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Batajnica airbase
The work on construction of Airport Batajnica begun back in 1947 and lasted until 1951, when the airport became operational. The airport was projected to have one grass and two asphalt runways. Traditionaly this airport is a base for the units in-charge for the defending of Belgrade. Batajnica airbase suffered heavy [...]
Breguet XIX in Yugoslav service
Breguet XIX was appeared just after the WW 1 and originally fitted with a 450hp Bugatti engine and displayed in this form at the Salon Aeronautique of 1921. Being impressed with new warplane, general Uzelac order two samples of this brand new plane. French kindly delivered this planes and one of this was used by [...]
Dan prvi
One of my greatest pleasures was personal conversation and interview with the former Yugoslav Kingdom fighter pilot, Sergeant Djordje Stojanovic. This old man, who have came in Serbia from Canada, where he lived after the WW2, have brief memories about the events and operations in which he was engaged and what he was seen in [...]
Bitka nad Aleksandrovcem
Not much is published about the brave pilots from Yugoslav Kingdom who combat flew Hawker Hurricanes against much numbered enemy in April War, 1941. But from the available materials, documents as well veteran memories, is well know that they give their best and even managed to shoot down Bf109 fly by German pilot. Combat like [...]
