5th Air Command

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5th Air Command
5. vazduhoplovna komanda
Active1959–1964
Disbanded1964
Country Yugoslavia
BranchYugoslav Air Force
TypeDivision
Size5 regiments
HQPleso

The 5th Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 5. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 5. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force.

History[]

It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, year due to the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the 37th Aviation Division with command at Pleso. In 1961 it suffered a change in the organization.

By the new "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force, on May 2, 1964 5th Air Command was transformed into 5th Aviation Corps.

The commanders of Air command was Radoslav Jović.[1]

Organization[]

1959-1961[]

1961-1964[]

Headquarters[]

  • Pleso

Commanding officers[]

  • Colonel Radoslav Jović

References[]

Notes and citations
  1. ^ Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 353.
  2. ^ Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defense - Order of Battle Plan 'DRVAR-I' 1960
  3. ^ Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defense - Order of Battle Plan 'DRVAR-I' 1961
Bibliography
  • Dimitrijević, Bojan (2012). Jugoslovensko ratno vazduhoplovstvo. Beograd: Institut za savremenu istoriju. ISBN 8674031633.
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