82nd Aviation Brigade
Encyclopedia
The 82nd Aviation Brigade (Serbo-Croatian
: 82. avijacijska brigada / 82. авијацијска бригада) was an aviation regiment established in 1945 as 42nd Bomber Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian
: 42. vazduhoplovni bombarderski puk / 42. ваздухопловни бомбардерски пук).
equipped with Soviet made Petlyakov Pe-2
bombers. It was part of 4th Aviation Bomber Division.
By the 1948 year this regiment was renamed like all other units of Yugoslav Army, so it has became 109th Bomber Aviation Regiment.
The commanders of regiment were Sava Poljanec, Ivo Novak, Berislav Supek, Franjo Jež, and Živko Ranisavljević.
. Mosquitos were replaced with domestic Ikarus S-49C fighters by year 1956. In that period regiment was designated as Fighter Regiment. S-49's were replaced in 1960 by US Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter-bombers, which remain in service with regiment until 1966.
By the 1961 and application of the "Drvar" reorganization for the Air Force, new type designation system is used to identify squadrons, so the two squadrons of 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment have become 237th and 238th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron.
On March 15, 1966 regiment was transformed in to 82nd Aviation Brigade.
The commanders of regiment were Živko Ranisavljević, Aleksandar Dominko, Nikola Rodić, Gojko Grubor, Slavko Orlić and Vladimir Janković.
and Kraguj
aircraft and 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron at Pleso
equipped with US IF-86D Sabre reconnaissance jet fighters. In 1968 352nd Squadron has been dislocated to reattached to 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment
, while 460th Squadron has been re-designated as Fighter-Bomber Squadron on August 1973, after it was equipped with new domestic Jastreb light-attack jets. Another two fighter-bomber squadrons have been also armed with Jastrebs.
Two new light combat aviation squadron, 466th and 447th have been formed in June, 1973 with Kraguj aircraft from 460th Squadron. On August 29, same year, 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron equipped with domestic IJ-21 Jastreb reconnaissance attack jets. In 1975 460th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron was renumbered in to 245th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron.
In period from 1978 Brigade has been reorganized in to Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment, 351st, 466th and 467th Squadrons have been subordinated direct to 5th Air Corps. On May 5th 1980 245th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron was dislocated to Mostar and reassignment to Center for training of pilots of foreign armed forces. By 1982 351st Squadron has been again reassignment to 82nd Regiment, which was again renamed in to 82nd Aviation Brigade. New Yugoslav-made ground-attack jet aircraft, Orao
have been introduced in Brigade by 1984 with 238th and 351st Squadrons.
The 82nd Brigade took several combat operations in 1991 during the wars in Slovenia and later in the Croatia. As the decomposition of brigade began to along national lines it could no longer used in operations until consolidation. Brigade has retired from Cerklje after mortar attack by Slovenian Territorial Defence
on Air Base. It has moved to Banja Luka in July 1991,where it has been disbanded on August 12. 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was based at Željava Air Base
, attached to 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment
and later by order from August 30, 1991 disbanded, with equipment and personnel integrated in to 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron. 237th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron was merged in to 238th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron, nicknamed "Risovi Vrbasa" (Vrbas Lynxes), being the main combat aircraft squadron of newly formed Republika Srpska Air Force
during the Bosnian war
.
The commanders of regiment and brigade were Tomaš Samardžić, Roman Zupan, Božidar Crnojević, Franc Tomažin, Zvonko Kramar, Ivo Martinović, and Jože Jerić.
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...
: 82. avijacijska brigada / 82. авијацијска бригада) was an aviation regiment established in 1945 as 42nd Bomber 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...
: 42. vazduhoplovni bombarderski puk / 42. ваздухопловни бомбардерски пук).
42nd Bomber Aviation Regiment
The 43rd Bomber Aviation Regimen was formed on August 27, 1945 at SomborSombor Airport
Sombor Airport is an airport in Serbia, located 7km from the city of Sombor and 9km from the town of Apatin between villages Kupusina and Prigrevica....
equipped with Soviet made Petlyakov Pe-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
The Petlyakov Pe-2 was a Soviet dive bomber aircraft used during World War II. It was regarded as one of the best ground attack aircraft of the war and it was extremely successful in the roles of heavy fighter, reconnaissance and night fighter...
bombers. It was part of 4th Aviation Bomber Division.
By the 1948 year this regiment was renamed like all other units of Yugoslav Army, so it has became 109th Bomber Aviation Regiment.
The commanders of regiment were Sava Poljanec, Ivo Novak, Berislav Supek, Franjo Jež, and Živko Ranisavljević.
