The Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command (''

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

: Vazduhoplovna eskadrila lake borbene avijacije 5. vazduhoplovne komande / Ваздухопловна ескадрила лаке борбене авијације 5. ваздухопловне команде'') was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force formed in 1953 at Pleso airfield as the Training Squadron of 32nd Aviation Division (''

: Trenažna eskadrila 32. vazduhoplovne divizije / Тренажна ескадрила 32. ваздухопловне дивизије''). The squadron was part of 32nd Aviation Division. It was equipped with Soviet-made Yakovlev Yak-9U fighter trainers and British

de Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", or ...

fighters. In 1959, under the Drvar reorganization plan of the Yugoslav Air Force, the training squadron became the Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command. It was disbanded in April 1961.Dimitrijević, Bojan. ''Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992''. Beograd, 2006, p. 366.

Assignments

* 32nd Aviation Division (1953–1959) *

5th Air Command 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" reorganiz ...

(1959–1961)

Previous designations

*Training Squadron of 32nd Aviation Division (1953–1959) *Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command (1959–1961)

Equipment

* de Havilland Mosquito Mk 6 (1953–1961) * Yakovlev Yak-9U (1953–1959)

References

Yugoslav Air Force squadrons Military units and formations established in 1953