Misplaced Pages

#149850

13-475: (Redirected from B-34 ) B34 may refer to: Avia B-34 , a biplane fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in the early 1930s Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon , Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code Lockheed B-34 Lexington , a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces Unterseeboot B-34 ,

26-731: A Bk-534 (HT Model Special). Jiri Vrany. Avia B-534 (MBI). Slovensk%C3%A9 vzdu%C5%A1n%C3%A9 zbrane One of the SVZ's first air battles was in the Slovak–Hungarian War in March 1939 in which Hungary occupied Carpathian Ruthenia and parts of southern Slovakia. In this the SVZ suffered some losses against Royal Hungarian Air Force . The SVZ also took part in the German Invasion of Poland . The SVZ took part in Axis offensives in

39-637: A German Type UB II submarine of the German Imperial Navy during World War I [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=B34&oldid=1247661941 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

52-656: A miscellany of trainers and other minor types. However, it also had three bombers, a Bloch MB-200 , a Fokker F.VII and a Avia B-71 , a license-built copy of the SB-2 light bomber. Such a large number of Czech airmen departed for the German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia that the Slovaks were forced to reduce the numbers of squadrons to more sustainable levels. The original 5 fighter pletky (squadrons) were reduced to 3, numbers 11, 12, and 13 while

65-666: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Avia B-34 The Avia B-34 was a biplane fighter aircraft built in Czechoslovakia in the early 1930s. It was the first design of František Novotný for the Avia company and although built only in small numbers, it paved the way for the Avia B-534 . The B-34 was an all-metal single-bay biplane of conventional configuration, with tailwheel undercarriage . The mainwheels of

78-517: Is likely that the others were retired from use rather than being used for training purposes. The remaining three B-34s were retained by the new Slovenské vzdušné zbrane (Slovakian Air Force). One, perhaps two of these were still being used for training at Tri Duby airfield (today called Sliač Airport ) in August 1944. They then effectively became part of the Kombinovaná letka (combined squadron) of

91-541: The B-34.2 was fitted with an Avia Rr 29 radial engine but was never actually flown with it as the engine was not sufficiently developed. It was, however, offered to the Air Force under the redesignation B-234 . The second prototype was then fitted with an inline Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs piston engine, and later redesignated B-534.1 . The twelve production B-34s entered service with the 37 Stíhací Letka (fighter squadron) of

104-950: The Czechoslovakian Air Force in September 1934. They were retired to training duties in 1937. Despite inferior overall performance and some unpopularity, the aircraft was robust. Until the end of the First Czechoslovak Republic in March 1939, only one aircraft was lost; B-34.4 crashed and was written off in April 1937. Eight of the B-34s were handed over to the German Luftwaffe when the Czechoslovakian state ceased to exist in March 1939. At least three were soon lost in crashes and it

117-910: The Slovak Insurgent Air Force during the Slovak National Uprising against the Germans in September 1944. There is no evidence of them being used in combat at this time and if they survived the uprising they were almost certainly among the aircraft destroyed by the Slovaks before they left the airfield after the failure of the uprising. B-34.1 First prototype, flew Feb 1932 B-34.2 Second prototype, redesignated B-234 with Avia Rr 29 engine, then again as B-34.2 with Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs engine, redesignated Avia B-534 .1. B-34.3 to B-34.14 Production aircraft General characteristics Performance Armament P. Schumirast, J. Andal. Avia B-34, B-534

130-631: The Ukraine and Russian Central front sectors of the Eastern Front under the lead of Luftwaffe in the Stalingrad and Caucasus operations. The engagement in the cost it great losses of aircraft and personnel. For the rest of the war the SVZ fought US Army Air Forces and Royal Air Force raids against Slovakia. The symbol of the Slovak air force was a blue and white cross similar to

143-485: The German Balkenkreuz , with a red disc in the centre. It was carried on the tail and wings. Engine covers were painted yellow and there was a vertical line on the fuselage. Training aircraft were supplied by Germany and Italy. To defend Slovak air space, the air force used Messerschmitt Bf 109 (E and G types), Avia B-534 , and some other interceptor types. It was also helped by Luftwaffe units active in

SECTION 10

#1732790951150

156-711: The area. When Romania and the Soviet Union entered Slovakia, with some captured aircraft and defectors they organized a local Insurgent Air Force to continue the fight against Axis forces in country. Others served voluntarily in Luftwaffe units; later these air units were integrated to the reconstituted Czechoslovak Air Force after the end of the war. These were primarily assigned to Letecky Pluk (Air Regiment) 3 and numbered 79 Avia B-534 and 11 Bk-534 biplane fighters, 73 Letov S-328 biplane observation, and 15 Aero A-100 and Ab-101 biplane reconnaissance aircraft plus

169-563: The prototype were fitted with large spats . The first prototype underwent testing from 2 February 1932, leading to a large number of modifications being made, in particular the tail and engine cowling designs were considerably revised. The resulting B-34.1 served as the prototype for the 12 production machines ordered by the Czechoslovakian Air Force. These had an even larger vertical tail, interplane struts of narrower chord, and no wheel spats. A second prototype,

#149850