Active 1964–1992 Branch Yugoslav Air Force Size 5 regiments | Country Yugoslavia Type Corps HQ Niš | |
The 3rd Corps of Air Force and Air Defense (Serbo-Croatian: 3. korpus ratnog vazduhoplovstva i protivvazdušne odbrane/ 3. корпус ратног ваздухопловства и противваздушне одбране) was an joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force established in 1964 as 1st Aviation Corps (Serbo-Croatian: 1. vazduhoplovni korpus / 1. ваздухопловни корпус).
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1st Aviation Corps
The 1st Aviation Corps was formed by order from May 8, 1964 due the "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force. It was created by transformation of 1st Air Command and its consolidation with units from 3rd Air Command and 7th Air Command. It consisted all aviation units from eastern part of Yugoslavia at military airports Batajnica, Lađevci, Niš, Skoplje and Priština.
By order from December 25, 1967 the command of 1st Aviation Corps has been relocated from Zemun to Niš. By order from February, 1986, it was renamed in to 3rd Corps of Air Force and Air Defense.
In this period commanders of 1st Aviation Corps were Dušan Vlaisavljević, Ljubiša Ćurguz, Stevan Roglić, Borivoje Petkov and Miloš Bajčetić.
3rd Corps of Air Force and Air Defense
The 3rd Corps of Air Force and Air Defense was forme in February 1986, by order to organize three corps of Air Force and Air Defense. The corps area of responsibility was south-east part of Yugoslavia. It's aviation units were based at Niš, Skoplje, Lađevci, Priština and Golubovci military airports.
Units of 3rd Corps of Air Force and Air Defense have participated in combat operations since end of June 1991 as assistance for other corps.
By June 1992 the 3rd Corps of Air Force and Air Defense has been disbanded, and its command was reorganized into command of Aviation Corps of newly formed Air Force of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
In this period commanders of 3rd Corps of Air Force and Air Defense were Marko Kulić and Ljubiša Veličković.