Today, October 14, the Bulgarian Aviation Industry Association (BAIA) will join the celebratory events on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Bulgarian Air Force (BAF) – 16 October. President Todor Ivandjikov will attend the annual “Meeting of Generations” at the “G. S. Rakovski” Military Academy. It is organized by the Bulgarian Air Force Foundation. Our aviation veterans will have the opportunity to meet and reminisce the glorious times.
The “Meeting of Generations” at the Military Academy will be held under the theme “Supporting Youth, Professional and Scientific Aspirations”. The meeting is expected to be attended by the Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force – Major General Dimitar Petrov. The full program of the event can be viewed here:
In the meantime, the Bulgarian Air Force Foundation announced that events of the air veterans will be held in Plovdiv and Stara Zagora.
Plovdiv
On the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Bulgarian Aviation, the Initiative Committee organizes a celebration on October 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm at the restaurant Yuzhen Polach.
Stara Zagora
The traditional meeting of the helicopter pilots for the Air Force anniversary will be held on 15.10.2021 at 18.00 in the park next to the Mi-24 helicopter, board N 109. In connection with the fact that we are going to celebrate next year (2022) the 40th anniversary of the founding of the 13th Helicopter Regiment Combat Helicopters Stara Zagora, it will be necessary to raise funds to replace the helicopter panels and other needs, for this purpose a nice brandy in an anniversary bottle will be offered. Given the epidemiological situation the meeting will be held in the park.