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Graf Ignatievo Air Base , is located in the village of Graf Ignatievo, about north of Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second largest city. It is the sole remaining fighter base of that state and houses two squadrons of jet aircraft. ==Early years== Graf Ignatievo is often called ''the German airfield'' by the Bulgarian aviation society, as the airfield was built with the extensive help of engineers from the Third Reich in the 1930s and was intended to house units of the Luftwaffe. In 1940, the airfield, when it became ready was turned over to the Bulgarian His Majesty's Air Troops. The first operational unit based here was the 2nd Army Aviation Regiment, comprising four ''yatos'' (squadrons): * Fighter ''yato'', flying the Avia B.534 ''Dogan'', Czechoslovak biplane fighters * Level bomber ''yato'', flying the PZL.43 ''Chaika'' Polish light bombers * Reconnaissance ''yato'', flying the Letov S.328 (''Vrana'') reconnaissance aircraft * Training ''yato'', flying various training machines In 1943 the regiment was redesignated a ground attack regiment and in August the first of 12 Junkers Ju 87 R-2 dive bombers were delivered, followed from January to May 1944 by the more advanced Ju 87 D-5 (32 units), to form the regiment's 1st ''Orlyak''. The 2nd ''Orlyak'' retained the B.534 fighters (21 units) with a secondary ground attack role. The formation relocated to Vrazhdebna airfield to take part in the war against the Third Reich. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Graf Ignatievo Air Base」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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