Monday, 20 February 2017

Arado Ar.196 - Foreign Users, part two

In this second post about the mighty Arado Ar.196, we are covering its usage with the Bulgarian Air Force.
Bulgaria bought from 9 to 12 Arado Ar.196 A-3 (the exact number changes depending on the source you check) in 1943.
They were assigned to the 161. Jato commanded by Captain Kolarov and they operated from the bases of Varna and Burgas, both of them in Bulgaria.
When the war was over, they kept serving with the Bulgarian Air Force until 1947 when they were written off.
One of them made it to this day and nowadays is being exhibited in the Bulgarian Museum of Aviation located in Plovdiv.










Sources:
1. http://www.kagero.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=303:arado-ar-196&catid=95&Itemid=688&limitstart=4
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_196

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