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    Aviation photography by Georgi Petkov

    Please excuse me about all missing galleries. I simply don’t have enough time to process all images since 90s. Last updated on 25 April 2022

    Balkan Spartan 2017

    Tweet Balkan Spartan 2017 took place at Sofia Airport (military side) between June 7th and 16th 2017. Participants were Bulgarian Air Force, Italian Air Force, Lithuanian Air Force and with crew only – Slovakia.

    F-35 visit in Bulgaria

    Tweet On April 28th, 2017 two USAF F-35 Lightning II arrived at Graf Ignatievo Airbase, Bulgaria. Both jets are part of group of 8 aircraft from 34th Fighter Squadron based in Hill AFB that are currently deployed at RAF Lakenheath, UK

    Gifu Airshow, Japan 2016.2

    Tweet 30 October 2016 – the second day of my trip. This was the first really big event I visited. JASDF make sure the static exposition was perfect. They even showed us their new Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin. The event was huge with enormous amount of people and a lot of flying activity with really beautiful...

    Shimofusa Airshow, Japan 2016.1

    Tweet Right after I landed at Narita, Japan on October 29th, 2016 I drove to the near by Shimofusa Airshow. It was small airshow for Japanese standards but with some nice visitors.

    65th anniversary of Bezmer Airbase

    Tweet On 7th October 2016 ceremony was held at Bezmer Airbase to celebrate its 65th anniversary and the 30th anniversary in service with the Bulgarian Air Force of Sukhoi Su-25. Gates were opened at 9am and the celebration started at 10am with speech of the Chief of Defence. On static display were two single-seaters Sukhoi...

    Exercise Thracian Eagle 2015-1

    Tweet In April 2015 bilateral exercise Thracian Eagle 2015-1 was held at Graf Ignatievo Airbase. The participants were BuAF MiG-29, Su-25, anti-aircraft missile complexes and F-15C/D Eagle from 159th Fighter Wing – Louisiana Air National Guard based in New Orleans, LA. During the missions, pilots have trained on air-to-air fighting and on the Balkan country’s anti-aircraft missile defence...

    Textron Scorpion demonstration at Graf Ignatievo AB

    Tweet On 24th June 2015 at Graf Ignatievo airbase Textron presented its new light attack trainer Scorpion. The main goal was to demonstrate its capabilities to the Bulgarian Air Force. As part of demonstration two Bulgarian military pilots flew with Textron instructor pilots. As stated by Textron representatives Scorpion is offered to Bulgarian Air Force...

    Night flights at Graf Ignatievo Airbase

    Tweet On 8th September 2015 I had the privilege to visit the airbase for my last night photosession of the veteran MiG-21. The gallery is below.

    BuAF MiG-21 farewell

    Tweet MiG-21 farewell ceremony took place at Graf Ignatievo Airbase on 18 December 2015. That day was the last day MiG-21 flew with the Bulgarian Air Force.

    Thracian Eagle 2016 – arrival day

    Tweet Today 28th April 2016, eight USAF F-15 arrived at Graf Ignatievo AB for Thracian Eagle 2016 exercise.
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