WWII most successful Bulgarian fighter pilot Poruchik ( First lieutenant) Stoyan Iliev Stoyanov
After the war he wrote the book " We defended you Sofia"
During WWII The Bulgarian Air Force used a point based system as follows:
· for the destruction of a 4-engine bomber and for the shooting-down of a flying alone, not damaged
before 4-engine bomber - 3 victories/points;
· for the damaging of a 4-engine bomber - 2 victories/points;
· for the destruction of a 2-engine bomber and for the shooting-down of a flying alone, not damaged
before 2-engine bomber - 2 victories/points;
· for the damaging of a 2-engine bomber - 2 victories/points;
· for the shooting down of an already damaged multi-engine bomber and for the shooting-down of a
fighter - 1 victory/point;
· or the damaging of a fighter - 0 victories/points.
The Victories( Points) Of The Bulgarian Fighters ( upon the information provided by Todor Muchovski, Sofia)
NAME of pilot CONFIRMED shot down (bombers+fighters) DAMAGED POINTS UNIT of pilot
Stoyanov, Stoyan Iliev 4 [3+1] 5 15 682 Jato 1.
Bochev, Petar Angelov 4 [2+2] 3 [1+2] 13 3/6 Orlyak 2.
Toplodolski, Chudomir Milanov 4 [3+1] 2 8 3/6 Orlyak
Dimitrov, Gencho 3 2 7 692 Jato
Bonchev, Nedelcho D. 3 [2+1] 1 9 652 Jato 3.
Bonev, Ivan Nenov 3 [2+1] 1 8 682 Jato 4.
Tzvetkov, Marin Angelov 2 [1+1] 5 [4+1] 10 672 Jato
Petrov, Petar Kirov 2 2 8 2/6 Orlyak
Atanasov, Krastio A. 2 [0+2] 2 [1+1] 6 F.School, 3/6 Orlyak 5., 11.
Kostakiev, Hristo Vasiliev 2 1 6 3/6 Orlyak 6.
Tzankov, Hristo Koiev 2 1 4
Shishkov, Vasil 2 [1+1] 2
Damev, Boris Velijanov 1 [0+1] 3 [2+1] 7 672 Jato
Yordanov, Nikolai 1 2 4 672 Jato
Grigorov, Mihail 1 2 [1+1] 5 672 Jato 7.
Uzunov, Mihail 1 [0+1] 2 1 672 Jato
Stoyanov, Kiril 1 [0+1] 2 3
Zagorski, Tzviatko Markov 1 1 5 3/6 Orlyak
Tonchev, Evgeni G. 1 1 5 682 Jato
Nachev, Nikola 1 1 1 1/6 Orlyak
Dakov, Dako 1 [0+1] 1 3
Kralichev, Nikola Christov 1 [0+1] 1 1 3/6 Orlyak
Terziev, Veselin 1 3
Spisarevski, Dimitar 1 3 3/6 Orlyak by ramming
Rozev, Todor Nikolov 1 3
Pavlov, Victor 1 1
Marinopolski, Stefan 1 3 8.
Krastev, Hristo 1 3 682 Jato
Ivanov, Ivan 1 3
Iliev, Bogdan 1 1
Hristov, Toshko 1 ?
Gochev, Georgi 1 3
Dimitrov, Zemen 1 3 9.
Batchvarov, Dimitar 1 3
Balgaranov, Emil 1 3
Atanasov, Viktor 1 3
Atanasov, Georgi 1 1 1/6 Orlyak 10.
Takov, Nikola 1 [0+1] 1
Somov, Dimitar 1 [0+1] 1
Petkov, Yoto 1 [0+1] 1
Iliev, Stefan 1 [0+1] 1
Kovachev, Asen 0 4 4 2/6 Orlyak
Petkovski, Alexander Alexandrov 0 4 [3+1] 7 3/6 Orlyak
Alexandrov, Vladimir 0 3 4
Stoitzev, Emil 0 3 [2+1] 3
Kondakov, Luben Zahariev 0 2 4
Konzov, Stefan 0 2 1 672 Jato
Boshnakov, Nikola 0 2 4
Sotirov, Dimitar 0 2 [1+1] 1 11.
Valchev, Nikola 0 1 2
Stayanov, Nayden 0 1 0
Stanuchev, Stanuch 0 1 0
Petrov, Hristo 0 1 2
Mateev, Atanas 0 1 0
Manolev, Petar 0 1 2
Kraevski, Paniu 0 1 0
Kolev, Nikola 0 1 2
Kyumyurdziev , Georgi Raitchev 0 1 2 12.
Iliev, Kiril 0 1 0
Georgiev, Georgi 0 1 0
Banov, Mihail Koitzev 0 1 0 3/6 Orlyak
Stefanov, Ivan 0 1 [0+1] 1
Planinski, Zahari 0 1 [0+1] 1
Petrov, Marin 0 1 [0+1] 1 612 Jato
Gruev, Tzvetan 0 1 [0+1] 1
Gigov, Asen 0 1 [0+1] 1
Common 3/6th orlyak 0 1 2
Notes:
1. Poruchyk Stoyan Iliev Stoyanov is sometimes credited with 4 individual destroyed, 1 shared
destroyed and 4 damaged for 15 points or 4 individual
destroyed, 2 shared destroyed and 3 damaged for 15 points
2. Podporuchyk Petar Angelov Bochev is sometimes credited with 3 individual destroyed, 2 shared
destroyed and 2 damaged for 13 points
3. Poruchyk Nedelcho D. Bonchev is sometimes credited with 2 individual destroyed, 1 damaged for 8
points . One victory achieved by ramming.
4. Podporuchyk Ivan Nenov Bonev is sometimes credited with 3 individual destroyed and 2 damaged
for 9 points ).
5. Kapitan Krastio A. Atanasov is sometimes credited with 1 individual destroyed, 1 shared destroyed
and 2 damaged for 5 points
6. Podporuchyk Hristo Vasiliev Kostakiev is sometimes credited with 2 individual destroyed for 6 points
7. ? Mihail Grigorov Georgiev.
8. Some sources present that Podporuchyk Stefan Marinopolski achieved 8 victories/points
10. Some sources present that Podofficer Georgi Atanasov achieved 8 victories/points
11. A pair of fighters Kapitan Krustio Atanasov Podporuchyk Dimitar Sotirov attacked one 4-engine
bomber at 30.03.1944. This must be the attack with the Avia B-135 - but most other sources say,
that the wingman of Atanasov was Yordan Ferdinandov, which shoot down one 4-engine bomber
12. According to official Bulgarian sources Podporuchyk Georgi Kyumyurdziev damaged one 4-engine
bomber. In fact he surely shot down one fighter P-38 Lightning. Landed at a village near Pernik.
Some sources present that G. Kyumyurdziev achieved one confirmed victory and one damaged
