| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw-44 Stieglitz |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw-44 Stieglitz |
| Aircraft Version: | DAR DAR-9 Siniger |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | Yugoslavia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Zagreb / Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Croatia |
| Collection: | Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla |
| Photo Date: | 6 November 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 527341 |
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Bulgaria took out a licence with Focke-Wulf to bulid an air force trainer based on the Fw-44 Stieglitz. The DAR 9 was the initial designation, powered by a Siemens-Halske Sh-14-radial engine. Surviving aircraft after WWII were re-engined with Walter Minor 6.III inline engines, being designated DAR-9A, due to difficulty in procuring spares and the poor condition of the Sh-14 engines. DAR-9s were used for training in Bulgaria until at least 1949. Nine surplus DAR-9s were transferred to the Yugoslavian AF in 1947 but had been wfu by 1958. This is the only surviving example of the 42 built. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 December 2022, and has since been viewed 1096 times. |