermanyTrainer1939?1
Focke-Wulf Fw 44[note 7]Sinijert/Vrabche
(Chickadee/Sparrow)
GermanyTrainer19361957109
Focke-Wulf Fw 56Komar (Mosquito)GermanyTrainer193619406
Focke-Wulf Fw 58Gulub (Dove)GermanyTrainer/transport19371950 c.34
Focke-Wulf Fw 189ANebesno Oko (Eye of Heaven)GermanyReconnaissance19431950 c.19
Fokker D.VII-GermanyFighter19181927+8
Fokker E.III-GermanyFighter191519163
Friedrichshafen FF.33L-GermanyRecon floatplane191619178
Grigorov-1-BulgariaRecon floatplane??1
Hanriot HD-14-FranceTrainer1924?1+
Heinkel He 42Patica (Duck)GermanyRecon floatplane1942?2
Heinkel He 45BStarkel (Stark?)GermanyBomber1936194212
Heinkel He 51BSokol (Falcon)GermanyFighter1936194012
Heinkel He 60Tulen (Seal)GermanyReconnaissance194219445
Heinkel He 72Kanarche (Canary)GermanyTrainer193619406
Heinkel He 111H-16-GermanyTransport/Bomber194319441
Ilyushin Il-2-USSRAttack19451958130
Ilyushin Il-10/Avia B.33-USSRAttack19511958100 c.
Ilyushin Il-14-USSRTransport1958198220+
Ilyushin Il-28-USSRBomber/reconnaissance1955197415
Jordanov-1-BulgariaReconnaissance1915?1
Junkers A 20-GermanyBomber1932?1
Junkers F 13-GermanyTransport192719282
Junkers W 34-GermanyTransport19441949 c.1
Junkers Ju 52/3mSowa (Owl)GermanyTransport1938196012
Junkers Ju 87Sztuka (Stuka)GermanyBomber1943194552
Kamov Ka-25Tz-USSRAnti-Submarine Helicopter198419911
Kaproni-Bulgarski KB-1[note 8]Peperuda (Butterfly)ItalyTrainer1932?7
Kaproni-Bulgarski KB-2, 3, 4 & 5[note 9]Chuchuliga (Lark)ItalyTrainer19331949107
Kaproni-Bulgarski KB-6/KB-309[note 10]Papagol (Parrot)Italy/BulgariaBomber1940194612
Kaproni Bulgarski KB-11Fazan (Pheasant)BulgariaLiaison1940194750
Lazarov Laz-7-BulgariaTrainer19481967?313
Lazarov Laz-8-BulgariaTransport194919581
Let L-200-CzechoslovakiaTransport196019644
Letov Š-18-CzechoslovakiaTrainer1925192610
Letov Š-328Vrana (Crow or Raven)CzechoslovakiaReconnaissance1939194662
Lisunov Li-2-USSRTransport1946?197912
LVG B.II[note 11]-GermanyReconnaissance19151917?12
Messerschmitt Bf 108BLebed (Swan)GermanyLiaison194019446
Messerschmitt Bf 109Strela (Arrow)GermanyFighter19391947168
MiG-15-USSRfighter19511981272 c.
MiG-17-USSRFighter1955199094+
Lim-6-PolandFighter??31
MiG-19-USSRFighter1958198670+
MiG-21-USSRFighter/Attack/Reconnaissance19632015226
MiG-23-USSRFighter/Attack19732004?180
MiG-25[note 12]-USSRReconnaissance198219914
Mil Mi-1-USSRUtility helicopter195719934
Mil Mi-2-USSRTransport helicopter1957?42+
Mil Mi-4-USSRTransport Helicopter1957199160
Mil Mi-6-USSRHeavy Transport Helicopter197219896
Mil Mi-8-USSRTransport Helicopter1970?36
Nieuport IV-FranceUtility191219132
Nieuport 24-FranceFighter191719182[note 3]
Otto C.I-GermanyReconnaissance1915191713
Petlyakov Pe-2-USSRBomber1945195898
Polikarpov Po-2-USSRUtility194619691+
Potez VIII-FranceTrainer??2
Potez XVII-FranceReconnaissance1925?30
PZL P.24Yastreb (Hawk)PolandFighter1937194282
PZL.43Chaika (Gull)PolandBomber1937194447
PWS-26Yunak (Hero)PolandTrainer??1
Roland D.II-GermanyFighter191719186
Roland D.III-GermanyFighter191819206
Sukhoi Su-25[note 13][1]-USSRAttack1986201242
Tupolev Tu-2-USSRBomber1946195436
Tupolev Tu-154M-USSRTransport199119991
Yakovlev Yak-9-USSRFighter/Trainer19441955180+
Yakovlev Yak-11-USSRTrainer1948199150
Yakovlev Yak-12-USSRTransport194719482
Yakovlev Yak-18-USSRTrainer1958199616+
Yakovlev Yak-23-USSRFighter19491958 c.24
Yakovlev Yak-40-USSRTransport197520011
Zlín Z 142-CzechoslovakiaTrainer199519964

References

Citations

Notes

  1. Bloch MB.200 built under licence in Czechoslovakia by Aero and Avia
  2. Also built in Bulgaria as DAR-2
  3. Captured
  4. Tupolev SB built under licence in Czechoslovakia by Avia
  5. Also built in Bulgaria as DAR U-1
  6. Some captured from Yugoslavia
  7. Also built in Bulgaria as DAR-6 and DAR-9
  8. Caproni Ca.100 built under licence by Bulgarian subsidiary of Caproni.
  9. Caproni Ca.113 built under licence by Bulgarian subsidiary of Caproni.
  10. Caproni Ca.309 built under licence by Bulgarian subsidiary of Caproni.
  11. Misidentified in some sources as an LVG C.II as they were later armed.
  12. Traded for MiG-23s
  13. Grounded 2012. 10 to Georgia 2013.

Bibliography

  • Bulgaria Air Force Aircraft Types Accessdate:August 2014
  • Bulgaria Air Force Aircraft Types NOT Used Accessdate:August 2014
  • Nedialkov, Dimitar (2001). Air Power of the Kingdom of Bulgaria Part II. Sofia: Fark Ood/Air Sofia. ASIN B004LCRNEY.
  • Nedialkov, Dimitar (2001). Air Power of the Kingdom of Bulgaria Part III. Sofia: Fark Ood/Air Sofia. ASIN B002M3RQS2.
  • Nedialkov, Dimitar (2001). Air Power of the Kingdom of Bulgaria Part IV. Sofia: Fark Ood/Air Sofia. ASIN B002M3LX4A.
  • Rajlich, Jiri (2004). Slovakian and Bulgarian Aces of World War 2. Aircraft of the Aces 58. Osprey. ISBN 9781841766522.
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