3rd Aviation Corps

The 3rd Mixed Aviation Corps (Serbo-Croatian: 3. mešoviti avijacijski korpus / 3. мешовити авијацијски корпус) was an aviation corps of the Yugoslav Air Forceestablished in 1949 as 3rd Aviation Corps (Serbo-Croatian: 3. avijacijski korpus / 3. авијацијски корпус). It was formed by order from July 24, 1949, with command in Zagreb as join unit composed from three aviation divisions and one aviation technical division. In 1953 it was renamed in to Mixed Aviation Corps. Corps was disbanded by order from June 27, 1959, with the "Drvar" reorganization of the Air Force.[1]

3rd Mixed Aviation Corps
3. mešoviti avijacijski korpus
Active1949–1959
Disbanded1959
Country Yugoslavia
BranchYugoslav Air Force
TypeRegiment
HQZagreb

Organization

Commanding officers

Political Commissars

  • Branko Borojević
  • Ivan Dolničar

Chiefs of Staff

  • Matija Petrović
  • Milan Tojagić

References

  1. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 352.
  2. 3rd Aviation Corps of Yugoslav Air Force
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