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3rd Air Command

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3rd Air Command
3. vazduhoplovna komanda
Active1959–1964
Disbanded1964
Country Yugoslavia
BranchYugoslav Air Force
TypeDivision
Size5 regiments
HQSkopki Petrovac

The 3rd Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 3. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 3. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force.

History

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It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, on November 23, same year per the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the 39th Aviation Division with command at Batajnica. In 1961 it suffered a change inorganization.

By the new "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force, 3rd Air Command has been disbanded. Its units were attached to 1st Aviation Corps.

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

Organization

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1959-1961

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1961-1964

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Headquarters

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Commanding officers

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  • Colonel Dušan Vlaisavljević

References

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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.