SCHOOLS OF THE YUGOSLAV MILITARY AIR FORCE

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• Publication Date: January 31, 1951
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY I vE"FORi
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
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SUBJECT Schools of the Yugoslav Military
Air Force
PLACE
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DATE OF
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a. Pilot Scho~ o iRosW.
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The course is for two years. The first year covers theory, and
the second covers practical flight training. Two squadrons of
approximately one hundred and ten AFRO-2 training planes of the
Yugoslav produced AB series are attached to the school. Students
include officers, non-commissioned officers, and a small number
of civilians chosen from among the participants of the contest
held each year by the Ministry of National Defense.
.cape ti a ized Schools -a1 I~ ? is R, d 1ltp .
Upon completion of the pilot course in Mostar, students are sent
to Niksic for further training as fighter pilots, or to Titograd to
train as pursuit pilots. The duration of courses in both schools is
one year. Fighter pilots are trained in L-2's, whI a pursuit pilots
are trained in JAK-3 a s. Graduates of the schools are rated as Air
Force standard bearers. Those who had military status prior to
training are promoted to the rank of sergeant.
cc Technical SIhool in Ra;ilo g
The school embraces three fields of specialization. Courses are
given in mechanical training, the use of special equipment, and
armaments. Students include military personnel. and chosen civ1liensu.
The duration of the courses differ according to the specialization
or Classification for which students prepare, The classifications
are for mechanic, technician, and technical officer. Accordingly,
the course for mechanics,M two ears, the course for technicians
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The Military Air Force Academy at Pancevo was the educational center of
the Yugoslav Military Air Force until the latter part of 1949, when for
political and strategic considerations, it was transferred to Bosnia
and Montenegro. This was done upon the orders of the Supreme General
Staff Headquarters.
The Tducational Section of the Yugoslav Military Air Force is in charge
of the control and management of. the various Air Force schools and
training centers, which are listed as follows: ?
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is three years, and the cOVr a for tecf!nieal officers Is four vr,ars.
Entry roquir! er,.ts are .four years of :secondary education (gymaoi - )
for nec.Wnir_s, and s:x years for technicians and technical officers
The tcacriing staff co: prises approximately ninety teehnloa fir
Force officnrs, end a certain nmbcr of non -cor dssione officers.
Off icer= - are the diefi inrtn ctors, !i _oreas the non--comrissioned officers
'_,.rc in char?go of practical training. The school is veil-equipped
tors ally and f:ns :iodclr of various aircraft c ines, airplane parts,
senpies of ~ntnrient, various Iiistr tints, at cetera. Subjects taught
are r .-.i.rily identical for &11 three co+Eux=scs and differ only Lip-r-n-ach
the imterir--.l for techricianc and tech icel officers is sox.e r?., t
z ioi e e nsi ;re ? The au j ority of the students, pextic' l?xly the
c didaten for tf chanici_a:ie r,nd technical officers, are officers a
non-co ?irsion:ed of'f'icers, while the rr^ci a ice c nc .~Lj -tctl are
prodor4nrnntly civilians. Upon completion of the course, the mcet-znirc,1
student is rated as Squad leader, while teci-nicians frith military
r-ta.tu? prior to entry in the school b6 ccrue platoon leaders. Pon-
co aiss-loned officers who graduate as officer-technic:! as s are r'ataar
standard bearers, -tM1e officers prior to entry are ;:ronoteJ to the
not officer's rwik upon gr~c duz.tion. The following is the descr=iption
of courses -.
1) Courses for Aechar:icO Trai In o
The srbjcctc: tauG1;t at coirse are the "=-e,.b*-Croati a
1* :aw rye, che:oif strv, rpLysics, x tithe :tics, to chnoio r, the
theory of aircraft engines and airplanes, crr:..truction,
.-. eetro-tceluiies, air= en't and I t strr rents, politic~,?-
indoctrinatiion, pry-.etie .1 training, in the works:-.or' and
.i.li.t ry training t0,riti: rc,,- rcl to tt e um of naer r,ne
equipment,, twctical tra ::ire, , and target practice). Aer?o-
dV=-,i.cs, dr f tLag, and technical adr iris trat:ion c-re
atib ects tat t exclusively to techri..c % st;=dontr ar4
eel,alicai officers
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The vubjcct tf:ught at thix' cot.~rr are tie f4)rbo--CCro ?tion
4 air ge,; c? e i ^tx , pI