109th Bomber Aviation Regiment
The 109th Bomber Aviation Regiment was based at Sombor airfield until 1949, when it was dislocated to Pleso airport. By year 1959 it has moved to Cerklje Air Base. It was armed with Soviet Pe-2 bombers until 1952 when they were replaced with British made Mosquito Mk 6De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...
. Mosquitos were replaced with domestic Ikarus S-49C fighters by year 1956. In that period regiment was designated as Fighter Regiment. S-49's were replaced in 1960 by US Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter-bombers, which remain in service with regiment until 1966.
On March 15, 1966 regiment was transformed in to 82nd Aviation Brigade.
The commanders of regiment were Živko Ranisavljević, Aleksandar Dominko, Nikola Rodić, Gojko Grubor, Slavko Orlić and Vladimir Janković.
82nd Aviation Brigade
The Regiment has been reorganized in to Brigade by order from February 16, 1966. It has remain at Cerklje Air Base keeping two fighter-bomber squadrons from previous organization, with two new created, 460th Light Combat Aviation Squadron equipped with domestic made Soko 522Soko 522
-References:* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1961.*Illustrated history of aviation ’’Modern Ikars“, IRO Vuk Karadzic&Sluzbeni list SFRJ, Belgrade, 1989. ISBN 86-307-0088-2...
and Kraguj
Soko J-20 Kraguj
|-See also:-References:* Taylor,John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London: Sampson Low,1969.-External links:* *...
aircraft and 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron at Pleso
Zagreb Airport
Zagreb Airport , also known as Pleso Airport after the nearby suburb of Pleso, is the main international airport of Croatia and also a Croatian Air Force and Defense major fighter jet base. Located 10 km from the central railway station in Zagreb, it served 2,071,561 passengers in 2010 and is the...
equipped with US IF-86D Sabre reconnaissance jet fighters. In 1968 352nd Squadron has been dislocated to reattached to 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment
117th Fighter Aviation Regiment
The 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment was an aviation regiment established in 1944 as 112th Fighter Aviation Regiment The 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian: 117. lovački avijacijski puk / 116. ловачки авијацијски пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1944 as 112th Fighter...
, while 460th Squadron has been re-designated as Fighter-Bomber Squadron on August 1973, after it was equipped with new domestic Jastreb light-attack jets. Another two fighter-bomber squadrons have been also armed with Jastrebs.
Two new light combat aviation squadron, 466th and 447th have been formed in June, 1973 with Kraguj aircraft from 460th Squadron. On August 29, same year, 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron equipped with domestic IJ-21 Jastreb reconnaissance attack jets. In 1975 460th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron was renumbered in to 245th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron.
In period from 1978 Brigade has been reorganized in to Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment, 351st, 466th and 467th Squadrons have been subordinated direct to 5th Air Corps. On May 5th 1980 245th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron was dislocated to Mostar and reassignment to Center for training of pilots of foreign armed forces. By 1982 351st Squadron has been again reassignment to 82nd Regiment, which was again renamed in to 82nd Aviation Brigade. New Yugoslav-made ground-attack jet aircraft, Orao
Soko J-22 Orao
The Soko J-22 Orao is a twin-engined, subsonic, close support, ground-attack and tactical reconnaissance aircraft, with secondary capability as a low level interceptor. It was designed as a single-seat main attack version or as a combat capable two-seat version for advanced flying and weapon...
have been introduced in Brigade by 1984 with 238th and 351st Squadrons.
The 82nd Brigade took several combat operations in 1991 during the wars in Slovenia and later in the Croatia. As the decomposition of brigade began to along national lines it could no longer used in operations until consolidation. Brigade has retired from Cerklje after mortar attack by Slovenian Territorial Defence
Slovenian Territorial Defence
The Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, also the Territorial Defence of Slovenia was the predecessor of the Slovenian Armed Forces.- History :...
on Air Base. It has moved to Banja Luka in July 1991,where it has been disbanded on August 12. 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was based at Željava Air Base
Željava Air Base
Željava Air Base, situated on the border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina under Plješevica Mountain, near the town of Bihać in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was the largest underground airport and military airbase in the former Yugoslavia and one of the largest in Europe.-History:Construction...
