BULGARIA
World War I
NAME VICTORIES COMMENTS Milanov, Ivan Миланов, Иван 1 Popkrastev, Penju Попкръстев, Пеню 1 1. Balan, Vladimír Балан, Владимир 1 [0+1] Parvanov, Marko Първанов,Марко 1 [0+1] 2. Uzunov, Ivan Узунов, Иван 1 [0+1]
| 1. | Observer: Ivan Ivanov. |
| 2. | First victory of Bulgarian Air Service in history - 30th September 1916, over Sofija. Shared with German pilot E. Wagner. |
Air-to-Air Victories
| Date | Aircraft | Pilot | Place | Victim | e/a Pilot | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.1916 | Fokker D.III Fokker D.III |
Parvanov,M. Wagner,E. |
Near Svoge, N of Sofia |
Farman 42 | Royabel,M. | France |
| 08.07.1917 | Roland D.II Roland D.II |
Uzunov,I. Balan,V. |
Near Petrič | B.E. | O'Dwigher | No. 17 Sq. RAF |
| 04.03.1918 | Roland D.II | Milanov,I. | Martinside | |||
| 05.04.1918 | Albatros C.III | Popkrastev,P. | Magedonie | Spad XIII | Great Britain |
LFG Roland D.II, S.No. D28??/16, 1st aeroplane squadron, Levunovo airfield,
Summer 1917.
Sources & Literature
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- Semerdjev, Stefan: Bulharští orli - historie bulharského vojenského letectva v období 1912-1945, part two, in Historie a plastikové modelářství, No. 9, 2002.
- Semerdjiev, Stefan: Historie bulharského vojenského letectva, I. díl, in Plastic Planet, No. 3, 2014.
- Semerdjiev, Stefan: Historie bulharského vojenského letectva, II. díl: Období první světové války, in Plastic Planet, No. 4, 2014.
- The Aerodrome Forum, http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/.
- Българската Военна авиация / Bulgarian Military Aviation, http://www.geocities.com/bulgarian_aviation/.
- Gleize, Jean-Paul: Aces, http://www.igleize.fr/aces/homeaces.htm.
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