1st Fighter Regiment

1st Fighter Regiment 1. lovački puk
Active	1945
Country	Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Zadar Airport
Disbanded	August 1945
Commanders
Commander	Đuro Ivanšević
Commissar	Mirko Dvornik

The 1st Fighter Regiment (Serbo-Croatian: 1. lovački puk / 1. ловачки пук) was an aviation regiment established in 1945 as part of the SFR Yugoslav Air Force. The regiment was stationed at Zadar Airport until it was disbanded in same year.

History

The 1st Fighter Regiment was formed on May 18, 1945 at Zadar. It was formed from two former RAF squadrons, No. 352 and No. 351 with were operated by Yugoslav personal and equipped with British-made Hawker Hurricane Mk IV and Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC and IX fighter aircraft. It was disbanded by the August 1945. Personnel were sent to Sombor for formation of 4th Bomber Division and equipment was given to command of Mostar airport.^[1]

Hawker Hurricane Mk IVRP of No. 351 Squadron RAF, Museum of Aviation in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, used by the 1st Fighter Regiment for its short existence.

Commanding officers

Equipment

• Hawker Hurricane IV
• Supermarine Spitfire VC
• Supermarine Spitfire IX

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