101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment
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The 101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment
(Serbo-Croatian
: 101. školski-lovački vazduhoplovni puk / 101. школски-ловачки ваздухопловни пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1945 as 2nd Training Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian
: 2. vazduhoplovni školski puk / 2. ваздухопловни школски пук) as part of the SFR Yugoslav Air Force
.
, as part of Military Aviation College. It was equipped with Tiger Moth
and Harvard
training aircraft. By the year 1946 the regiment has become Fighter-Training unit and it was re-equipped with Soviet-made Po-2, Yak-1, Yak-9U
and Ilyushin Il-2
aircraft. The 2nd squadron with Ilyushin Il-2 attack aircraft has left the regiment and become the 3rd Training Aviation Regiment.
By the 1948 year this regiment was renamed like all other units of Yugoslav Army, so it has became 101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment.
The commanders of regiment in this period were Ivo Novak, Albin Starc and Kosta Lekić. Commissars were Dušan Đurović, Ćiro Begović and Stevo Tišman.
, and for short period at Nikšić
and Titograd airports in SR Montenegro. By the year 1949 it has moved to Banja Luka
, where it has remain until it was disbanded. It was equipped with Soviet Yakovlev trainer-fighters and domestic made trainers.
It was disbanded on January 9, 1956.
The commanders of regiment in this period were Aleksandar Radičević, Albin Starc and Radovan Daković.
101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment
The 101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment was an aviation regiment established in 1945 as 2nd Training Aviation Regiment The 101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian: 101. školski-lovački vazduhoplovni puk / 101. школски-ловачки ваздухопловни пук) was an aviation regiment...
(Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
: 101. školski-lovački vazduhoplovni puk / 101. школски-ловачки ваздухопловни пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1945 as 2nd Training Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
: 2. vazduhoplovni školski puk / 2. ваздухопловни школски пук) as part of the SFR Yugoslav Air Force
SFR Yugoslav Air Force
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Air Force , was the air force of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . Formed in 1945, it was preceded by the Yugoslav Royal Air Force which was disbanded in 1941, following the German occupation of Yugoslavia...
.
2nd Yugoslav Assault Regiment
The 2nd Training Aviation Regiment was formed on September 12, 1945 by order from August of same year. It was created by realignment of First Pilot School at Ečka airportZrenjanin Airport
Zrenjanin Airport is an airport in the Zrenjanin Municipality, Serbia, which replaced in 1977 old Zrenjanin Airport built 1929 in Bagljaš, and is often referred to as Ečka . The airport is registered as a sports and trade airport, and used for pilot training...
, as part of Military Aviation College. It was equipped with Tiger Moth
Tiger moth
Tiger moths are moths of the family Arctiidae.Tiger moth may also refer to:*de Havilland Tiger Moth, an aircraft; an aerobatic and trainer tailwheel biplane*de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth, an earlier monoplane produced by de Havilland...
and Harvard
North American T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...
training aircraft. By the year 1946 the regiment has become Fighter-Training unit and it was re-equipped with Soviet-made Po-2, Yak-1, Yak-9U
Yakovlev Yak-9
The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II and after. Fundamentally a lighter development of the Yak-7 with the same armament, it arrived at the front at the end of 1942. The Yak-9 had a lowered rear fuselage decking and all-around vision canopy...
and Ilyushin Il-2
Ilyushin Il-2
The Ilyushin Il-2 was a ground-attack aircraft in the Second World War, produced by the Soviet Union in very large numbers...
aircraft. The 2nd squadron with Ilyushin Il-2 attack aircraft has left the regiment and become the 3rd Training Aviation Regiment.
By the 1948 year this regiment was renamed like all other units of Yugoslav Army, so it has became 101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment.
The commanders of regiment in this period were Ivo Novak, Albin Starc and Kosta Lekić. Commissars were Dušan Đurović, Ćiro Begović and Stevo Tišman.
101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment
The 101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment was based at Kovin AirportKovin Airport
Kovin Airport is an airport in the Kovin Municipality, Vojvodina, Serbia...
, and for short period at Nikšić
Nikšic Airport
Nikšić Airport is a sport airport located near Nikšić, Montenegro. It is also known as Kapino Polje Airport....
and Titograd airports in SR Montenegro. By the year 1949 it has moved to Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
, where it has remain until it was disbanded. It was equipped with Soviet Yakovlev trainer-fighters and domestic made trainers.
It was disbanded on January 9, 1956.
The commanders of regiment in this period were Aleksandar Radičević, Albin Starc and Radovan Daković.
Assignments
- Military Aviation College (1945-1949)
- Active Aviation Officers School of Military Aviation Academy (1949–1952)
- Flight training center (1953-1956)
Previous designations
- 2nd Training Aviation Regiment (1945-1946)
- 2nd Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment (1946-1948)
- 101st Fighter-Training Aviation Regiment (1948-1950)
- 101st Training Aviation Regiment (1950-1956)
Bases stationed
- EčkaZrenjanin AirportZrenjanin Airport is an airport in the Zrenjanin Municipality, Serbia, which replaced in 1977 old Zrenjanin Airport built 1929 in Bagljaš, and is often referred to as Ečka . The airport is registered as a sports and trade airport, and used for pilot training...
(1945-1946) - KovinKovin AirportKovin Airport is an airport in the Kovin Municipality, Vojvodina, Serbia...
(1946-1948) - NikšićNikšic AirportNikšić Airport is a sport airport located near Nikšić, Montenegro. It is also known as Kapino Polje Airport....
(1948) - Titograd (1948)
- Banja LukaBanja Luka-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
(1949-1956)
Commanding officers
| Date appointed | Name |
|---|---|
| Ivo Novak | |
| Albin Starc | |
| Kosta Lekić | |
| Aleksandar Radičević | |
| Albin Starc | |
| Radovan Daković | |
Equipment
- de Havilland Tiger MothDe Havilland Tiger MothThe de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft...
(1945–1948) - Norodyn Harvard Mk IIBNorth American T-6 TexanThe North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...
(1945–1946) - Po-2 (1946–1948)
- Yakovlev Yak-1Yakovlev Yak-1The Yakovlev Yak-1 was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft. Produced from early 1940, it was a single-seat monoplane with a composite structure and wooden wings....
(1946-1950) - Yakovlev Yak-9UYakovlev Yak-9The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II and after. Fundamentally a lighter development of the Yak-7 with the same armament, it arrived at the front at the end of 1942. The Yak-9 had a lowered rear fuselage decking and all-around vision canopy...
(1946-1950) - Ilyushin Il-2Ilyushin Il-2The Ilyushin Il-2 was a ground-attack aircraft in the Second World War, produced by the Soviet Union in very large numbers...
(1946) - Yugoslav-made trainer aircraft (1948-1956)