3rd Air Command

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

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

History

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

1959-1961

1961-1964

Headquarters

  • Skoipski Petrovac

Commanding officers

  • Colonel Dušan Vlaisavljević

References

Notes and citations
Bibliography
  • Dimitrijević, Bojan (2012). Jugoslovensko ratno vazduhoplovstvo. Beograd: Institut za savremenu istoriju. ISBN 8674031633.
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