88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment

The 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian: 88. lovačko-bombarderski avijacijski puk / 88. ловачко-бомбардерски авијацијски пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1947 as 43rd Bomber Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian: 43. vazduhoplovni bombarderski puk / 43. ваздухопловни бомбардерски пук).

88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
88. lovačko-bombarderski avijacijski puk
Active1947 - 1964
Disbanded1964
Country Yugoslavia
BranchYugoslav Air Force
Size2 aviation squadrons
Part of1st Air Command

History

43rd Bomber Aviation Regiment

The 43rd Bomber Aviation Regimen was formed on November 3, 1947, at Sombor with former Bulgarian Air Force Soviet made Petlyakov Pe-2 bombers. It was part of 4th Aviation Bomber Division.

By 1948 this regiment was renamed like all other units of Yugoslav Army, so it became the 88th Bomber Aviation Regiment.

The commander of regiment was Drago Krivokapić and commissar was Živko Ranisavljević.[1]

88th Regiment

The 88th Bomber Aviation Regiment was based at Sombor airfield until 1949, when it was dislocated to Velika Gorica/Pleso airport. By year 1959 it has moved to Batajnica Air Base. It was armed with Soviet Pe-2 bombers until 1952 when they were replaced with British made Mosquito Mk 6. Mosquitos were replaced with domestic Ikarus S-49C fighters by year 1957.

By the 1961 and application of the "Drvar" reorganization for the Air Force, new type designation system is used to identify squadrons, so the two squadrons of 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment have become 235th and 236th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron.

It was disbanded by the 1964 year at Batajnica. Its 236th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron was also disbanded, while the 235th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron has been independent in the 1st Air Corps and later attached to 98th Aviation Brigade.

The commanders of regiment were Mića Marijanović, Spasen Zarevski, Miljenko Lipovščak, Ante Sardelić, Nikola Žutić, Tomaš Samardžić, Stojan Mutić, Borivoje Petkov and Stevan Leka.[2]

Assignments

Previous designations
  • 43rd Bomber Aviation Regiment (1947-1948)
  • 88th Bomber Aviation Regiment (1948-1957)
  • 88th Fighter Aviation Regiment (1957-1960)
  • 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (1960-1964)

Organization

1961-1964

Bases stationed

Commanding officers
Date appointed Name
Drago Krivokapić
Nikola Đurđević
Dušan Grubor
Marijan Vilman
Ljubo Frankl
Ismet Kulenović

Equipment
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References
  1. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 357.
  2. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 357.
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