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466th Light Combat Aviation Squadron

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Active
  
1973 – 1982

Branch
  
Yugoslav Air Force

Role
  
Training Light Combat

Country
  
Yugoslavia

Type
  
Squadron

Part of
  
5th Aviation Corps

The 466th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (Serbo-Croatian: 466. eskadrila lake borbene avijacije / 466. ескадрила лаке борбене авијације) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force formed by order from March 7, 1978 at Cerklje military air base as part of 82nd Aviation Brigade.

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The squadron was formed with 467th Light Combat Aviation Squadron from 460th Light Combat Aviation Squadron equipment, domestic-made Soko J-20 Kraguj counter-insurgency aircraft. By order from November 1976, in 1978 squadron has been dislocated to Lučko airfield and it was reatached to 5th Aviation Corps as independent squadron.

Squadeon was disbanded by order from April 15, 1982. On its place 711th Anti-Armored Helicopter Squadron was formed.

Assignments

  • 82nd Aviation Brigade (1973-1978)
  • 5th Aviation Corps (1978-1982)

    • Bases stationed

  • Cerklje (1973–1978)
  • Lučko (1978-1982)

    • Equipment

  • Soko J-20 Kraguj (1973–1982)

    • References

    466th Light Combat Aviation Squadron Wikipedia
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