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Active Aircraft
- 72 Supermarine Spitfire MkI single-engine fighters
- 36 Supermarine Spitfire MkII single-engine fighters
- 200 Supermarine Spitfire MkIII single-engine fighters (72 ordered 1939, 128 ordered 1940)
- 24 Eclipse Hurricane "Uragan" multirole heavy fighters

Inactive or FormerAircraft
- 36 Bf 109B "Strela" sold to Latvia in 1939
- 36 Fokker G.Ib (equipped for multi-role) sold to Latvia in 1939
- 48 Fokker/Avia B-135 "Lyastovitsa" (aka DAR-11) sold to Hungary in 1938
- 30 BF 109B "Strela" in storage

Supermarine Spitfire MkI "Fajarfoks" (Firefox)
Specifications:
Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m)
Wing area: 242.1 ft² (22.48 m²)
Weight: 5,090 lb (2,309 kg) empty, 6,622 lb (3,000 kg) loaded
Crew: 1
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Merlin

Performance:
Speed: 362 mph (583 km/h)
Rate of climb: 2,490 ft/min at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Ceiling: 31,900 ft (9,700 m)
Range: Ferry range: 900 nmi
Remarks:

Armament:
- 2 × 15mm MG151 cannon
- 4 × 7.92mm MG17 machine guns



Supermarine Spitfire MkII "Fajarfoks" (Firefox)
Specifications:
Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m)
Wing area: 242.1 ft² (22.48 m²)
Weight: 5,090 lb (2,309 kg) empty, 6,622 lb (3,000 kg) loaded
Crew: 1
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Merlin XI, 1,100 hp (876 kW)

Performance:
Speed: 366mph at 15,000ft
Rate of climb: 2,490 ft/min at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Range: 500 nmi
Remarks:

Armament:
- 2 × 15mm MG151 cannon
- 4 × 7.92mm MG17 machine guns



Supermarine Spitfire MkIII "Fajarfoks" (Firefox)
Specifications:
Length: 29.11 feet
Wingspan: 36.10 feet
Height: 12.7 feet
Wing area: 242.1 ft² (22.48 m²)
Weight: 5,090 lb (2,309 kg) empty, 6,622 lb (3,000 kg) loaded
Crew: 1
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Merlin XI, 1,185 hp (876 kW)

Performance:
Speed: 374mph at 13,000ft
Rate of climb: 2,490 ft/min at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Range: 470 nmi
Remarks:

Armament:
- 2 × 20mm cannon
- 4 × .303 machine guns



Order History:
- 72 Supermarine Spitfire MkI single-engine fighters
- 36 Supermarine Spitfire MkII single-engine fighters
- 200 Supermarine Spitfire MkIII single-engine fighters (72 ordered 1939, 128 ordered 1940)

Fairey Firefly MkI
Specifications
Wingspan: 44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Length: 35.11 ft (10.7 m)
Height: 13.5 ft (4.11 m)
Wing Area: 328 ft2 ( m2)
Empty weight:
Gross weight:
Max Takeoff Weight:
Engine: 1 × 2,035hp Rolls-Royce Griffon I
Crew: 1 (pilot)
Armour:

Performance
Max speed: 382mph at 15,000 feet
Range: 1,100 miles
Service ceiling: 28,500 ft
Rate of climb: 55 ft/s (16.8 m/s)
Time to Altitude: to 10,00ft (3048m) in 3 minutes

Armament
- 4 × 20mm
- 2 × 1,000lb (454 kg) bombs

Order History:
- 72x ordered mid-1939, in service by mid-1940

DAR-16 Orel / Soko Orao

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 11.3 m (37 ft)
Height: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 21 m² (226 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,625 kg (7,992 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,900 kg (8,598 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt and Whitney R-2800-10W eighteen-cylinder double row radial (2100hp)

Performance:
Maximum speed: 700 kph at 7,000 metres (435 mph at 23,000 ft)
Range: 1200 km (745 mi)
Service ceiling: 10,500 m (34,449 ft)
Rate of climb: 19.25 m/s (3,789.36 ft/min)

Armament:
- 6 × 13.2mm M40 machineguns (300rpg)
- 1 × 500 kg (1,102 lb) bombs or rockets under fuselage

Notes:
The DAR-16 is a license-built version of Yugoslavia's Soko Orao fighter plane. Forty-eight aircraft were manufactured in 1944 in Sofia, while another forty-eight were ordered for production in 1945.

