897th Helicopter Reconnaissance and Liaison Squadron

The 897th Helicopter Reconnaissance and Liaison Squadron (Serbo-Croatian: 897. helikopterska eskadrila za izviđanje i vezu / 897. хеликоптерска ескадрила за извиђање и везу) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force formed in 1981 at Brnik airport 897th Helicopter Flight (Serbo-Croatian: 897. helikoptersko odeljenje / 897. хеликоптерско одељење).

897th Helicopter Reconnaissance and Liaison Squadron 897. helikopterska eskadrila za izviđanje i vezu
Active	1981 - 1988
Disbanded	1988
Country	Yugoslavia
Branch	Yugoslav Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Liaison
Part of	9th Army
Garrison/HQ	Brnik Airport

The helicopter flight was formed by order from August 18, 1981, for with 9th Army of Yugoslav People's Army for reconnaissance and liaison duties equipped with domestic made Soko SA,341 Gazelle helicopters. By order from March 1, 1985, it is designated as 897th Helicopter Reconnaissance and Liaison Squadron. Due to the 1988 reorganization of field armies of Yugoslav People's Army, 897th Squadron has been attached to 894th Liaison Aviation Squadron as its helicopter flight.^[1]

Assignments

• 9th Army (1981–1988)

Previous designations

• 897th Helicopter Flight (1981-1985)
• 897th Helicopter Reconnaissance and Liaison Squadron (1985-1988)

Equipment

• