355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron

The 355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (Serbo-Croatian: 355. izviđačka avijacijska eskadrila / 355. извиђачка авијацијска ескадрила) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force established on June 20, 1958, as 16th Reconnaissance Squadron of Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Serbo-Croatian: 16. izviđačka eskadrila protivavionske avijacije/ 16. извиђачка ескадрила противавионске авијације).

355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron
355. izviđačka avijacijska eskadrila
ActiveJune 20, 1958 – 1968
Disbanded1968
Country Yugoslavia
BranchYugoslav Air Force
TypeSquadron
RoleReconnaissance
Part of172nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
Garrison/HQZemunik

History

Squadron was formed as reconnaissance, but its main role was pulling of aerial targets for the training of School Center of Anti-Aircraft Artillery at Zadar. It was equipped with British-made de Havilland Mosquito aircraft. By 1962 it was reequipped with US-made Lockheed TV-2 Shooting Star jet-trainer aircraft equipped for aerial reconnaissance.[1]

Squadron was renumbered by order from May 12, 1964, in to 355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron, being an independent squadron for short time. In 1965 it was assigned to 172nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

It was disbanded in 1968.[2]

Assignments
  • School Center of Anti-Aircraft Artillery (1958–1959)
  • 9th Air Command (1959–1964)
  • Independent (1964–1965)
  • 172nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (1965-1968)

Previous designations
  • 16th Reconnaissance Squadron of Anti-Aircraft Artillery (1958–1964)
  • 355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (1964–1968)

Bases stationed

Equipment

References
  1. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 365.
  2. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 370.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.