| World Air Forces |
Bulgaria
Air Force
Historical Order of Battle: 1 July 1943
Click on unit title for more details| 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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