The 1st Air Command (''
Serbo-Croatian
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: 1. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 1. ваздухопловна команда'') was a joint unit of the Yugoslav Air Force from 1959 to 1964, serving as the premier air force unit within 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. This included the utilization of NATO and Soviet aircraft, and the eventual dissolution of the 1st Air Command in 1964.
History
It was established by the order on 27 June, 1959 due to the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the
44th Aviation Division
The 44th Aviation Division (''Serbo-Croatian: 44. vazduhoplovna divizija/ 44. ваздухопловна дивизија'') was a unit originally established in 1945 as the 3rd Aviation Fighter Division (''Serbo-Croatian: 3. vazduhoplovna lovač ...
with command at Batajnica. In 1961, it suffered a change in the organization.
On 2 May, 1964, due to the new "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of the Yugoslav Air Force, the 1st Air Command was transformed into the
1st Aviation Corps
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Its commander was Nikola Lekić.
Organization
1959-1961
*1st Air Command
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112th Signal Battalion
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Liaison Squadron of 1st Air Command
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Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 1st Air Command
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1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment
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88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
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204th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
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119th Transport Aviation Regiment
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103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
The 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (''Serbo-Croatian: 103. izviđački avijacijski puk / 103. извиђачки авијацијски пук'') was a unit established in 1947 as the Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (''Serbo-Croatian: izvi ...
**177th Air Base
**191st Air Base
1961-1964
*1st Air Command
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***112th Signal Battalion
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*11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12
* one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11
Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
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*** 460th Light Combat Aviation Squadron
** 1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment
** 204th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
** 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
** 119th Support Aviation Regiment
**177th Air Base
**191st Air Base
Headquarters
*Batajnica
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Location and geography
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Commanding officers
*Colonel Nikola Lekić
References
;Notes and citations
;Bibliography
* {{Cite book, last= Dimitrijević, first=Bojan , title=Jugoslovensko ratno vazduhoplovstvo, year=2012, publisher=Institut za savremenu istoriju, isbn= 8674031633, location=Beograd
Air Commands of Yugoslav Air Force
Military units and formations established in 1959