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119th Helicopter Brigade
The 119th Helicopter Brigade (''Serbian: 119. хеликоптерска бригада'' / ) was a transport aviation unit of Yugoslav and FR Yugoslav Air Force established in 1945 as the 1st Transport Aviation Regiment (''Serbo-Croatian: 1. / 1. ваздухопловни транспортни пук''). History 1st Transport Aviation Regiment The regiment was established in the first half of August 1945, in Zemun, as Yugoslav Air Force main transport air unit. The regiment was under direct command of Yugoslav Air Force HQ. It was equipped with Soviet Lisunov Li-2 and captured Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft and other types. After the war, the regiment remained at Pleso. By 1948, the regiment was renamed, like all other units of the Yugoslav Army, becoming the 119th Transport Aviation Regiment. The commanders of the regiment in this period were Dimitrije Kovijanić, Vladimir Simić and Berislav Supek. 119th Transport Aviation and Support Aviation Regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of SFR Yugoslavia
The flag of Yugoslavia / ; sl, zastava Jugoslavije; mk, знаме на Југославија, translit=zname na Jugoslavija was the official flag of the Yugoslavia, Yugoslav state from 1918 to 1992. The flag's design and symbolism are derived from the Pan-Slavism, Pan-Slavic movement, which ultimately led to the unification of the South Slavs and the creation of a united south-Slavic state in 1918. The flag had three equal horizontal bands of blue, white, and red and was first used by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1943. A red star was added in its center by the victorious Yugoslav Partisans in World War II and this design was used until the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, whereupon the red star was removed. This version was used until the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro in 2006. Today, the flag still holds meaning to those Yugo-nostalgia, nostalgic for Yugoslavia. Design and symbolism The flag of Yugoslavia is a horizontal Triband (flag), tricolour o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aérospatiale Gazelle
The Aérospatiale Gazelle (company designations SA 340, SA 341 and SA 342) is a French five-seat helicopter, commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is powered by a single Turbomeca Astazou turbine engine and was the first helicopter to feature a fenestron tail instead of a conventional tail rotor. It was designed by Sud Aviation, later Aérospatiale, and manufactured in France and the United Kingdom through a joint production agreement with Westland Aircraft. Further manufacturing under license was performed by SOKO in Yugoslavia and the Arab British Helicopter Company (ABHCO) in Egypt. Since being introduced to service in 1973, the Gazelle has been procured and operated by a number of export customers. It has also participated in numerous conflicts around the world, including by Syria during the 1982 Lebanon War, by Rwanda during the Rwandan Civil War in the 1990s, and by numerous participants on both sides of the 1991 Gulf War. In French servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
678th Transport Aviation Squadron
The 678th Transport Aviation Squadron (''Serbo-Croatian: {{lang, hr, 678. transportna avijacijska eskadrila / 678. транспортна авијацијска ескадрила'') was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force established in April, 1961 as part of 119th Support Aviation Regiment at Zemun military airport. It was formed from squadron equipped with US-made Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo aircraft. In 1961 the squadron was dislocated from Zemun airport to Mostar airport being reassigned as independent squadron of 9th Air Command. By 1964 it was reassigned to 97th Support Aviation Regiment. The squadron has been disbanded in 1966. Its aircraft and equipment were transferred to 679th Transport Aviation Squadron of 111th Support Aviation Regiment.Dimitrijević, Bojan. ''Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992''. Beograd, 2006, p. 371. Assignments * 119th Support Aviation Regiment (1961) * 9th Air Command (1961–1964) * 97th Support Aviation Regiment (1964–196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
676th Transport Aviation Squadron
The 676th Transport Aviation Squadron (''Serbo-Croatian: {{lang, hr, 676. transportna avijacijska eskadrila / 676. транспортна авијацијска ескадрила'') was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force established in April, 1961 as part of 119th Support Aviation Regiment at Zemun military airport. It was formed from squadron equipped with US-made Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo aircraft. In 1963 the squadron was dislocated from old Zemun airport to new Batajnica Air Base as well as the whole 119th Regiment. The squadron has been disbanded in 1966 same as its 119th Support Aviation Regiment.Dimitrijević, Bojan. ''Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992''. Beograd, 2006, p. 371. Assignments * 119th Support Aviation Regiment (1961–1966) Bases stationed *Zemun (1961–1963) *Batajnica Air Base (1963–1966) Equipment *Douglas C-47 Skytrain The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota ( RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and SAAF designation) is a military t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Helicopter Squadron
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C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota ( RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and SAAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front-line service with various military operators for many years.Parker 2013, pp. 13, 35, 37, 39, 45-47. Design and development The C-47 differed from the civilian DC-3 by way of numerous modifications, including being fitted with a cargo door, hoist attachment and strengthened floor - along with a shortened tail cone for glider-towing shackles, and an astrodome in the cabin roof.Wilson, Stewart. ''Aircraft of WWII''. Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd., 1998. . During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo, and wounded. The U.S. naval designation was R4D. More than 10,000 aircraft were produced in Long Beach and Santa Monica, Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska armada, JLA), also called the Yugoslav National Army, was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its antecedents from 1945 to 1992. Origins The origins of the JNA started during the Yugoslav Partisans of World War II. As a predecessor of the JNA, the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia (NOVJ) was formed as a part of the anti-fascist People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia in the Bosnian town of Rudo on 22 December 1941. After the Yugoslav Partisans liberated the country from the Axis Powers, that date was officially celebrated as the "Day of the Army" in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia). In March 1945, the NOVJ was renamed the "Yugoslav Army" ("''Jugoslavenska/Jugoslovenska Armija'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Air Force
The Air Force and Air Defence ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана, Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana ; abbr. sh-Cyrl-Latn, label=none, separator=/, РВ и ПВО, RV i PVO), was one of three branches of the Yugoslav People's Army, the Yugoslav military. Commonly referred-to as the Yugoslav Air Force, at its height it was among the largest in Europe. The branch was disbanded in 1992 after the Breakup of Yugoslavia. In the year 1990, the Air Force had more than 32,000 personnel, but as a result of its more technical requirements, the Air Force had less than 4,000 conscripts. History 1918–1941 World War II, Soviet influence By early 1945, Yugoslav Partisans under Marshal Tito had liberated a large portion of Yugoslav territory from the occupying forces. The NOVJ partisan army included air units trained and equipped by Britain (with Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes, see Balkan Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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