Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command
| Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command Vazduhoplovna eskadrila lake borbene avijacije 5. vazduhoplovne komande |
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|---|---|
| Active | 1953–1961 |
| Country |  Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Yugoslav Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Training |
| Part of | 5th Air Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Pleso |
| Disbanded | 1961 |
The Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command (Serbo-Croatian: Vazduhoplovna eskadrila lake borbene avijacije 5. vazduhoplovne komande / Ваздухопловна ескадрила лаке борбене авијације 5. ваздухопловне команде) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force formed in 1953 at Pleso airfield as Training Squadron of 32nd Aviation Division (Serbo-Croatian: Trenažna eskadrila 32. vazduhoplovne divizije / Тренажна ескадрила 32. ваздухопловне дивизије).
Squadron was part of 32nd Aviation Division. It was equipped with Soviet-made Yakovlev Yak-9U trainer-fighters and British de Havilland Mosquito fighters.[1]
In 1959 due the Drvar reorganization this squadron has become Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command.
Squadron was disbanded in April 1961.[2]
Assignments
- 32nd Aviation Division (1953–1959)
- 5th Air Command (1959–1961)
Previous designations
- Training Squadron of 32nd Aviation Division (1953–1959)
- Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command (1959–1961)
Equipment
- de Havilland Mosquito Mk 6 (1953–1961)
- Yakovlev Yak-9U (1953–1959)
