5th Air Command

The 5th Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 5. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 5. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force.

5th Air Command 5. vazduhoplovna komanda
Active	1959–1964
Disbanded	1964
Country	Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Air Force
Type	Division
Size	5 regiments
HQ	Pleso

History

It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, year due to the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the 37th Aviation Division 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 5th Aviation Corps.

The commanders of Air command was Radoslav Jović.[1]

Organization

1959-1961

• 5th Air Command[2]
  • • 289th Signal Battalion
    • 379th Engineering Battalion
    • Liaison Squadron of 5th Air Command
    • Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command
  • 5th Air Reconnaissance Regiment
  • 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment
  • 109th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
  • 111th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
  • 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 151st Air Base
  • 258th Air Base
  • 474th Air Base

1961-1964

• 5th Air Command[3]
  • • 289th Signal Battalion
    • 379th Engineering Battalion
  • 5th Air Reconnaissance Regiment
  • 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment
  • 109th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
  • 111th Support Aviation Regiment
  • 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 151st Air Base
  • 258th Air Base
  • 474th Air Base

Headquarters

• Pleso

Commanding officers

• Colonel Radoslav Jović

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.