BCAC (Vickers-Supermarine) Spiteful F.Mk.I
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 10.03 m (32 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 11 m (35 ft)
Height: 4.09 m (13 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 20 m² (210 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,334 kg (7,350 lb)
Gross weight: 4,513 kg (9,950 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Griffon 69 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 2,375 hp (1,771 kW)

Performance
Maximum speed: 777 km/h (483 mph / 420 knots)
Range: 908 km (564 mi, 490 nmi)
Service ceiling: 13000 m (42,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 24.8 m/s (4,890 ft/min)

Armament
4 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano Mk.V cannon with 156 rpg
2 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs

Notes
Seventy-two aircraft purchased from Britain in 1946.

Arsenal VG.640 Graoully fighter
Bulgaria received twelve of these modest jet fighters from France between 1946 and 1947. They were removed from frontline service in late 1949 as the engines proved difficult to maintain, but they provided Bulgarian pilots and mechanics an introduction to jet propulsion.

Specifications
Wingspan: 10.7 m (35.1 feet)
Length: 9.06 m (29.7 feet)
Height: 3.14 m (10.3 feet)
Wing Area: 18.8 m² (202.36 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,500 kg (5,511 lbs)
Loaded Weight: 3,319 kg (7,317 lbs)
Engine: 1 × Gnome-Rhone Curtana ATR-001 axial turbojet 9 kN (918 kgf / 2,023 lbf thrust)
Crew: 1 (pilot)

Performance
Max speed: 750 kph (466 mph) @ 9,000 meters
Range: 550 km (314 miles)
Service ceiling: 12,250 m (40,190 ft)
Rate of climb: 20.5 m/s (4035 ft/min)
Power to weight ratio: 0.276 lbf/lb at loaded weight
Wingloading: 176.5 kg/m² / 36.2 lb/ft²

Armament
- 2 × 23 mm HS.406 with 90 rounds in nose

Variants
- VG.640: Single-seat fighter
- VG.640T: Twin-seat advanced trainer

Notes
- This is based off the Russian Yak-15/Yak-17 concept.
- First flight May 1944, entry into service October/November 1944.
- Production ended after 261x aircraft.
- Due to maintenance costs, all VG.640s were retired from French service by April 1949.

Exports
Between 1946 and 1947, as more modern jets entered French service, a number of aircraft were sold, at minimal cost, to a number of air forces, including Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Romania, and Greece. The intent was to encourage the air forces of those countries to follow up with orders of more modern jet fighters.
- Bulgaria: 12x aircraft
- Yugoslavia: 24x aircraft
- Romania: 24x aircraft
- Greece: 18x aircraft

MiG-15
Eighteen aircraft leased from Russia beginning in July 1949; purchased in May 1950. These aircraft were acquired as a stopgap pending the arrival of the license-built Saab Tunnans (DAR-18 Tormozya). Sixteen of the aircraft were single-seat versions, while two aircraft were twin-seat trainers.

Specifications
Crew: 1
Length: 10.1 m (33 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.1 m (33 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 20.6 m² (222 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,681 kg (8,115 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 5,044 kg (11,120 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet, 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf)

Performance
Maximum speed: 990 km/h (615 mph, 535 kn)
Range: 930 km (578 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,900 ft)
Rate of climb: 29 m/s (5709 ft/min)

Armament
- 2 × 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
- 1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon (40 rounds total)
- 2 × 100 kg (220 lb) bombs, drop tanks, or unguided rockets

Production History
- First flight: December 1947
- Entry into service: December 1948

Variants
- I-310: early prototype
- MiG-15: first production version (Oct. 1948 to Feb. 1950)
- MiG-15UTI: dual-control jet trainer (Dec. 1948)

DAR-18 Tormozya (Saab 29 Tunnan)
The DAR-18 Tormozya ("Badger") was a license-built Saab Tunnan, constructed by Bulgaria's State Aircraft Workshops (DAR) using Nordish-manufactured parts kits. Early aircraft used approximately 90% Nordish-supplied equipment, this percentage dropped to approximately 50% by the delivery of the first hundred aircraft. The Tormozya differed only slightly from the Nordish Tunnan, substituting French 23mm DEFA rotary cannon for the Hispano 20mm guns used by the Nordish aircraft. Bulgarian pilots loved flying the Tormozya, and the type initiated a lengthy history between the Bulgarian Air Force and Saab aircraft.

Specifications
Crew: 1
Length: 10.23 m (33 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 24.15 m² (259.9 ft²)
Empty weight: 4,845 kg (10,681 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 8,375 kg (18,464 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Svenska Flygmotor RM2B centrifugal-flow turbojet engine, 27.0 kN (6,070 lbf) thrust

Performance
Maximum speed: 1,060 km/h (660 mph, 570 kn)
Range: 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,900 ft)
Rate of climb: 32.1 m/s (6,320 ft/min)

Armament
- 4 × 23 mm DEFA cannon with 125 rounds per gun

Production History
- First flight: September 1948 (Nordmark), November 1949 (Bulgaria)
- Entry into service: March 1951 (Bulgaria)