THE YUGOSLAV AIR FORCE

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 16, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CDN
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT The Yugoslav Air Force
PLACE
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DATE DISTR. 36 April 1951
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1. Organization of the Yugoslav Air Force (7AF).
The Yugoslav Air Force is a branch of the Army and not a separate service,
but has distinctive uniform end insignia. It is composed of five air
divisions, each comprising from two to four air regiments. The five divisions
are as follows:
a. 1 Air Division (ground attack)
b. 2 Air Division (ground attack)
c. 3 Air Division (fighter)
d. 4 Air Division (bomber)
e. 5 Air Division (bomber)
6 Air Division is said to be in existence, but no details are known,
2. V.O.K. Formations (Vazduchovna Oblastna Komanda).
Four permanently located formations are responsible for the administration
of airfields on a territorial basis. These are termed V.O.K.'s (District
Air Commands). They supply airfields under their jurisdiction with air-
craft, spare parts, equipment, armament, fuel, food, ammunition, et cetera,
as well as carrying out major aircraft inspection services. The headquarters
of the four V.O.K.'s are held to be as follows:
a. 1 V.O.K. - located at Vovi Sad.
b. 2 V.O.K. - located at Skoplje.
c. 3 V.O.K. - located at Mostar.
d. 4 V.O.K. - located at Zagreb.
Two furtharV.O.K.'s are believed to be in the process of formation, but
their subordinations or locations are not yet known for certain.
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There are three Flying Training Regiments in the Yugoslav Air Force. The
elementary flying school is situated at Pancevo, tie advanced fighter
training school at Ecka and the advanced bomber training school at Kovin.
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There is one Transport Regiment. This regiment holds "Dakota" type aircraft
and JU-52's. Unite requiring these machines apply to the Headquarters,:
Yugoslav Air Forces in. Belgrade and the machines fly out on detachment.
5 eTrainReiment,
This regiment is based at Novi Sad and student paratroopers practice jumps
from machines on detachment from the Air Transport Regiment.
6. Airfields.
The following airfields are known to be in use by the Yugoslav Air Force:
a, Ma.rija Device. (Ljubljana)
b. Lucko-Gornji Sturm* (near Zagreb)
Pleso-Velika Gorica (near Zagreb)
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e. Nevi Sad
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More than 100 airfields existed in Yugoslavia at the end of the war; mane,
of them have now been turned over to agriculture or left to fall. into dis-
repair. A large numbers however: still remain in a serviceable condition
and may be occupied by operational aircraft from time to time, particularly
in the summer.
One brand nom airfield is known to be under construction at Nova Paean:,
and several others are undergoing extensive development, notably Cerklje
and Pancevo. Hundreds of POW's have been employed on airfield construction
and repair,
7. Aircraft*
Aircraft known to be in current use by the Yugoslav Air Force are:
ao Fighters - YAK 10 YAK - 3, YAK . 9
b. Ground attack - TL 20/L LO (Stormovik)
c. Bombers - PE - 2, PF - 3
d, Trainers . PO . 2, YAK - 7
e, Transports . LI - 2 (Dakota) JU.52
There are also small numbers of Spitfires:, Hurricanes, Tiger Moths, Harvards,
ME . 109's and Capronis, but it is believed that the spare *sera Question is very
acute for these aircraft,
It is considered that the war-time strength of an air regiment is 42 machiress
56 in squadrons, 4 at headquarters and 2 in reseelSal JJowever, it is not thouehe
that units are up to their correct strength at present, and the following
basis for the Order of Battle can be used:
a. Fighter Regiment - 30 aircraft
b. Ground efts& Regiment . 30 aircraft
C. Bomber Regiment - 35 aircraft
One regiment is normally composed of 3 Squadrons.
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8. Aircraft
At the moment production seems to be limited to the feu light sporting
aircraft, and a number of gliders and sail-planes,
A large organization for the repair end overhaul of Soviet-type machines
exists and various factories carry out this specialized work, The Yugoslav
factories are capable of large-scale production, but imports of metal would
be necessary before this could take place.
Factories are known to exist at the following places:
Maribor-Ilezno - engine parts, presumably Russian.
b. Rakovica - engine parts, believed to be jet engines.
Belgrade-Zeman Ikarus Rogosarsky repairs Soviet-type aircraft;
produces light sporting-type machines.
do Belgrade-Zetmun ZMAJ repairs aircraft.
Other repair shops are known to be at: Nis, Celje, Sisako Eckav Besalinac g
Breza, Gradina, Kakanis Sombor, Topusko, Tuzla, and Zanies., Pancevo over-
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The greatest number of machines estimated to be in Yugoslavia today is 700,
of which only 39 percent are operational. The rest are training, transport
or liaison machines. Serviceability of machines at the present time is not?
very high, since the Yugoslav Air Force lacks the full-trained ground staff
to keep the machines air-worthy. It is considered that no more than the
total strength are immediately flyable and that after one week of maximum
effort the effective strength of the whole Yugoslav Air Force would be
virtually non-existent. However, there are plans to increase greatly the
number of fully trained ground staffs and air crows in the- future, and the
efficiency of the Yugoslav Air Force will therefore improve with the passing
of time, though this is not expected to make itself apparent for several
years yet.
10, Numbers and Types of Planes,
a, Fighters:
U1,3,9, 125
Miscellaneous 4
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b. Ground Attack:
IL-2 104
Miscellaneous 4
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Miscellaneous 4
Total: ??74
d, Reconnaissance and
Observation:
Hurricane
Spitfire 9
Spitfire 5
Harvard and Misc. 5
Total:
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e, Training Planes: 190
f?Transport Planes:
CA-513 4
LI-18 2 15
JU-52 5
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g. Liaison Planes: 96
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Grand Total: 664
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