YUGOSLAV AIR FORCE SCHOOL (VVU) IN MOSTAR AND THE AIRPORT AT SIROKI BRIEJEG.

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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 28, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT
DATE DISTR. 28 Feb, 1951
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1. The Yugoslav Air Force School (VWU - Vozduhoplovno Vojno Uciliste), until
1949 located in Pancevo, has been moved to Mortar. With its transfer,
two school regiments, the 104 and 105, were also moved. These regiments
belong to the air force school division. There are no other air force
units stationed in Mostar. Those units of the air force division pre-
viously in Mostar were moved to Niksic, Siroki Brijeg, Zadar, Titograd
and elsewhere during the transfer.
2. Instruction covers a three-year period and students are divided into
classes. Five classes of air force officers have already completed the
school. The Sixth and Seventh Classes presently are being instructed.
Coffer of the school is Major-General Vlado I1atetic. Lt. Colonel
Mirka Buric is Political Commissar while the Chief of Staff is Velimir
(or Milorad) Sukovic, who was formerly chief of the Pedagogic Department,
3. In caasuand of the 105 School Regiment is Major Jerkovic, while Major
Rikola Bracic (?Bratic) is Political Camomissar. As with all other air
force regiments, the 105 also has three squadrons. Each squadron con-
sists of three flights with three or four airplanes to each flight. Air-
craft are the Aero-2 type of domestic origin. Planes of the 105 School
Regiment are dispersed as follows: 9 aircraft to 1 Squadron, 10 aircraft
to 2 and 3 Squadrons. The commander and political commissar have air-
25X113 craft, also of the Aero-2 type, assigned to them.
4.
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Yugoslav Air Force School (VVU) in Mostar
and the Airport at Siroki Brijeg.
Major Petar Mitrovic is in command of the 104 School Regiment, with Major
Mileta Brankovic as Political Commissar. Chief of Staff is Captain Brana
Petrovic. 2nd Lieutenant Silvo Ukmar commands 1 Squadron of the 104
School Regiment and the commander of 2 Squadron is a 2nd Lieutenant nick-
named "Beale" (first name Drasan). Aero-2 aircraft are also assigned this
regiments,
. The air force technical school is located in Brajlovac.
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6. The auxiliary airfield near Siroki Bri3eg in the Mortar region was taken
over in 1950 for a permanent airport. Construction work, including the
diversion of a brook from its course to enlarge the field, was executed
by the army. The airport handles three to four squadrons and is between
2000 to 3000 meters in length and 1800 meters wide. Some units of the
air force division, which until October 1949 were located in Mortar, are
now stationed on this field.
7. The bombardment regiment (P-2 - Petljakovei) has moved from Sombor to
Zagreb, while a squadron has moved from Zagreb to Sombor. This single
P-2 Squadron is the only unit presently In Sombor.
Camnent: Three smell maps of the Mortar, Pancevo and Siroki
Brijeg airports are available in the CIA Library.
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