Bulgarian advanced pilot training types in the second half of eighties




	Bulgarian advanced pilot training types in the second half of eighties

The Bulgarian Air Defence and Air Force's 2nd Combat Training Air Regiment replaced their old MiG-17 Fresco-A and MiG-15UTI Midget for advanced trainer aircraft type. The 1st squadron received MiG-21PFM Fishbed-F fighters in 1984 and 2nd squadron L-39ZA Albatros trainers type in 1986. The Czech Aero Vodochody transferred the 18 L-39ZA Albatros to Kamenetz airport in 1986. The last MiG-17 Fresco-A and MiG-15UTI Midget training flight happened in 1987.


	* The last training flight happened in 1987 ** The last training flight happened in 1992

The L-39ZA trainer variant can be armed with R-3S AA-2 Atoll air to air missile, bombs and UB-16 rocket pods. Albatros was fitted with a single Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L 23-millimeter twin-barreled cannon mounted underneath the fuselage in addition to the four hardpoints.

The MiG-21PFM Fishbed-F fighter was last used for training in 1992. They bought other 18 L-39ZA Albatros trainers in 1990 to instead them.




	Above: Bulgarian 2nd Combat Training Air Regiment's students and trainers in their L-39ZA Albatros in 1989.


			Bulgarian Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatros advanced trainer aircrafts first batch:

		And second batch:


	Photos source: unknown

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Bulgarian Air Force, VVS, Cold War, Warsaw Pact, 10th Composite Air Corps, Plovdiv, 2nd Combat Training Air Regiment, Kamenetz, MiG-21PFM Fishbed-F, L-39ZA Albatros

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