105th Aviation Brigade

The 105th Aviation Brigade (Serbo-Croatian: 105. ваздухопловна бригада, 105. vazduhoplovna brigada) was formed from the disbanded Yugoslav 105th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment in the spring of 1993 by the Serbian Army of Krajina at Udbina Airport. Its accurate organization is unknown, and it's not exactly clear whether the brigade was part of Republika Srpska Air Force due to the aircraft had same roundels.

105th Aviation Brigade 105. ваздухопловна бригада 105. vazduhoplovna brigada
Patch of the air force brigade
Active	1993–1995
Disbanded	1995
Country	Serbian Krajina
Branch	Serbian Army of Krajina
Garrison/HQ	Udbina
Engagements	Croatian War Operation Medak Pocket Banja Luka incident Airstrike on Udbina Air Base Operation Flash Operation Storm
Insignia
Fin Flash
Roundel

It consisted from at least one combat squadron nicknamed "Kobre" (Cobras - same as former 249th Squadron) and 56th Mixed Helicopter Squadron.

The brigade was equipped with 12 J-21 Jastreb light ground-attack aircraft, at least two G-2 Galeb trainer jets, 4 Soko Gazelle helicopters and four Gazelle Gama anti-tank helicopters, two Mil Mi-8T transport helicopters, one Antonov An-2 and number of Utva 66, Utva 75, J-20 Kraguj and Zlin Z-526 aircraft.

Aircraft from Udbina airport have taken part in wars in both Croatia and Bosnia because the Republika Srpska Air Force aircraft at Banja Luka airport were unable to take off under the no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. In several combats Gazelle Gama anti-tank helicopters were very effective destroying Croatian army tanks.^{[citation needed]}

At the time of the Croatian Operation Storm most of aircraft in flying condition had retreated to Banja Luka. Transport helicopters had performed their last evacuation flights. By the fall of the Republic of Serbian Krajina in summer 1995 and the defeat of the Serbian Army of Krajina, the 105th Aviation Brigade ceased to exist.

G2 Galeb captured by the Croats during operation oluja

The commander of the brigade was Ratko Dopuđa.^[1]

Gallery

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  Krajina Airforce G-2 Galeb
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  Krajina Airforce Aérospatiale Gazelle
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  Krajina Airforce Utva 66
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  Krajina Airforce Zlin Z-526
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  j21 with the cobras insignia on it
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  Krajina pilot next to his plane
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  krajina pilot coming out of his plane
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  g2 galeb on the runway in udbina airport
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  MI-8 of the krajina air force
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  SVK G2 galeb under cover
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  krajina air force pilot chilling
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  krajina Air force G2 getting ready to take off
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  SVK air force gazzela at udbina airport

See also

• Airstrike on Udbina Air Base

• Banja Luka incident