Type Air Base | Branch Air Force Size Brigade | |
 | ||
Active November 15, 2006 - current Role Aerial space control, Air reconnaissance, Fire support and Transport | ||
The 204th Air Brigade (Serbian: 204. Bаздухопловна бригада, 204. Vazduhoplovna brigada) is a main air base of Serbian Air Force and Air Defense for fighter training and transport aviation.
Contents
History
The 204th Air Brigade was formed on 15 November 2006 formed as successor of 204th fighter aviation regiment of ex Yugoslav air force. It is located at ex 177th air base (Batajnica Air Base), created from ex 204th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 252nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron, 890th helicopter squadron, 677th transport aviation squadron and one unit of 353rd reconnaissance squadron. The 204th fighter aviation regiment is now 101st Fighter-Aviation Squadron, 252nd fighter-bomber squadron is now 252nd Mixed-Aviation Squadron used primary for basic training and ground-attack missions, 677th transport aviation squadron and 890th helicopter squadron are now 138th Mixed-Transport-Aviation Squadron, and 353rd reconnaissance squadron unit is now 1st Reconnaissance Aviation Section.
On 7 July 2009, a MiG-29 from the 204th Air Brigade crashed during a display flight, killing Lieutenant Colonel Rade Randjelovic and a soldier on guard duty on the ground.
Organization and Structure
Tasks
In peace time, 204th Air Base units perform the following tasks:
and in war time, 204th Air Base units perform the following tasks: