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Focke-Wulf Fw 43 Milka
One Fw 43 (initially A43) delivered from manufacturer in 1939. A gift from General Milch. High-wing cabin monoplane. Milka = female name. Used by ? unit for the transport role. Withdrawn from service in 19??.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Vrabche
Forty-two (40?) Fw 44J purchased from the manufacturer from 1936 onwards. Six aircraft delivered in 1936, six more in 1938 and thirty in 1939, making a total of forty-two. Vrabche = Sparrow (or Goldfinch?). Used by the Air School at Kazanluk for the training role. Siemens Sh-14A engine. Ten aircraft still in use with 1st (Initial Training) Escadrila of the People's Air School in 1949. Withdrawn from service in 19??. Military type number 7021.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Komar
Six Fw 56A-1 acquired from the manufacturer in 1936. Used by the Fighter School for the training role, and reportedly in the early 1940s for "initial & basic flying training" - even though it was a single seater! Fuselage codes 11, 22 and 33 carried. Withdrawn from service in 1940? Komar = Gnat.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Gulub
Eight Fw 58B-1/E-1 acquired from the manufacturer (some sources say 22 aircraft) - two aircraft delivered in 1937 and six more in 1939, making a total of eight. Used by the Air School at Kazanluk for the light bomber/recce/crew trainer roles. Roles include photo mapping and instrument and multi-engine training. Fuselage code 11 carried. Fw 58B armed trainer version with glazed nose and machine-gun positions. Fw 58C transport version with solid nose. Two aircraft were transferred to the Air Transport Directorate on 19 March 1947, but despite this 8 examples are reported to have been in Air Force service in 1949. Withdrawn from service in 194?. Gulub = Dove.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Oko
Eighteen (16?) Fw 189A-2 acquired from the manufacturer in late 1943. Used by 3/1 Orliak for the tactical reconnaissance role. Most withdrawn mid-1945, but five aircraft served with the 25th Mine-Torpedo Polk in 1949. Withdrawn from service in 194?. Oko = Eye.
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