| 204th Air Brigade 204. Bаздухопловна бригада |
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204th Air Brigade |
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| Active | November 15, 2006 - current |
| Country | Serbia |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Type | Air Base |
| Role | Aerial space control, Air reconnaissance, Fire support and Transport |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Batajnica Air Base |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Brigadier General Mirko Vranic |
The 204th Air Brigade (Serbian: 204. Bаздухопловна бригада, 204. Vazduhoplovna brigada) is a main air base of Serbian Air Force and Air Defense. It's the home of Serbian fighter, training and transport aviation.
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The 204th Air Brigade was formed on 15 November 2006 formed as successor of 204th fighter aviation regiment of ex Yugoslav air force. It's located at ex 177th air base (Batajnica Air Base), created from ex 204th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 252nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron, 890th helicopter squadron, 677th transport aviation squadron and one unit of 353rd reconnaissance squadron. The 204th fighter aviation regiment is now 101st Fighter-Aviation Squadron, 252nd fighter-bomber squadron is now 252nd Mixed-Aviation Squadron used primary for basic training and ground-attack missions, 677th transport aviation squadron and 890th helicopter squadron are now 138th Mixed-Transport-Aviation Squadron, and 353rd reconnaissance squadron unit is now 1st Reconnaissance Aviation Section.
On 7 July 2009, a MiG-29 from the 204th Air Brigade crashed during a display flight, killing Lieutenant Colonel Rade Randjelovic and a soldier on guard duty on the ground.[1]
In peace time, 204th Air Base units perform the following tasks:
and in war time, 204th Air Base units perform the following tasks: