150th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment 150. lovačko-bombarderski avijacijski puk | |
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Active | 1952–1958 |
Disbanded | 1958 |
Country | |
Branch | Yugoslav Air Force |
Size | 1 aviation squadron |
Part of | 29th Aviation Division |
Garrison/HQ | Niš Airport |
The 150th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian : 150. lovačko-bombarderski avijacijski puk, 150. ловачко-бомбардерски авијацијски пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1952 as part of the SFR Yugoslav Air Force. The regimental headquarters was stationed at Niš Airport until the regiment was disbanded in 1958.
Military aviation is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling aerial warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Airpower includes the national means of conducting such warfare, including the intersection of transport and war craft. Military aircraft include bombers, fighters, transports, trainer aircraft, and reconnaissance aircraft.
Niš Constantine the Great Airport, located 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of downtown Niš in the suburbs of Medoševac and Popovac. It is the second-largest and second-busiest airport in Serbia, after Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.
The 150th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment was formed on 1 February 1952, pursuant to an order issued on 7 December 1951, with its command at Niš Airport. The regiment was part of the 29th Aviation Division. It consisted of one squadron equipped with US-built F-47D Thunderbolt fighter aircraft. It was disbanded by the beginning of 1958, with its aircraft, personnel and equipment transferred to other units of the 29th Aviation Division. [1]
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Date appointed | Name |
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Ante Sardelić | |
Ivan Javor | |
Svetolik Muždeka | |
Franc Rupnik | |
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