, attached to 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment
117th Fighter Aviation Regiment
The 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment was an aviation regiment established in 1944 as 112th Fighter Aviation Regiment The 117th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian: 117. lovački avijacijski puk / 116. ловачки авијацијски пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1944 as 112th Fighter...
and later by order from August 30, 1991 disbanded, with equipment and personnel integrated in to 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron. 237th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron was merged in to 238th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron, nicknamed "Risovi Vrbasa" (Vrbas Lynxes), being the main combat aircraft squadron of newly formed Republika Srpska Air Force
Republika Srpska Air Force
The Republika Srpska Air Force was the air force of Republika Srpska and was used primarily during the Bosnian war. In 2005, it was integrated into the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. SFOR still plays a large role in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which consists of the Federation of Bosnia and...
during the Bosnian war
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
.
The commanders of regiment and brigade were Tomaš Samardžić, Roman Zupan, Božidar Crnojević, Franc Tomažin, Zvonko Kramar, Ivo Martinović, and Jože Jerić.
Assignments
- 4th Aviation Bomber Division (1947-1948)
- 32nd Aviation Division (1948-1959)
- 5th Air Command (1959–1964)
- 5th Air Corps (1964–1986)
- 5th Corps of Air Force and Air Defense (1986–1991)
Previous designations
- 42nd Bomber Aviation Regiment (1945-1948)
- 109th Bomber Aviation Regiment (1948-1956)
- 109th Fighter Aviation Regiment (1956-1960)
- 109th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (1960-1966)
- 82nd Aviation Brigade (1966-1978)
- 82nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (1978-1983)
- 82nd Aviation Brigade (1983-1991)
1961-1966
- 109th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 237th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
- 238th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
1966-1970's
- 82nd Aviation Brigade
- 237th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
- 238th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
- 460th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1966-1975)
- 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (1966-1968)
1970's
- 82nd Aviation Brigade
- 237th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
- 238th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
- 466th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1973-1978)
- 467th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1973-1978)
- 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (1973-1978)
- 245th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron (1975)
1978-1983
- 82nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 237th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
- 238th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
- 245th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron (1979)
- 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (1982)
1983-1991
- 82nd Aviation Brigade
- 237th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
- 238th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron
- 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron
Bases stationed
- SomborSomborSombor is a city and municipality located in northwest part of Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina. The city has a total population of 48,749 , while the Sombor municipality has 87,815 inhabitants...
(1945–1949) - PlesoZagreb AirportZagreb Airport , also known as Pleso Airport after the nearby suburb of Pleso, is the main international airport of Croatia and also a Croatian Air Force and Defense major fighter jet base. Located 10 km from the central railway station in Zagreb, it served 2,071,561 passengers in 2010 and is the...
(1949-1959) - Cerklje (1959–1991)
- 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...
(1991)
Commanding officers
| Date appointed | Name |
|---|---|
| Sava Poljanec | |
| Ivo Novak | |
| Berislav Supek | |
| Franjo Jež | |
| Živko Ranisavljević | |
| Aleksandar Dominko | |
| Nikola Rodić | |
| Gojko Grubor | |
| Slavko Orlić | |
| Vladimir Janković | |
| Tomaš Samardžić | |
| Roman Zupan | |
| Božidar Crnojević | |
| Franc Tomažin | |
| Zvonko Kramar | |
| Ivo Martinović | |
| Jože Jerić | |
Equipment
- Petlyakov Pe-2Petlyakov Pe-2The Petlyakov Pe-2 was a Soviet dive bomber aircraft used during World War II. It was regarded as one of the best ground attack aircraft of the war and it was extremely successful in the roles of heavy fighter, reconnaissance and night fighter...
(1947–1952) - de Havilland Mosquito Mk 6De Havilland MosquitoThe de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...
(1952–1956) - Ikarus S-49C (1956-1960)
- F-84G Thunderjet (1960-1973)
- Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (1966–1973)
- IF-86D Sabre (1966–1967)
- Soko 522Soko 522-References:* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1961.*Illustrated history of aviation ’’Modern Ikars“, IRO Vuk Karadzic&Sluzbeni list SFRJ, Belgrade, 1989. ISBN 86-307-0088-2...
(1966–1967) - Soko J-20 KragujSoko J-20 Kraguj|-See also:-References:* Taylor,John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London: Sampson Low,1969.-External links:* *...
(1967–1978) - Soko J-21 JastrebSoko J-21 Jastreb|-See also:...
(1972–1991) - Soko G-2 Galeb (1972–1991)
- Soko J-22 OraoSoko J-22 OraoThe Soko J-22 Orao is a twin-engined, subsonic, close support, ground-attack and tactical reconnaissance aircraft, with secondary capability as a low level interceptor. It was designed as a single-seat main attack version or as a combat capable two-seat version for advanced flying and weapon...
(1984–1991)