The 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (''

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n aviation regiment established in 1947 as 43rd Bomber Aviation Regiment (''

: 43. vazduhoplovni bombarderski puk / 43. ваздухопловни бомбардерски пук'').

History

43rd Bomber Aviation Regiment

The 43rd Bomber Aviation Regimen was formed on 3 November 1947 at Sombor with former

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Soviet made

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bombers. It was part of 4th Aviation Bomber Division. By 1948 this regiment was renamed like all other units of Yugoslav Army, so it became the 88th Bomber Aviation Regiment. The commander of regiment was Drago Krivokapić and commissar was Živko Ranisavljević.

88th Regiment

The 88th Bomber Aviation Regiment was based at Sombor airfield until 1949, when it was dislocated to Velika Gorica/Pleso airport. By year 1959 it has moved to Batajnica Air Base. It was armed with Soviet Pe-2 bombers until 1952 when they were replaced with British made Mosquito Mk 6. Mosquitos were replaced with domestic Ikarus S-49C fighters by year 1957. By the 1961 and application of the "Drvar" reorganization for the Air Force, new type designation system is used to identify squadrons, so the two squadrons of 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment have become 235th and 236th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron. It was disbanded by the 1964 year at Batajnica. Its 236th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron was also disbanded, while the 235th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron has been independent in the

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and later attached to 98th Aviation Brigade. The commanders of regiment were Mića Marijanović, Spasen Zarevski, Miljenko Lipovščak, Ante Sardelić, Nikola Žutić, Tomaš Samardžić, Stojan Mutić, Borivoje Petkov and Stevan Leka.Dimitrijević, Bojan. ''Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992''. Beograd, 2006, p. 357.

Assignments

* 4th Aviation Bomber Division (1947-1948) *

32nd Aviation Division The 32nd Aviation Division (''Serbo-Croatian: 32. vazduhoplovna divizija/ 32. ваздухопловна дивизија'') was a Yugoslavian military air unit originally established in 1945 as the 4th Aviation Bomber Division (''Serbo-Croatia ...

(1948-1959) *

1st Air Command 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, serving as the premier air force unit within Yugoslavia. The unit served ...

(1959–1964)

Previous designations

*43rd Bomber Aviation Regiment (1947-1948) *88th Bomber Aviation Regiment (1948-1957) *88th Fighter Aviation Regiment (1957-1960) *88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (1960-1964)

Organization

1961-1964

*88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment ** 235th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron ** 236th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron

Bases stationed

* Sombor (1947-1949) * Velika Gorica/

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(1949-1959) * Batajnica (1959-1964)

Commanding officers

Equipment

(1947–1952) * de Havilland Mosquito Mk 6 (1952–1957) *

Ikarus S-49C The Ikarus S-49 was a Yugoslav single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft built for the Yugoslav Air Force ( sh, Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna obrana – RV i PVO) shortly after World War II. Following the Tito–Stalin Split in 1948 ...

(1957-1959) *

F-84G Thunderjet The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 first flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thun ...

(1959-1964)

References

{{Reflist Regiments of Yugoslav Air Force Military units and formations established in 1947 Military units and formations disestablished in 1964