104th Training Aviation Regiment

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104th Training Aviation Regiment
104. vazduhoplovni školski puk
Active 1945 - 1959
Disbanded 1959-1960
CountryFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Branch Yugoslav Air Force
Part of


The 104th Training Aviation Regiment ( Serbo-Croatian: 104. vazduhoplovni školski puk / 104. ваздухопловни школски пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1945 as 1st Training Aviation Regiment ( Serbo-Croatian: 1. vazduhoplovni školski puk / 1. ваздухопловни школски пук) as part of the SFR Yugoslav Air Force.

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History

1st Training Aviation Regiment

The 1st Training Aviation Regiment was formed on November 1, 1945, by order from August of same year. It was created at Pančevo from training squadron, as part of Military Aviation College. It was equipped with Soviet-made Po-2 and UT-2 and Yugoslav Aero-2 training aircraft. By the May 1946 the regiment had composed from four squadrons, and by November same year number of squadrons was reduced.

By the 1948 year this regiment was renamed like all other units of Yugoslav Army, so it has become 104th Training Aviation Regiment.

The commanders of regiment in this period were Predrag Ilić and Svetislav Nešović. Commissars was Milan Jovanović. [1]

104th Training Aviation Regiment

The 104th Training Aviation Regiment was based at Pančevo airfield for short period. By year 1949 it was dislocated to Mostar airport, where it has remain until it was disbanded. It was equipped with Soviet Yakovlev trainer-fighters and domestic made trainers.

Pančevo Airport

Pančevo Airport is an airport near the city of Pančevo, Serbia near Belgrade. The airport is mostly used for general aviation operations. It has a single grass runway 1,000 metres long and 60 metres wide.

Mostar Airport airport

Mostar International Airport is an airport near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the village of Ortiješ, 4 NM southeast of Mostar's railway station.

In year 1956 regiment was reformed in to 1st Pilot School, which existed until 1959/1960.

The commanders of regiment in this period were Svetislav Nešović, Mido Rakočević, Edo Banfić and Luka Popov. [2]

Assignments

Previous designations

Bases stationed

Kovin Airport

Kovin Airport is an airport in the Kovin Municipality, Vojvodina, Serbia. The airport is near the town of Smederevo and 45 km (28 mi) east of central Belgrade.

Omoljica Village in Vojvodina, Serbia

Omoljica is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Pančevo municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village population is 6,309 people.

Kačarevo Town in Vojvodina, Serbia

Kačarevo is a town in northern Serbia, situated in the municipality of Pančevo, South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 7,100 people.

Commanding officers

Date appointedName
Predrag Ilić
Svetislav Nešović
Mido Rakočević
Edo Banfić
Luka Popov

Equipment

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References

  1. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 356.
  2. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 358.