3rd Air Command
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| 3rd Air Command 3. vazduhoplovna komanda | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1959–1964 |
| Disbanded | 1964 |
| Country | File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Yugoslav Air Force |
| Type | Division |
| Size | 5 regiments |
| HQ | Skopki Petrovac |
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The 3rd Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 3. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 3. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force.
History
[edit | edit source]It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, on November 23, same year per the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the 39th Aviation Division with command at Batajnica. In 1961 it suffered a change inorganization.
By the new "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force, 3rd Air Command has been disbanded. Its units were attached to 1st Aviation Corps.
The commanders of Air command was Nikola Lekić.[1]
Organization
[edit | edit source]1959-1961
[edit | edit source]- 1st Air Command[2]
- 94th Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 198th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 81st Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 107th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 116th Fighter Aviation Regiment (1959-1960)
- 161st Air Base
- 165th Air Base
1961-1964
[edit | edit source]- 1st Air Command[3]
Headquarters
[edit | edit source]Commanding officers
[edit | edit source]- Colonel Dušan Vlaisavljević
References
[edit | edit source]- 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
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