Bulgaria
received 36 L-39ZA Albatros trainer- and light attack aircraft between
1986 and 1990. They are used by the 12 UAB at Kamenets and the fighterbases
at Graf Ignatievo and Bezmer. One L-39 and its crew, Major Asen Hristov
and Cadet Joro Dentsjev, was lost on October 2, 1990 on approach to Kamenets.
A number of L-39s were detached to fighterbases starting in 1995. Dobrich,
Ravnets, Cheshnegirovo, Bezmer and Graf Ignatievo operated the type alongside
their fighters. A number were sold in 2001, with at least four going to
the US.
Bulgarian L-39 numbers
|
serialnumber
|
bord
|
year of delivery
|
remarks
|
|
035137
|
137
|
1990
|
Kamenets
|
|
035139
|
139
|
1990
|
Kamenets
|
|
035141
|
141
|
1990
|
Kamenets
|
|
035143
|
143
|
1990
|
Bezmer
|
|
035145
|
145
|
1990
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
035147
|
147
|
1990
|
Kamenets
|
|
035201
|
201
|
1990
|
Kamenets
|
|
035202
|
202
|
1990
|
Kamenets
|
|
035203
|
203
|
1990
|
Kamenets
|
|
035205
|
205
|
1990
|
Kamenets
|
|
035206
|
206
|
1990
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
035207
|
207
|
1990
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
035209
|
209
|
1990
|
Bezmer
|
|
035210
|
210
|
1990
|
Bezmer
|
|
035211
|
211
|
1990
|
Kamenets
|
|
035213
|
213
|
1990
|
Bezmer
|
|
035214
|
214
|
1990
|
?
|
|
035215
|
215
|
1990
|
?
|
|
633827
|
827
|
1986
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
633829
|
829
|
1986
|
Kamenets
|
|
633831
|
831
|
1986
|
Kamenets
|
|
633833
|
833
|
1986
|
Kamenets
|
|
633835
|
835
|
1986
|
Kamenets
|
|
633837
|
837
|
1986
|
Kamenets
|
|
633907
|
907
|
1986
|
Kamenets
|
|
633909
|
909
|
1986
|
to N909ZA
|
|
633911
|
911
|
1986
|
to civil
|
|
633913
|
913
|
1986
|
to civil
|
|
633915
|
915
|
1986
|
Kamenets
|
|
633917
|
917
|
1986
|
crashed 2 October 1990
|
|
734101
|
101
|
1987
|
Kamenets
|
|
734103
|
103
|
1987
|
Kamenets
|
|
734105
|
105
|
1987
|
to N139ZA
|
|
734107
|
107
|
1987
|
to N107ZA
|
|
734109
|
109
|
1987
|
to N109ZA
|
|
734111
|
111
|
1987
|
Kamenets
|
©Robin Polderman 2002 / created 21 February 2002 / overhauled 17 November 2002
Thanks to Hans v/d Vlist for the 12 UAB goodies.
