40th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Appearance
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40th Fighter4 Aviation Regiment 40. lovački avijacijski puk | |
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Active | 1955 - 1959 |
Disbanded | 1959 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Yugoslav Air Force |
Part of | 32nd Aviation Division |
Garrison/HQ | Pleso Airport |
The 40th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian: 40. lovačk4i avijacijski puk / 40. ловачк4и авијацијски пук) was established in 1955 as part of the SFR Yugoslav Air Force. The regiments' command was stationed at Zagreb airport until it was disbanded in 1959.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Yu_S-49C.jpg/220px-Yu_S-49C.jpg)
The 40th Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed on July 7 1955, at Pula Airport from S-49C aircraft of the 185th Aviation Regiment. After it reached its completed establishment, the regiment was re-located to Zagreb Airport where it became part of the 32nd Aviation Division.
It was disbanded by the beginning of 1959.[1]
Assignments
- 32nd Aviation Division (1955–1959)
Commanding officers
Date appointed | Name |
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Živko Ranisavljević |
Equipment
References
- ^ Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 361.