Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 9th Air Command
| Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 9th Air Command Vazduhoplovna eskadrila lake borbene avijacije 9. vazduhoplovne komande | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1953 – 1954 1957-1961 |
| Disbanded | 1954 1961 |
| Country |  Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Yugoslav Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Training |
| Part of | 9th Air Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Zemunik |
The Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 9th Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: Vazduhoplovna eskadrila lake borbene avijacije 9. vazduhoplovne komande / Ваздухопловна ескадрила лаке борбене авијације 9. ваздухопловне команде) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force formed in 1953 at Zemunik airfield as Training Squadron of 21st Aviation Division (Serbo-Croatian: Trenažna eskadrila 21. vazduhoplovne divizije / Тренажна ескадрила 21. ваздухопловне дивизије).
Squadron was part of 21st Aviation Division. It was equipped with US-made F-47D Thunderbolt fighter-bombers. It was disbanded in 1954 but again re-established in 1957 being reequipped with US-made T-33A Shooting Star jet trainer aircraft.[1]
In 1959 due to the Drvar reorganization this squadron became the Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 9th Air Command.
Squadron was disbanded in April 1961.[2]
Assignments
[edit]- 21st Aviation Division (1953–1954, 1957–1959)
- 9th Air Command (1959–1961)
Previous designations
[edit]- Training Squadron of 21st Aviation Division (1953–1954, 1957–1959)
- Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 9th Air Command (1959–1961)
Equipment
[edit]- F-47D Thunderbolt (1953–1959)
- T-33A Shooting Star (1957–1961)