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351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron
351. izviđačka avijacijska eskadrila
Active1961 – 1966
1973 - 1991
Disbanded1966
1991
Country  Yugoslavia
Branch Yugoslav Air Force
TypeSquadron
RoleReconnaissance
Part of 82nd Aviation Brigade
Garrison/HQ Tuzla Air Base
Engagements Yugoslav wars

The 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron ( Serbo-Croatian: 351. izviđačka avijacijska eskadrila / 351. извиђачка авијацијска ескадрила) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force established in April 1961 at Tuzla military air base.

History

Squadron was formed as part of 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment equipped with US-made Lockheed RT/IT-33A Shooting Star jet-trainer aircraft equipped for aerial reconnaissance. In 1966 squadron was disbanded and its equipment and personnel were passed to 350th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron of same regiment. [1]

By order from August 29, 1973, 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was reestablished with 82nd Aviation Brigade at Cerklje airport. It was equipped with new domestic-made Soko Jastreb light-attack jet aircraft in IJ-21 reconnaissance version. In 1984 the first Orao attack aircraft in the IJ-22 reconnaissance version were introduced with this squadron. This was the first squadron of Yugoslav Air Force equipped with new Orao aircraft. In 1985 all Jastreb aircraft were replaced with Orao.

The squadron took part in first combat operations during the war in Slovenia and Croatia later since beginning of Yugoslav wars in 1991.

351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was evacuated from Slovenia to Željava Air Base, attached to 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment and later by order from August 30, 1991, disbanded, with equipment and personnel integrated into 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron. [2]

Assignments

Bases stationed

Equipment

References

  1. ^ Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 370.
  2. ^ Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 370.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron
351. izviđačka avijacijska eskadrila
Active1961 – 1966
1973 - 1991
Disbanded1966
1991
Country  Yugoslavia
Branch Yugoslav Air Force
TypeSquadron
RoleReconnaissance
Part of 82nd Aviation Brigade
Garrison/HQ Tuzla Air Base
Engagements Yugoslav wars

The 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron ( Serbo-Croatian: 351. izviđačka avijacijska eskadrila / 351. извиђачка авијацијска ескадрила) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force established in April 1961 at Tuzla military air base.

History

Squadron was formed as part of 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment equipped with US-made Lockheed RT/IT-33A Shooting Star jet-trainer aircraft equipped for aerial reconnaissance. In 1966 squadron was disbanded and its equipment and personnel were passed to 350th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron of same regiment. [1]

By order from August 29, 1973, 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was reestablished with 82nd Aviation Brigade at Cerklje airport. It was equipped with new domestic-made Soko Jastreb light-attack jet aircraft in IJ-21 reconnaissance version. In 1984 the first Orao attack aircraft in the IJ-22 reconnaissance version were introduced with this squadron. This was the first squadron of Yugoslav Air Force equipped with new Orao aircraft. In 1985 all Jastreb aircraft were replaced with Orao.

The squadron took part in first combat operations during the war in Slovenia and Croatia later since beginning of Yugoslav wars in 1991.

351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was evacuated from Slovenia to Željava Air Base, attached to 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment and later by order from August 30, 1991, disbanded, with equipment and personnel integrated into 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron. [2]

Assignments

Bases stationed

Equipment

References

  1. ^ Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 370.
  2. ^ Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 370.

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