Provisory List of Aircraft Types in Bulgarian Service (Gliders Excepted), between , by Dénes Bernád

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1 Provisory List of Aircraft Types in (Gliders Excepted), between , by Dénes Bernád Aircraft Type D.VII (Fokker) F 1918 Vichâr N/A Mock-up as twoseater Model 552 (AVRO) Sp 1923 N/A N/A First aircraft imported post-war. Model 88A Tourer (Bristol) Tr 1924 N/A N/A First two units delivered in 1924 to Bozhurishte airfield the remaining three two years later. Equipped with downrated engine, a Wolseley Viper in-line of 180 HP. Initially, only four machines offered. C.59 (Caudron) Tr 1924 N/A N/A HD-XIV (Hanriot) Tr 1924? The basket Potez VIII (Potez) Tr 1924 N/A N/A Š-18 (Letov) Tr 1926 N/A N/A Model 83A Trainer (P.T.M.) (Bristol) Tr 1926 N/A N/A Delivered in April 1926, with Lucifer IV engine of 120 HP. Originally 6 machines offered - 1/6 -

2 C.18* (Macchi) Potez XVII (Potez) F13 A 20a L 73 (Albatros) K 23/A 20 C.444 Goéland (Caudron) C.448 Goéland (Caudron) A 43* A-304 (Aero) Ar 65F Ar 96B Ar 196A Sp 1926 N/A N/A Rec 1926 N/A N/A LTp 1927 Tp 1930 Roselius None Tp Kuma Lisa Fox (as in fairy tale) Tp 1936 None None None * sources give the type as Macchi 18/2000 or Macchi M.18. Operated by BUNAVAD Gift of German trade representative, Dr. Roselius. Delivered in Ex-Lufthansa. Probably never used in Bulgaria Tested in Bulgaria August Returned. Tp [1936] None None None Not delievered. Tp 1939 Milka Tp 1940 Pelikan Pelican 7055 F 1937 Orel Eagle 7026 Tp 1940 Soyka Jay 7042 S 1943 Akula Shark 7096 * Later renamed Fw /6 -

3 B-71 B-135 B-534 Ar 196A Bf 108B (Messerschmitt) Bf 109E (Messerschmitt) Bf 109G (Messerschmitt) Bs-122 Bü 131B (Bücker) Bü 181 (Bücker) D.520 C1 (Dewoitine) DAR-1/1A B 1940 Zherav Crane 7018 F 1943 Lyastovitsa Swallow 7057 F 1939 Dogan Kestrel 7037 S 1943 Akula Shark 7096 Tp 1940 Lebed Swan 7050 F 1940 Strela Arrow 7047 F 1942 Strela Arrow 7057 Tr 1940 Osa Wasp 7013 Tr 1938 Lyastovitza Swallow 7041 Tr 1944 Bestmann Bestmann 7071* F 1943 Devoiten N/A 7077 Tr 1926 Peperuda Butterfly Soviet-made SB, originally exported to Czechoslovakia in 1937/1938. Delivered to Bulgaria in September Intended to be licence built as DAR was also Avia B-135! * also given as 7236 (?) ** other source gives only 9-3/6 -

4 DAR-3/3A DAR-8/8A DAR-9 DAR-10A/10F Do 11D (Dornier) Do 17Ka/M/P* (Dornier) Fi 156C, D (Fiesler) Fw 44J Fw 56A Fw 58B, C, KB Fw 189A He 42E He 45S He 51C Tr 1929 Garvan 1, 2, 3 Raven 1, 2, (1) 7046 (2) 7056 (3) Tp 1937 Slavey Nightingale 7002 Tr 1940 Siniger Titmouse 7051 DB 1941 Bekaz Snipe 7086 B 1937 Prelep Bat 7008 R 1940 Uragan Hurricane L, M 1941 Drozd Trush Tr 1938 Vrabche Goldfinch 7021 Tr 1938 Komar Gnat Tr 1939 Gâlâb Dove R 1943 Ciklop/Oko Cyclope/Eye S 1938 Patitza Duck F 1937 Stcherkel Stork F 1938 Sokol Falcon 7067 * includes ex- Yugoslav Do 17Ka & German Do 17 M/P - 4/6 -

5 He 60D He 72 He 111H Il-2M-3/U (Ilyushin) Ju W34 Ju 52/3m Ju 87R-2/R-4 Ju 87D-5 KB-1 KB-3 KB-4 KB-5 KB-6/KB-309 KB-11/11A S 1942 Tyulen Seal Tr 1938 Kanarcze Canary Tp 1944 A 1945 Tp 1945 Dârvenitsa Bedbug None Tp 1938 Sova Owl DB 1942 Shchuka Pike DB 1944 Shchuka Pike Tr 1932 Peperuda Butterfly Tr 1937 Chuchuliga I. Lark I Tr 1938 Tr 1939 Chuchuliga II. Chuchuliga III. Lark II Lark III Tp 1940 Papagal Parrot 7024 R 1940 Fazan Pheasant 7076 On gift from the Germans, one captured One or two aircraft received from captured German stocks Total at least 12 Licence of Ca-309 'Ghibli' - 5/6 -

6 Kl 35 (Klemm) MB-200 Bn5 (Aero) P.24B (PZL) P.43A/B (PZL) Pe-2 (Petlyakov) Po-2 (Polikarpov) P.W.S. 26 (P.W.S.) Š-328 (Letov) Yak- 9D/M/P/U/UT (Yakovlev) Tr B 1940 Buhal Owl (?) F 1938 Yastreb Hawk B 1938 Chayka Gull 7139 B 1946 Tr 1945 Tr 1939 Yunak N/A R 1939 Vrana Crow Uncertain if existed Czechoslovak Licence of the French MB-200 F * * as seen on photo *Working data only (not to be published!) copyright, Dénes Bernád, Note: any additions and corrections welcome! Please send them to: denesbernad@hotmail.com Source: Last modified: /6 -