1st Air Command

The 1st Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 1. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 1. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of the Yugoslav Air Force.

1st Air Command 1. vazduhoplovna komanda
Active	1959–1964
Disbanded	1964
Country	Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Air Force
Type	Division
Size	4-5 regiments
HQ	Batajnica Air Base

History

It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, year due to the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the 44th Aviation Division with command at Batajnica. In 1961 it suffered a change in the organization.

By the new "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force, on May 2, 1964, 1st Air Command was transformed into 1st Aviation Corps.

The commanders of Air command was Nikola Lekić.[1]

Organization

1959-1961

• 1st Air Command[2]
  • • 112th Signal Battalion
    • Liaison Squadron of 1st Air Command
    • Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 1st Air Command
  • 1st Air Reconnaissance Regiment
  • 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
  • 204th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
  • 119th Transport Aviation Regiment
  • 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 177th Air Base
  • 191st Air Base

1961-1964

• 1st Air Command[3]
  • • 112th Signal Battalion
    • 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

Commanding officers

• Colonel Nikola Lekić

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.