355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron

The 355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (Serbo-Croatian: 355. izviđačka avijacijska eskadrila / 355. извиђачка авијацијска ескадрила) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force established on June 20, 1958, as 16th Reconnaissance Squadron of Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Serbo-Croatian: 16. izviđačka eskadrila protivavionske avijacije/ 16. извиђачка ескадрила противавионске авијације).

355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron 355. izviđačka avijacijska eskadrila
Active	June 20, 1958 – 1968
Disbanded	1968
Country	Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Reconnaissance
Part of	172nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Zemunik

History

Squadron was formed as reconnaissance, but its main role was pulling of aerial targets for the training of School Center of Anti-Aircraft Artillery at Zadar. It was equipped with British-made de Havilland Mosquito aircraft. By 1962 it was reequipped with US-made Lockheed TV-2 Shooting Star jet-trainer aircraft equipped for aerial reconnaissance.^[1]

Squadron was renumbered by order from May 12, 1964, in to 355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron, being an independent squadron for short time. In 1965 it was assigned to 172nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.

It was disbanded in 1968.^[2]

Assignments

• School Center of Anti-Aircraft Artillery (1958–1959)
• 9th Air Command (1959–1964)
• Independent (1964–1965)
• 172nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (1965-1968)

Previous designations

• 16th Reconnaissance Squadron of Anti-Aircraft Artillery (1958–1964)
• 355th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (1964–1968)

Bases stationed

• Zemunik (1958-1968)

Equipment

• de Havilland Mosquito Mk 3 (1958–1962)
• Lockheed TV-2 Shooting Star (1962–1968)

References

1. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 365.
2. Dimitrijević, Bojan. Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992. Beograd, 2006, p. 370.