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: 39. vazduhoplovna divizija/ 39. ваздухопловна дивизија'') was a unit originally established in 1947 as the 5th Aviation Fighter Division (''

: 5. vazduhoplovna lovačka divizija / 5. ваздухопловна ловачка дивизија'').

History

5th Fighter Aviation Division

The 5th Fighter Aviation Division was established in April, 1947, with headquarters at Skoplje, with task of air defense of southern Yugoslavia. The division was direct under the Command of Yugoslav Air Force. It was formed from 111th and 113th Fighter Aviation Regiment. By the 1948 year this division was renamed like all other units of Yugoslav Army, so it has become 39th Aviation Fighter Division (''

: 39. vazduhoplovna lovačka divizija/ 39. ваздухопловна ловачка дивизија''). The commanders of division in this period were Petar Radević and Ilija Zelenika. Commissar was Krsto Bosanac.

39th Aviation Division

The 39th Aviation Fighter Division was formed by renaming of 5th Aviation Fighter Division in 1948. It suffered small changes in the organization. Division has remain in Skoplje until it was disbanded. In 1953 division was attached to 7th Aviation Corps. By 1953 it was renamed in to Aviation Fighter-Bomber Division due to the replacement of Soviet fighter aircraft with US-made fighter-bombers. It was disbanded by the order from June 27, 1959, year due to the "Drvar" reorganization plan. It was transformed into 3rd Air Command. The commanders of division in this period were Ilija Zelenika, Petar Radević, Nikola Lekić and Ilija Zelenika. Commissars were Krsto Bosanac, Radoje Ljubičić and Aco Babić until 1953.

Assignments

*Command of

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 ПВ� ...

(1947–1953) *

7th Aviation Corps The 7th Aviation Corps (''Serbo-Croatian: '') was an aviation corps established in 1953. It was formed by order from February 5, 1953, with command in Zemun as join unit composed from three aviation divisions and one aviation technical division. C ...

(1953–1959)

Previous designations

*5th Aviation Fighter Division (1947–1948) *39th Aviation Fighter Division (1948–1952) *39th Aviation Fighter-Bomber Division (1952–1959)

Organization

1947-1948

*5th Aviation Fighter Division ** 111th Fighter Aviation Regiment ** 113th Fighter Aviation Regiment

1948-1959

* 39th Aviation Fighter Division /Fighter-Bomber Division ***

Training Squadron of 39th Aviation Division The Training Squadron of 39th Aviation Division (''Serbo-Croatian: Trenažna eskadrila 39. vazduhoplovne divizije / Тренажна ескадрила 39. ваздухопловне дивизије'') was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Forc ...

(1953–1959) **

94th Fighter Aviation Regiment The 94th Fighter Aviation Regiment (''Serbo-Croatian: 94. lovački puk / 94. ловачки пук'') was an aviation regiment established in 1944 as 111th Fighter Aviation Regiment (''Serbo-Croatian: 111. vazduhoplovni lovački puk / 111. ваз� ...

** 116th Fighter Aviation Regiment ** 198th Fighter Aviation Regiment (1949–1959) **165th Air Base (1953–1959)

Headquarters

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(1947–1959)

Commanding officers

*Colonel Petar Radević 39th Fighter Aviation Division
/ref> *Colonel Ilija Zelenika *Colonel Petar Radević *Colonel Nikola Lekić *Colonel Ilija Zelenika

Political commissars

*Colonel Krsto Bosanac *Colonel Radoje Ljubičić *Colonel Aco Babić

References

;Notes and citations ;Bibliography * {{Cite book, last= Dimitrijević, first=Bojan , title=Jugoslovensko ratno vazduhoplovstvo, year=2012, publisher=Institut za savremenu istoriju, isbn= 8674031633, location=Beograd Divisions of Yugoslav Air Force Military units and formations established in 1947 Military units and formations disestablished in 1959