10th Composite Aviation Corps

The 10th Composite Aviation Corps (10ти Смесен Авиационен Корпус) was a military formation of the Bulgarian Air Force.

It was established in September 1961 and its first commander was Major-General Simeon Simeonov (general). The new corps headquarters was mainly composed of officers from the command of 2nd Air Defence Corps (in Yambol) and from the command of the just disbanded 10th Fighter Air Division in Graf Ignatievo, hence the number. The airport in Plovdiv was determined to be the headquarters of the new formation. Parallel to the formation of the corps commenced the formation of 44th Helicopter Air Regiment, also at the Plovdiv airport. In 1961 the air corps included:


 * 2 fighter air regiments (15th FAR in Ravnets and 21st in Uzundzhovo), flying MiG-15s, 17s and 19s
 * 2 fighter-bomber air regiments (22nd FBAR in Bezmer and 25th in Cheshnegirovo), flying MiG-15s and 17s
 * 1 reconnaissance air regiment (26th RAR in Tolbukhin), flying MiG-15bis and Il-28s
 * 1 transport air regiment (16th RAR in Vrazhdebna), flying Li-2s and Il-14s
 * 1 helicopter air regiment (44th HAR in Plovdiv), flying 3 Mi-4s and 4 Mi-1s initially
 * signals battalion
 * 10th Radiotechnical Battalion
 * 19th Fighter Air Regiment was included temporarily at Graf Ignatievo, flying MiG-19S/PMs