The users covered in this post are:
- Germany: Just like other variants of this one, Germany used some airplanes with the bubble type canopy, most probably for evaluation and/or training purposes.
- Greece: a wealthy Greek bussinessman, G. Koutarellis, bought two B-534-II from Avia and donated them to the Greek Air Force in August 1936. They served with the 24. Mira (24th Squadron) and were destroyed in the Greco-Italian war of 1940-1941.
- Slovak Republic: The main user of this airplane. The B-534-II variant was employed by the Slovak Air Force during the invasion of Poland on September 1939 and later they were used as a second-line/home defence fighters as the most advanced ones were used at the front lines.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avia_B-534
2. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters
3. http://greek-war-equipment.blogspot.com.es/2011/12/1937-1941-avia-b534.html
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