| World Air Forces |
Bulgaria
Air Force
Historical Order of Battle: September 1944
Click on unit title for more details| Regiment | Type | Base | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Headquarters - Sofia | |||
| Air Army Command | |||
| Patient & Medicine Service Yato | 1 x He 111, 1 x Fw 58, 4 x Fi 156D-1, 2 x Bf 108B-1, 1 x Fi 156C-2 | ? | |
| Air Eskadra | |||
| 2. Storm Polk | |||
| Staff | KB-5 x 2 | ? | |
| 1. Storm Orliak | |||
| 1 Storm Yato | Junkers Ju 87R-2/R-4/D-5 x 19 | Bojurishte | |
| 2 Storm Yato | Junkers Ju 87R-2/R-4/D-5 x 19 | Bojurishte | |
| 2. Storm Orliak | |||
| 1 Storm Yato | Avia B-534 x 3 | Vrajdebna | |
| 2 Storm Yato | Avia B-534 x 3 | Vrajdebna | |
| 5. Bomber Polk | |||
| Staff | KB-5 x 2 | ? | |
| 1. Bomber Orliak | |||
| 1 Bomber Yato | Dornier Do 17M x 7 | Vrajdebna | |
| 2 Bomber Yato | Dornier Do 17M x 7 | Vrajdebna | |
| 2. Bomber Orliak | |||
| 1 Bomber Yato | Avia B-71 x 6 | Plovdiv | |
| 2 Bomber Yato | Avia B-71 x 6 | Plovdiv | |
| 6. Fighter Polk | |||
| Staff | KB-5 x 2 | ? | |
| 1. Fighter Orliak | |||
| 1 Fighter Yato | Dewoitine D.520 x 8 | Bojurishte | |
| 2 Fighter Yato | Dewoitine D.520 x 8 | Bojurishte | |
| 2. Fighter Orliak | |||
| 1 Fighter Yato | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/4 x 8 | Vrajdebna | |
| 2 Fighter Yato | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/4 x 8 | Vrajdebna | |
| 3. Fighter Orliak | |||
| 1 Fighter Yato | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 x 10 | Bojurishte | |
| 2 Fighter Yato | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 x 9 | Bojurishte | |
| Direct Reporting Units | |||
| 1. Reconnaissance Polk | |||
| Staff | Fi 156D-1 x 1 | ? | |
| 3. Reconnaissance Orliak | |||
| 1 Tactical Reconnaissance Yato | Fw 189A x 7 | Varba | |
| 2 Tactical Reconnaissance Yato | Fw 189A x 7 | Varba | |
| 4. Reconnaissance Orliak | |||
| 1 Tactical Reconnaissance Yato | KB-11 x 7 | Bojurishte | |
| 2 Tactical Reconnaissance Yato | KB-11 x 6 | Bojurishte | |
| 73. Long Range Reconnaissance Yato | Dornier Do 17P x 4 | Vrajdebna | |
| Seaplane Yato | Arado Ar 196A-3 x 7 | Varna | |
| Paratrooping Transport Yato | |||
| Junkers Ju 52 x 12 | ? | ||
| Training Units | |||
| Officer Training Orliak | |||
| 1 Yato | ? | Vrajdebna | |
| 2 Yato | ? | Vrajdebna | |
| 3 Yato | ? | Vrajdebna | |
| 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 | |||
| Blind Flying School | ? | 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 | |
Eskadra = Division or Corps (equivalent to a Luftwaffe Fliegerkorps)
Polk = Regiment (equivalent to a Luftwaffe Geschwader)
Orliak = Wing (equivalent to a Luftwaffe Gruppe)
Yato = Squadron (equivalent to a Luftwaffe Staffel)
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