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Dobroslavtsi Air Base
Dobroslavtsi Air Base or 1st Fighter Air Base Dobroslavtsi ( bg, 1ва Изтребителна авиобаза Доброславци) is an air force facility near Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is located to the west of the city and has for long time been its major air defence asset. Currently the base is disbanded with the only activity being guarding duty of the airframes of MiG-23s, conserved at the field.Alexander Mladenov, "Dobroslavtsi is standing down. An Airbase until 2001?", in: "Klub Krile Magazine", Vol. 1, 2000, "Air Group 2000" Publishing, Sofia, BulgariaA Bulgarian version of the article at the magazine's virtual archive Establishment The military airbase was opened for operations on the 20 April 1952 as part of the huge modernization program of the air force, intended to transit the inventory in the jet age. The 18th and 43rd Fighter Air Regiments of the 4th Fighter Air Division were transferred to the base, formed two years earlier at Vrazhdebna Airfield. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobroslavtsi
Dobroslavtsi ( bg, Доброславци, also transcribed as Dobroslavtzi or Dobroslavci) is a village (село) in western Bulgaria, located in the Sofia-city (''Sofiya-Grad'') Province. It is located from the city of Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ....Village of Dobroslavtsi, Municipality Stolichna, District Sofia-city at Guide-Bulgaria.com References Villages in Sofia City Province ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrovnitsa Air Base
Gabrovnitsa Air Base ( bg, авиобаза Габровница) or 2nd Fighter Air Base is a former Bulgarian Air Force air base. It was built outside Gabrovnitsa near Montana in north western Bulgaria. The base was home to the 11th FAR, then the 2nd Sqn of the 18th FAR, 1st Air Defence Division. It closed in 1998 and was demolished. See also * List of Bulgarian Air Force Bases * List of airports in Bulgaria * List of Bulgarian military bases {{Short description, none * Vrazhdebna Air Base, Sofia * Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Plovdiv region * Krumovo Air Base, Plovdiv region * Bezmer Air Base, Yambol region * Nebneb Air Base, Burgas region * Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base, Pleven region * ... * 28th Air Detachment References Airports in Bulgaria Military installations of Bulgaria Bulgarian Air Force {{Bulgaria-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airports In Bulgaria
This is a list of airports in Bulgaria. It is a partial list of public active aerodromes (airports and airfields), grouped by type and sorted by location. The Republic of Bulgaria is a country in the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It borders five other countries: Romania to the north (mostly along the River Danube), Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south. The Black Sea defines the extent of the country to the east. The country's capital city is Sofia. Bulgaria is divided into 28 provinces which are subdivided into 265 municipalities. Passenger statistics Bulgarian airports with number of passengers served: Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. See also * Bulgarian Air Force * Transport in Bulgaria * List of Bulgarian Air Force Bases * List of airlines of Bulgaria * List of airports by ICAO code: L#LB – Bulgaria * Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Cosmonaut Program
The Bulgarian cosmonaut program refers to human spaceflight efforts by the People's Republic of Bulgaria. The idea of a Bulgarian manned space mission predated the launch of ''Sputnik 1'', the first artificial satellite. An informal proposal for the Soviet Union to send a Bulgarian cosmonaut in space was issued in 1964, but it was not seriously considered by the Soviets. Official space cooperation began in 1966 with the establishment of the Interkosmos programme which allowed Communist Bloc countries to access Soviet space technology and assets. Under Interkosmos, Bulgaria sent its first cosmonaut, Georgi Ivanov, to the Salyut 6 space station in 1979 and became the sixth country in the world to have a citizen in space. However, a malfunction in his Soyuz 33 spacecraft prevented the crew from docking, and Ivanov only spent 31 orbits around Earth before safely descending back to Earth. A second Bulgarian cosmonaut, Aleksandar Aleksandrov, spent ten days on the Mir Space Station in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Of Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Army ( bg, Българска армия, Bŭlgarska armiya) is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for political leadership, while overall military command is in the hands of the Defense Staff, headed by the Chief of the Defense. There are three main branches of the Bulgarian military, named literally the Land Forces, the Air Forces and the Naval Forces (the term "Bulgarian Army" refers to them encompassed all together). Throughout history, the Army has played a major role in defending the country's sovereignty. Only several years after its inception in 1878, Bulgaria became a regional military power and was involved in several major wars – Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885), First Balkan War (1912–13), Second Balkan War (1913), First World War (1915–1918) and Second World War (1941–1945), during which the Army gained considerable combat experience. During the Cold War, the People's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th Air Detachment
The state aviation operator ( bg, Държавен авиационен оператор, until 23 February 2021 Aviation Detachment 28, bg, Авиоотряд 28) is an agency, subordinated to the Bulgarian government, which provides air transport for the President, Prime Minister and other high-ranking state officials. History After World War II, Bulgaria had no civil aviation or airplanes to service senior state administration and implementation of specific government tasks. After the end of the war, the only aircraft in the Bulgarian military, Heinkel He 111 bombers - were converted into passenger use. The need for civil aviation became more obvious in 1946, when the Bulgarian government delegation had to participate in international meetings related to the end of World War II. A Lisunov Li-2 was delivered by the Soviet Union to Bulgaria for use as a transport aircraft. It was assigned to the 16th Transport Air Base in Sofia to be used by the government, and refurbished wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bulgarian Military Bases ...
