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Bulgaria Air Force
Historical Order of Battle: 1 July 1943
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| Wing |
Type |
Base |
| Air Force Headquarters - Sofia |
| Front-line Units |
| Galata Fighter Orliak |
| 1 Fighter Yato |
Bf 109E-4 x 5 |
Balchik |
| 2 Fighter Yato |
Bf 109E-4 x 5 |
Sarafovo |
| 3 Fighter Yato |
Avia B.534 x 6 |
Novogradec |
| Mixed Yato |
| 1 Krilo (ex 2 Army Polk) |
Letov S-328 x 5 |
Balchik |
| 2 Krilo (ex 3 Army Polk) |
Letov S-328 x 4 |
Sarafovo |
| 1 Army Polk |
| 1 Recce Yato |
Letov S-328 x 12 |
Karlovo |
| 2 Recce Yato |
Letov S-328 x 12 |
Karlovo |
| 113 Army Yato |
? x ? |
Skopje |
| 1. Fighter Orliak |
| 1 Fighter Yato |
Avia B.534 x 11 |
Sofia |
| 2 Fighter Yato |
Avia B.534 x 11 |
Sofia |
| 1 Fighter Yato |
Avia B.534 x 12 |
Sofia |
| 2 Army Polk |
| 1 Recce Yato |
Letov S-328 x 12 |
? |
| 2 Recce Yato |
Letov S-328 x 12 |
? |
| 1 Army Yato |
PZL P.43 x 12 |
? |
| 1 Fighter Yato |
Avia B.534 x 15 |
? |
| 3 Army Polk |
| 1 Recce Yato |
Letov S-328 x 12 |
Yambol |
| 2 Recce Yato |
Letov S-328 x 12 |
Yambol |
| 333 Army Yato |
Letov S.328 x 6 |
Sarafovo |
| 1 Fighter Yato |
Avia B.534 x 12 |
Okop? |
| 4 Army Polk |
| 1 Recce Yato |
Letov S-328 x 12 |
? |
| 2 Recce Yato |
Letov S-328 x 12 |
? |
| 443 Army Yato |
Letov S.328 x 9 |
Kavalla |
| 1 Fighter Yato |
Avia B.534 x 15 |
? |
| 5th Bomber Polk |
| 1. Bomber Orliak |
| ? Yato |
Do 17M x 9 |
Kavalla |
| ? Yato |
Do 17M, Do 17Kb-1 x ? |
Plovdiv |
| 2. Bomber Orliak |
| ? Yato |
Avia B.71 x 12 |
Plovdiv |
| ? Yato |
Avia B.71 x 6 |
Kavalla |
| 545th Yato (training) |
Aero MB.200 x 12 |
Plovdiv |
| 6 Fighter Polk |
| 1. Fighter Orliak |
| 1 Yato |
Avia B.534 x 8 |
Bojurishte |
| 2 Yato |
Avia B.534 x 8 |
Vrajdebna |
| 2. Fighter Orliak |
| 612 Yato |
Avia B.534 x 7 |
Bojurishte |
| 622 Yato |
Avia B.534 x 7 |
Vrajdebna |
| 3. Fighter Orliak |
| 1 Yato |
Bf 109G-2 x 8 |
Karlovo |
| 2 Yato |
Bf 109G-2 x 8 |
Karlovo |
| Fighter School |
Avia B.135B x 12 |
Dolna Mitropolia |
| Paratrooping Transport Yato |
| |
Junkers Ju 52 x 9 |
? |
| Training Units |
| Officer Training Orliak |
| 1st Yato |
Fw 44 x 20 |
Vrazhdebna |
| 2nd Yato |
Fw 44 x 20 |
Vrazhdebna |
| 3rd Yato |
He 72, KB-3, KB-4, Fw 56 |
Vrazhdebna |
| Air Training Polk |
| 1. Training Orliak (Air School) |
| 1 Training Yato |
DAR-9 |
Kazanluk |
| 2 Training Yato |
? |
Kazanluk |
| 3 Training Yato |
? |
Kazanluk |
| 2. Training Orliak |
| Instrument Flying School |
Fw 58 x 8, Ju 52 x 2 |
Telish |
| 3. Training Orliak |
| 1 Army Yato |
? |
Stara Zagora |
| 2 Storm Yato |
PZL P.43 |
Stara Zagora |
| 3 Fighter Yato |
? |
Stara Zagora |
| NCO Technical School |
| - |
- |
Kazanluk |
Krilo = Flight
Orliak = Wing
Polk = Regiment
Yato = Squadron
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