By Michal Sekula |
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Wikipedia:
The Bulgarian Air Force, along with other branches of the military, adopted
the doctrine of the Soviet deep battle in its Cold War development. The force
expanded rapidly with deliveries of different types of combat aircraft. The
first shipments of Soviet equipment arrived immediately after the end of World
War II, mostly consisting of propeller-driven aircraft, such as the Ilyushin
Il-2, the Ilyushin Il-10 and the Tupolev Tu-2.
By 1954, these types were withdrawn from service.
Currrently Tu-2T, tactical number 27 is on display in the Bulgarian Museum of
Aviation near the Plovdiv Airport, often referred to as Plovdiv Krumovo Airport,
after a small village located 6 km south-east away from the city on the main
Plovdiv-Asenovgrad highway.