The 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian Latin: 184. izviđački avijacijski puk, 184. извиђачки авијацијски пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1948 as the Night Bomber Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Vazduhoplovni noćni bombarderski puk, Ваздухопловни ноћни бомбардерски пук), then the 184th Light Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, before adopting its final name from 1952 until its disestablishment in 1966. It was equipped with a number of reconnaissance aircraft, from the Soviet-made Polikarpov Po-2 to the North American F-86D Sabre.
Night Bomber Aviation Regiment and 184th Light Night Bomber Aviation Regimentedit
The Night Bomber Aviation Regiment was formed in May 1948 at Polje Airport, Ljubljana in the People's Republic of Slovenia of Yugoslavia. A few months later it was renamed using a pattern adopted for all units of the Yugoslav Air Force, becoming the 184th Light Night Bomber Aviation Regiment.
The regiment was initially equipped with Soviet-made Polikarpov Po-2biplanes, and was part of the 32nd Aviation Division. In 1949, it has relocated from Ljubljana to Banja Luka airfield, where it remained for a year. The regiment again relocated to the Borongaj airfield near Zagreb, and in 1951 it moved to its final base at Pleso airport, also near Zagreb. The regiment was disbanded in January 1952, when it joined with the 715th Independent Reconnaissance Squadron to form the 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment. Throughout its existence, the commander of regiment was Branko Glumac.[1]
184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regimentedit
The newly established regiment remained at Pleso until it was disbanded. It was armed with British-made de Havilland Mosquito aircraft until 1960, when they were replaced with US made Republic F-84 Thunderjet reconnaissance jet-aircraft. The Thunderjet aircraft were subsequently replaced with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft in 1963.
In 1961, the application of the "Drvar" reorganisation of the Yugoslav Air Force called for a new designation system to identify squadrons, so the two squadrons of the 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment became the 352nd and 353rd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadrons.
The regiment was disbanded in 1966 at Pleso. The 353rd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was disbanded, while the 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was transferred to the 82nd Aviation Brigade.
The commanders of regiment were Spasen Zarevski, Petrović Nikola, Lazar Savićević, Milan Crnomarković and Mitar Mitrović.[2]
^Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 357.
^Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 359.
April 10, 2024
184th, reconnaissance, aviation, regiment, serbo, croatian, latin, izviđački, avijacijski, извиђачки, авијацијски, пук, aviation, regiment, established, 1948, night, bomber, aviation, regiment, serbo, croatian, latin, vazduhoplovni, noćni, bombarderski, Ваздух. The 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment Serbo Croatian Latin 184 izviđacki avijacijski puk 184 izviђachki aviјaciјski puk was an aviation regiment established in 1948 as the Night Bomber Aviation Regiment Serbo Croatian Latin Vazduhoplovni nocni bombarderski puk Vazduhoplovni noћni bombarderski puk then the 184th Light Night Bomber Aviation Regiment before adopting its final name from 1952 until its disestablishment in 1966 It was equipped with a number of reconnaissance aircraft from the Soviet made Polikarpov Po 2 to the North American F 86D Sabre 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment184 izviđacki avijacijski pukActive1948 1966Disbanded1 19522 1966Country YugoslaviaBranchYugoslav Air ForceSize2 aviation squadronsPart of3rd Air Corps Contents 1 History 1 1 Night Bomber Aviation Regiment and 184th Light Night Bomber Aviation Regiment 1 2 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment 2 Assignments 3 Previous designations 4 Organization 4 1 1961 1964 5 Bases stationed 6 Commanding officers 7 Aircraft 8 ReferencesHistory editNight Bomber Aviation Regiment and 184th Light Night Bomber Aviation Regiment edit The Night Bomber Aviation Regiment was formed in May 1948 at Polje Airport Ljubljana in the People s Republic of Slovenia of Yugoslavia A few months later it was renamed using a pattern adopted for all units of the Yugoslav Air Force becoming the 184th Light Night Bomber Aviation Regiment The regiment was initially equipped with Soviet made Polikarpov Po 2 biplanes and was part of the 32nd Aviation Division In 1949 it has relocated from Ljubljana to Banja Luka airfield where it remained for a year The regiment again relocated to the Borongaj airfield near Zagreb and in 1951 it moved to its final base at Pleso airport also near Zagreb The regiment was disbanded in January 1952 when it joined with the 715th Independent Reconnaissance Squadron to form the 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment Throughout its existence the commander of regiment was Branko Glumac 1 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment edit The newly established regiment remained at Pleso until it was disbanded It was armed with British made de Havilland Mosquito aircraft until 1960 when they were replaced with US made Republic F 84 Thunderjet reconnaissance jet aircraft The Thunderjet aircraft were subsequently replaced with North American F 86D Sabre aircraft in 1963 In 1961 the application of the Drvar reorganisation of the Yugoslav Air Force called for a new designation system to identify squadrons so the two squadrons of the 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment became the 352nd and 353rd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadrons The regiment was disbanded in 1966 at Pleso The 353rd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was disbanded while the 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was transferred to the 82nd Aviation Brigade The commanders of regiment were Spasen Zarevski Petrovic Nikola Lazar Savicevic Milan Crnomarkovic and Mitar Mitrovic 2 Assignments edit32nd Aviation Division 1948 1953 3rd Aviation Corps 1953 1959 5th Air Command 1959 1964 5th Aviation Corps 1964 1966 Previous designations editNight Bomber Aviation Regiment 1948 184th Light Night Bomber Aviation Regiment 1948 1952 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment 1952 1966 Organization edit1961 1964 edit 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment 352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron 353rd Reconnaissance Aviation SquadronBases stationed editLjubljana 1947 1949 Banja Luka 1949 1950 Borongaj 1950 1951 Pleso 1951 1966 Commanding officers editDate appointed Name1947 1952 Branko GlumacSpasen ZarevskiPetrovic NikolaLazar SavicevicMilan CrnomarkovicMitar MitrovicAircraft editPolikarpov Po 2 1948 1952 de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk 38 1952 1960 RF 84G Thunderjet 1961 1963 IF 86D Sabre 1963 1966 References edit Dimitrijevic Bojan Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942 1992 Beograd 2006 p 357 Dimitrijevic Bojan Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942 1992 Beograd 2006 p 359 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 184th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment amp oldid 1040830453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