{{Short description, none * Vrazhdebna Air Base, Sofia * Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Plovdiv region * Krumovo Air Base, Plovdiv region * Bezmer Air Base, Yambol region * Nebneb Air Base, Burgas region * Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base, Pleven region * Varna Naval Base, Varna * Atiya Naval Base, Burgas region * Chayka Naval Air Base, Varna * Novo Selo Range in Sliven region * Aytos Logistics Center in Burgas region See also * Lists of military installations External links Bulgarian Air Force Bases bases Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haskovo Malevo Airport
Uzundzhovo Air Base (or Haskovo Malevo Airport) used to house a fighter air regiment and after its disbandment became a squadron of the 19th Fighter Air Regiment (HQ at Graf Ignatievo). When the 19th FAR was transformed into 3rd FAB and shifted to ADC Uzundzhovo went along as an independent unit: the 4th Fighter Air Base. Shortly afterwards it changed tasks and hats transferring to the Tactical Air Command as 21st Fighter-Bomber Air Base and finally disbanded. 21st Fighter-Bomber Air Base (Uzundzhovo) Located in south east Bulgaria, near the city of Haskovo close to the border with Turkey. Postwar it was home to the 3rd Sqn of 19th FAR, then the 21st FAR, with the MiG-19 and MiG-21. In 1994 - 1996 it was home to the 4th Fighter Air Base of the Air Defence Corps. In 1996-1998 it was home to the 21st Fighter-Bomber Air Base of the Tactical Air Corps (exchanged for Graf Ignatievo). Closed in 1998 and demolished. Runway data: Location: N41 58 34.95 E025 35 23.34, Elev: 160 ft (49 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balchik Air Base
Balchik Airfield ( bg, Летище Балчик) , is a general aviation airfield and reduced former military airbase in the town of Balchik, northeast Bulgaria, on the Black Sea coast. In August 2011 the Bulgarian government transformed Balchik airbase from a military to a civilian airport and it became part of the assets of the state-owned company Sofia Airport EAD. Due to its strategic location, the former military airfield has been home to different military aviation formations and performed different types of tasks related to the country's defence. Despite major structural changes in the Bulgarian Air Force, the disbandment and closure of military airbases, Balchik airbase continues to perform reduced defence-related tasks. The intention to organize civil flights at Balchik airfield and its use as both a military airbase and a civilian airport established Balchik as a non-commercial regional transport hub, providing jobs and better use of the resources in this region. On 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrazhdebna Air Base
Vrazhdebna Air Base ( bg, Авиобаза Враждебна, Aviobaza Vraždebna) or 16th Transport Air Base is a military air base, located on the site of Sofia Airport. The air base functions as a hub for the 16th Transport Squadron of the BAF. History "Vrazhdebna" is the original name for Sofia Airport, used since its establishment in 1937. The name is derived from the nearby village of Vrazhdebna (now a suburb of Sofia) and is literally translated as ''hostile''. Although various military transportation units, have been based at the airport since the late 1940s, it was not until 1994 when a separate military unit (16th Transport Air Base) was established. Both Sofia Airport and 16th TAB carry the official name "Vrazhdebna". Units Until 1950 it was the hub for the 14th Air Transport Regiment, which included mostly German aircraft (Junkers Ju 52, Junkers A 35). After 1950 it was renamed to 16th Transport Squadron and was equipped with Lisunov Li-2 transport aircraft. On s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobrich Air Base
26th Reconnaissance Air Base Dobrich ( bg, 26та Разузнавателна авиобаза Добрич) is a former Bulgarian military installation near the City of Dobrich in the northeastern part of the country. It was of significant importance for the nation's security, as it housed the air force's sole air reconnaissance unit. The early years On the 30 March 1951 a "Top Secret Order of Distinct Importance", issued by the Chief of the People's Armed Forces established the 26th Independent Air Reconnaissance Regiment, concentrating the three squadrons of Petlyakov Pe-2s at Graf Ignatievo Air Base airfield. In the period between May and September the same year the unit was redistributed to Krumovo airfield and subsequently from 2 Oct 1951 to the 23 September 1955 to Gorna Oryakhovitsa airfield. In September 1955 the regiment transferred for the last time to a new location, this one being the newly constructed airfield at Tolbukhin (as the city of Dobrich was called at that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
