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: 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

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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

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. The commanders of Air command was Radoslav Jović.

Organization

1959-1961

*5th Air Command *** 289th Signal Battalion ***

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*** Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command **

5th Air Reconnaissance Regiment The 5th Air Reconnaissance Regiment (''Serbo-Croatian: 5. puk VOJIN / 5. пук ВОЈИН'') was an air reconnaissance and guidance regiment established in 1955 as 275th Air Reconnaissance Regiment, part of the SFR Yugoslav Air Force. History T ...

117th Fighter Aviation Regiment The 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment (''Serbo-Croatian: 117. lovački avijacijski puk / 117. ловачки авијацијски пук'') was a unit established in 1944 as the 112th Fighter Aviation Regiment (''Serbo-Croatian: 112. vazduhoplovni ...

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111th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment 111th may refer to: *111th Delaware General Assembly, a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government *111th Engineer Brigade (United States), a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army *111th Field Artillery Regiment (United S ...

184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment The 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment ( sh-Latn, 184. izviđački avijacijski puk, 184. извиђачки авијацијски пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1948 as the Night Bomber Aviation Regiment ( sh-Latn, Vazduhoplo ...

**151st Air Base **258th Air Base **474th Air Base

1961-1964

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**151st Air Base **258th Air Base **474th Air Base

Headquarters

Pleso Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport ( hr, Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb) or Zagreb Airport ( hr, Zračna luka Zagreb) () is an international airport serving Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest and busiest airport in Croatia. In 2019 it handled 3. ...

Commanding officers

*Colonel Radoslav Jović

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