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1st Air Command

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Active
  
1959–1964

Branch
  
Yugoslav Air Force

Size
  
4-5 regiments

Country
  
Yugoslavia

Type
  
Division

HQ
  
Batajnica Air Base

The 1st Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 1. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 1. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force.

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History

It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, year due the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the 44th Aviation Division with command at Batajnica. In 1961 it suffered a changes in the organization.

By the new "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force, on May 2, 1964 1st Air Command was transformed in to 1st Aviation Corps.

The commanders of Air command was Nikola Lekić.

1959-1961

  • 1st Air Command
  • 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
  • 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

  • Batajnica

    • Commanding officers

  • Colonel Nikola Lekić

    • References

    1st Air Command Wikipedia
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