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Avia B-35 / B-135 family

A Czechoslovak monoplane fighter development that continued into the small-production B-135 operated by Bulgaria.

Archive ID: afm_0000307
Avia B-35 / B-135 family, shown in the selected representative source image.Unknown photographer / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — anonymous work / term expiredImage source

A Czechoslovak monoplane fighter development that continued into the small-production B-135 operated by Bulgaria.

Primary roleFighter
First flight1938
Service entry1942
OriginCzechoslovakia
ManufacturerAvia
Documented variants2
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Development

Avia B-35 / B-135 family was developed by Avia in Czechoslovakia as a fighter. The family first flew in 1938 and entered service in 1942. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, Avia B-35 / B-135 family is represented primarily in the fighter role. The sourced variant records include service with Bulgarian Air Force. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War II. Role tags attached to the family include air superiority.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include B-35.2 and B-135.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
B-135ProductionFighterBulgarian Air Force
B-35.2ProductionFighterBulgarian Air Force

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Aircraft Built and Flown — Salamander · Tier 3