Avia Bš.122 - Bulgarian trainer from WWII

The Avia Bš.122 aerobatic training aircraft, powered by a Walter Castor II engine, was produced in a series of 45 units for the Czechoslovak Army.
The aircraft was a further development of the Ba.122 special aerobatic aircraft.
The prototype first flew on August 11, 1936, flown by factory pilot O. Košař.
From November 5, 1936 to July 26, 1937, it was transferred to the VTLU (Air Force Training Center) in Letňany, where it completed a total of 365 takeoffs.
The production aircraft were assigned to the training squadron of the 4th Aviation Regiment in Hradec Králové and the VLU (Air Force Training Center) in Prostějov and Cheb.
After the partition of the republic and the occupation in March 1939, the Bš.122.27 and Bš.122.44 aircraft remained in Slovakia.
In 1940, four more aircraft were purchased in Germany: 122.11.12, 122.37, and 39.
They were then used for training, probably at the flight school in Trenčín.
The Germans sold another 12 aircraft to Bulgaria, where they were also used for training.
Shortly after the occupation, the Luftwaffe also used the aircraft for training.

Plastic model kit

• with photo-etched parts
• with resin parts

Scale 1:72

unbuilt / unpainted

Paint and glue not included