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Avia BH-33E
In 1929 three BH-33E-SHS fighters were acquired for in-depth evaluation, after brief trials had been carried out on the BH-33.2 prototype in Autumn 1928. A fourth aircraft was delivered after one aircraft was lost in a flying accident. A batch of 20 aircraft were purchased in 1931. All delivered with 450 hp Walter Jupiter VI engines, but during overhaul at Ikarus were fitted with locally-made 420 hp IAM Jupiter 9Ad engines.

Licence production of the BH-33E-SHS began in January 1934, with 22 aircraft being built by Ikarus until March 1937. IAM Jupiter 9Ad engines. In March 1935 five aircraft were supplied to Greece. One aircraft may have returned, while the others continued to serve with the Greek Air Force. From 1939 the JKRV aircraft were used as fighter trainers. In April 1941 six aircraft were still in operational service - two were lost on the first day of the war while 11 were captured on the ground by German forces, and one by Italian forces. Seven aircraft were passed to the Croatian Air Force.
Serial c/no. Prev. Identity Delivered Fate/Notes
2001 1009   1929  
2002 1010   1929  
2003 1011   1929  
2004 1019   1930  
2005 1021   1931  
2006 1022   1931  
2007 1023   1931  
2008 1024   1931  
2009 1025   1931  
2010 1026   1931  
2011 1027   1931  
2012 1028   1931  
2013 1029   1931  
2014 1030   1931  
2015 1031   1931  
2016 1032   1931  
2017 1033   1931  
2018 1034   1931  
2019 1035   1931  
2020 1036   1931  
2021 1037   1931  
2022 1038   1931  
2023 1039   1931  
2024 1040   1931  
2025 1041   1934  
2026 1042   1934  
2027 1043   1934  
2028 1044   1934  
2029 1045   1934  
2030 1046   1935  
2031 1047   1935  
2032 1048   1935  
2033 1049   1935  
2034 1050   1935  
2035 1051   1935  
2036 1052   1936  
2037 1053   1936  
2038 1054   1936  
2039 1055   1936  
2040 1056   1936  
2041 1057   1937  
2042 1058   1937  
2043 1059   1937  
2044 1060   1937  
2045 1061   1937  
2046 1062   March 1937  

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