The Aero A.304 was a Czechoslovakian bomber aircraft that first flew in 1937. It had originally been developed as an

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, the A.204, but when Aero could not find buyers for the design, it was militarised and successfully marketed to the Czechoslovak Air Force. It was also exported to Bulgaria, where it was known as the "Pelikan".

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– (One unit in service) ; *

Czechoslovakian Air Force The Czechoslovak Air Force (''Československé letectvo'') or the Czechoslovak Army Air Force (''Československé vojenské letectvo'') was the air force branch of the Czechoslovak Army formed in October 1918. The armed forces of Czechoslovakia ce ...

; * Luftwaffe – (War plunder from Czechoslovak Air Force) ; * Slovak Air Force (1939–45)

Specifications (A.304)

References

;Notes ;Bibliography *Green, William. ''War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Seven Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft''. London:Macdonald, 1967. {{Aero Vodochody aircraft A.304 1930s Czechoslovakian bomber aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1937 Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft

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Specifications (A.304)

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