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Arado Ar 65 Orel 
Twelve Arado Ar 65F Orel (= Eagle) delivered in 1937. Donated by Tsar Boris III on 27 June 1937. In the early 1940s used by the Training Orliak at Kazanluk for advanced and continuation training. Withdrawn from service in 194?. Military type number 7026.

Serial c/no. Prev. Identity Delivered Fate/Notes
1 101   June 1937  
2     June 1937  
3 103?   June 1937  
4     June 1937  
5     June 1937  
6     June 1937  
7     June 1937  
8     June 1937  
9     June 1937  
10     June 1937  
11     June 1937  
12     June 1937  
One aircraft w/o after crash landing circa 1938.

References:

  • German Aircraft Industry and Production 1933-1945 (Airlife) pp157,256
  • Air Power of the Kingdom of Bulgaria Part III
  • Bulgarian Fighters Part I
  • Wings of Fame Vol.13


Arado Ar 96 Sokya 
Twenty-four Arado Ar 96B-2 Sokya (= Jay) delivered in May 1940. Used by Fighter School for the advanced pilot training role. Nine aircraft in 1949 with 3rd (Adv. Training) Escadrila at Telish with People's Air School. Many ex-Luftwaffe examples taken as war prizes in Yugoslavia (Sept 1944+) and Austria (July 1945). Withdrawn from service in 1953. Military type number 7042. Some sources say 3 Ar 96A and 31 Ar 96B received.

Serial c/no. Prev. Identity Delivered Fate/Notes
1     1940  
2     1940  
3     1940  
4     1940  
5     1940  
6     1940  
7     1940  
8     1940  
9     1940  
10     1940  
11     1940  
12     1940  
13     1940  
14     1940  
15     1940  
16     1940  
17     1940  
18     1940  
19     1940  
20     1940  
21     1940  
22     1940  
23     1940  
24     1940  

References:

  • German Aircraft Industry and Production 1933-1945 (Airlife) pp260
  • Air Power of the Kingdom of Bulgaria Part III
  • Bulgarian Fighters Part I
  • Wings of Fame Vol.13


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