Georgi Petkov Photography https://gpetkov.com Aviation Photography Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:28:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 HEMS Bulgaria – landing pad Plovidv opening ceremony https://gpetkov.com/en/hems-landing-pad-plovidv-umbal-st-george/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hems-landing-pad-plovidv-umbal-st-george Sun, 08 Sep 2024 13:34:08 +0000 https://gpetkov.com/?p=686
]]> Shabla 2023 https://gpetkov.com/en/shabla-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shabla-2023 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 07:16:20 +0000 https://gpetkov.com/?p=649

Shabla 2023 exercise took place in June 2023
]]> Enhanced Air Policing by Netherlands https://gpetkov.com/en/enhanced-air-policing-by-netherlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enhanced-air-policing-by-netherlands Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:51:11 +0000 https://gpetkov.com/?p=622




On 6 April 2022 directly from Leeuwarden, Netherlands 4 RNLAF F-35 from 332 Squadronr arrived at Graf Ignatievo Airbase, Bulgaria to be part of the NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission.

The aim of the mission is to provide help and to secure NATO’s eastern flank countries regarding the tense situation with Russia.

The Dutch detachment is scheduled to remain in Bulgaria until the beginning of June and it will be replaced by detachment from another unspecified country.

]]> Wildfire near Yugovo village https://gpetkov.com/en/wildfire-near-yugovo-village/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wildfire-near-yugovo-village Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:59:48 +0000 https://gpetkov.com/?p=603




]]> New life for the Bulgarian Sukhoi Su-25 https://gpetkov.com/en/new-life-for-the-bulgarian-sukhoi-su-25/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-life-for-the-bulgarian-sukhoi-su-25 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:38:11 +0000 https://gpetkov.com/?p=578




The Bulgarian Su-25 has been recently modernized. The original text of the article is in the Bulgarian version.

]]> St. George’s – Day of bravery https://gpetkov.com/en/st-georges-day-of-bravery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=st-georges-day-of-bravery Thu, 07 May 2020 20:13:01 +0000 https://gpetkov.com/?p=556
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]]> Be Soldier campaign in Plovdiv https://gpetkov.com/en/be-soldier-campaign-in-plovdiv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-soldier-campaign-in-plovdiv Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:10:34 +0000 https://gpetkov.com/?p=531




]]> Thracian Autumn 2019 https://gpetkov.com/en/thracian-autumn-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thracian-autumn-2019 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 20:35:21 +0000 https://gpetkov.com/?p=519




]]> 61st Anniversary of Bezmer Airbase https://gpetkov.com/en/61st-anniversary-of-bezmer-airbase/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=61st-anniversary-of-bezmer-airbase Sun, 17 Jun 2018 13:47:03 +0000 http://gpetkov.com/?p=469




]]> European Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course EAATTC 17-1 https://gpetkov.com/en/european-advanced-airlift-tactics-training-course-eaattc-17-1-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=european-advanced-airlift-tactics-training-course-eaattc-17-1-2 Sat, 17 Feb 2018 14:29:23 +0000 http://gpetkov.com/?p=453




Between 26th March and 6th April 2017 the first part of European Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course was held at Plovdiv International Airport.

The exercise was initiated by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and run together with the European Air Transport Command (EATC). Participating countries were five with five transport planes and more than 100 personnel.

Belgium and Netherlands participated with C-130H, Bulgaria and Italy with C-27J, Czech Republic with C-295M.

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