1st Air Command
The 1st Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 1. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 1. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of the Yugoslav Air Force.
| 1st Air Command 1. vazduhoplovna komanda | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1959–1964 |
| Disbanded | 1964 |
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| Branch | Yugoslav Air Force |
| Type | Division |
| Size | 4-5 regiments |
| HQ | Batajnica Air Base |
History
It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, year due to the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the 44th Aviation Division with command at Batajnica. In 1961 it suffered a change in the organization.
By the new "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force, on May 2, 1964, 1st Air Command was transformed into 1st Aviation Corps.
The commanders of Air command was Nikola Lekić.[1]
Organization
1959-1961
- 1st Air Command[2]
- 112th Signal Battalion
- Liaison Squadron of 1st Air Command
- Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 1st Air Command
- 1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment
- 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 204th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 119th Transport Aviation Regiment
- 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
- 177th Air Base
- 191st Air Base
1961-1964
- 1st Air Command[3]
- 112th Signal Battalion
- 460th Light Combat Aviation Squadron
- 1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment
- 204th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 119th Support Aviation Regiment
- 177th Air Base
- 191st Air Base
Headquarters
Commanding officers
- Colonel Nikola Lekić
References
- Notes and citations
- Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 353.
- Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defense - Order of Battle Plan 'DRVAR-I' 1960
- Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defense - Order of Battle Plan 'DRVAR-I' 1961
- Bibliography
- Dimitrijević, Bojan (2012). Jugoslovensko ratno vazduhoplovstvo. Beograd: Institut za savremenu istoriju. ISBN 8674031633.
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