7th Air Command

7th Air Command 7. vazduhoplovna komanda
Active	1959–1964
Country	Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Air Force
Type	Division
Size	2 regiments
HQ	Rajlovac
Disbanded	1964

The 7th Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: 7. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 7. ваздухопловна команда) was a joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force.

History

It was established by the order from June 27, 1959 year due the "Drvar" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the command of 37th Aviation Division with command at Rajlovac. In 1961 it suffered a changes in the organization.

By the new "Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force, on May 2, 1964, 7th Air Command has been disbanded. Its units were attached to 1st Aviation Corps. The commanders of Air command was Svetozar Radojević.^[1]

Organization

1959-1961

• 7th Air Command^[2]
  • • 207th Signal Battalion
    • Liaison Squadron of 7th Air Command
    • Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 7th Air Command
  • 7th Air Reconnaissance Regiment
  • 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (1960)
  • 399th Air Base

1961-1964

• 7th Air Command^[3]
  • • 463rd Light Combat Aviation Squadron
    • 892nd Liaison Aviation Squadron
  • 7th Air Reconnaissance Regiment
  • 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
  • 399th Air Base

Headquarters

• Rajlovac

Commanding officers

• Colonel Svetozar Radojević

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.