The Supersonic Years Dobroslavtsi Air Base

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bulgarian air force mig 23 landed @ dobroslavtsi air base




in 1975 1st squadron (in dobroslavtsi) transitioned outstanding time mig-21mf fighter , declared operational readiness following year. @ time these events occurred squadron leader georgi ivanov kakalov, country s first cosmonaut. major re-armament program of bulgarian air force, started in 1970s saw squadron once again converting superb fighter type, when group of pilots , ground engineers went soviet union (the operational conversion center @ lugovoye, kyrgyz ssr) conversion course mig-23mf in 1978. on 10 october first of 12 mig-23mfs , 3 mig-23ums arrived @ dobroslavtsi ab. aircraft s ability intercept enemy machines unspoted, using ir sensors , armament of r-23r/t bvr air-to-air missiles in addition new r-60 short-range air-to-air missiles made baf best air arm in southeastern europe. live firings @ astrakhan range, ussr, made shortly after achieving operational readiness , being graded excellent have shown bulgarian pilots have been trained fullest of aircraft s capabilities. during warsaw pact s major scale maneuvers in 1980s bulgarian mig-23s able intercept soviet mig-25 recon planes, entering bulgarian airspace romania , flying @ speeds of mach=2.5+ , altitudes of 20000+ meters.


in 1982 18th fighter air regiment s 3rd squadron disbanded. unit has long time been air defence force s operational training unit fighter pilots. tactics needed air defence tasks obtained newly formed pilots , required number of flight hours achieved them before transferring front-line squadron of 1st or 2nd air defence divisions. same year 8 mig-23mlas received 1st squadron, new variant being able fire r-24 advanced bvr-missiles. @ end of 1991 last mig-23s being acquired bulgaria delivered dobroslavtsi. second-hand mlds of specially developed sub-variant countering f-15s , f-16s. 5 units saw action in afghanistan , came 168th fighter air regiment of soviet airforce @ starokonstantinov, modern ukraine. part of deal, struck moscow 3 remaining bulgarian mig-25s.







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