TRAINING OF AIR FORCE PILOTS AT THE JUNKERS TRAINING WING IN THE PERIOD 1940-1945 Cover Image

ОБУЧЕНИЕТО В ЮНКЕРСКИЯ УЧЕБЕН ОРЛЯК НА ЛЕТАТЕЛЕН СЪСТАВ ЗА НУЖДИТЕ НА ВЪЗДУШНИТЕ ВОЙСКИ В ПЕРИОДА 1940-1945 ГОДИНА
TRAINING OF AIR FORCE PILOTS AT THE JUNKERS TRAINING WING IN THE PERIOD 1940-1945

Author(s): Manush Hristov
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Сдружение „Академия за иновации и устойчивост“
Keywords: military education; aviation education; military training units; air force; junkers training wing
Summary/Abstract: In 2018, 140 years have passed since the establishment of the military education system in Bulgaria. Almost concurrently with the military education system, aviation education has also been developing. Deployment of well rationalized and organized chain of specialized military training units took place in Bulgaria. Among them, with its contribution and activity in favor of the development of the Air Force stands out Junkers training wing, deployed at Sofia Airport. Taking into account the fact mentioned above, this exposition aims to distinguish the role and the place of this remarkable training unit, that gave wings to hundreds of men who stand up for protection of the Bulgarian sky during the years of the worst hardships for Bulgaria during the World War II.