1st Air Command

1st Air Command 1. vazduhoplovna komanda
Active	1959–1964
Disbanded	1964
Country	Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Air Force
Type	Division
Size	4-5 regiments
HQ	Batajnica Air Base

The 1st Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 1. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 1. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of the Yugoslav Air Force from 1959 to 1964 and served as the premier air force unit with Yugoslavia. The unit served during a time of uncertainty for the Yugoslav Air Force, in which internal and external forces put political pressure upon the force.^{[1] [2]} This included the utilization of first NATO then Soviet aircraft, and the eventual dissolution of the 1st Air command in 1964.

History[]

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

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

The commanders of Air command was Nikola Lekić.^[3]

Organization[]

1959-1961[]

• 1st Air Command^[4]
  • • Liaison Squadron of 1st Air Command
    • Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 1st Air Command
  • 1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment
  • 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
  • 119th Transport Aviation Regiment
  • 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 177th Air Base
  • 191st Air Base

1961-1964[]

• 1st Air Command^[5]
  • • 460th Light Combat Aviation Squadron
  • 1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment
  • 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
  • 119th Support Aviation Regiment
  • 177th Air Base
  • 191st Air Base

Headquarters[]

• Batajnica

Commanding officers[]

• Colonel Nikola Lekić

References[]

Notes and citations

Bibliography

• Dimitrijević, Bojan (2012). Jugoslovensko ratno vazduhoplovstvo. Beograd: Institut za savremenu istoriju. ISBN 8674031633.