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Balchik airport is inactive since 1998, but Bulgarian AF use it for training sorties over Black sea. Some pictures taken durring the deployment of 2nd Fighter Squadron to Balchik last week. 1 http://balakchiev.com/files/media/files/e0d70139f4f5f042db523315bfd430be/balchik_01.jpg 2 http://balakchiev....

Few choppers from 24th Helicopter Air Base Krumovo in a morning light. 1 http://www.balakchiev.com/files/media/files/94f99d49d23251598205ea43ac8e8ed6/Krumovo_01.jpg 2 http://www.balakchiev.com/files/media/files/ea8b7f162246bdb60d474a15933a9579/Krumovo_02.jpg 3 http://www.balakchiev.com/files/media/f...

The official presentation of the third Bulgarian Air Force C-27J Spartan (073) and the new hangar of 16th Transport Air Base Vrajdebna. 1 http://balakchiev.com/files/media/files/e9e648292cb55c32cd480101e9d8deb4/vrajdebna_10.jpg 2 http://balakchiev.com/files/media/files/93b18caaf42313bd93fa7e909e8687...

The Thracian Spring 2009 exercise took place in Bezmer Air Base in March 2009. U.S. Air Forces in Europe participated with C-130 Hercules from 86th Airlift Wing, permanently based in Ramstein, Germany. The Bulgarian Air Force were represented by Su-25K from Bezmer, two AS 532AL Cougar from Krumovo A...

Celebrations on the occasion of 60th anniversary of the Air Base. Unfortunately the weather was against us... 1. http://balakchiev.com/files/media/files/3e912362fedfda603317165155dcd6bd/Graf_02.jpg 2. http://balakchiev.com/files/media/files/6a023859839d0162df5bf9cae3b5a6f9/Graf_03.jpg 3. http://bala...

Some high quality photos from the landing of the two Mirages - http://www.airplane-pictures.net/news.php?p=929

Back in 2008 - in the begining of September serious forest fires broke out and the Bulgarian state is unable to cope with the problem without outside intervention. France and Spain have sent CL-415 planes to help and to put the situation under control. 08.09.2008 1 http://balakchiev.com/files/media/...

Bulgarian Border Police ordered three A109 and one A139 helicopters for monitoring of the EU external border. The first A109E arrived in Bulgaria on 26 March: http://www.balakchiev.com/Photos/Aviation/2010_Agusta_arrivals/A109_01.jpg Now flying with LZ-BMB registration. On 27 november the A139 has l...

Thans guys for your kind words it means a lot of me.

For those who wants to see the whole report - http://www.balakchiev.com/Photos/Aviati ... _training/

Very sorry for the inconvenience. I reduced the number of photos to 40.

19 and 20 May - two days intensive flights of the helicopters from Krumovo Air Base over the Black Sea with refueling stop in Bezmer. 1 http://www.balakchiev.com/Photos/Aviation/2010_Sea_training/sea_training_03.jpg 2 http://www.balakchiev.com/Photos/Aviation/2010_Sea_training/sea_training_04.jpg 3 ...

Russian prime minister made a short visit to bulgarian capital this saturday. Unfortunately, the departure was after sunset. 1 http://www.balakchiev.com/Photos/Aviation/2010_Putin_in_Sofia/RA-02803-302.jpg 2 http://www.balakchiev.com/Photos/Aviation/2010_Putin_in_Sofia/RA-96012-102.jpg 3 http://www....

The light is comming from huge searchlight which illuminates the landing place.

Pictures from Tuesday - regular flights in 24 Vertoletna Avio Baza (24.VAB) Krumovo. http://balakchiev.com/Photos/Aviation/2010_Krumovo_Regular_Flights/Krumovo_01.jpg http://balakchiev.com/Photos/Aviation/2010_Krumovo_Regular_Flights/Krumovo_02.jpg http://balakchiev.com/Photos/Aviation/2010_Krumovo_...

Thanks guys! I'm happy to hear that you like pictures from my country.


Some answers:

- durring the takeoffs I was about 10 meters from the RWY.

- the whole report was made for three days - 12,14, 21 of October.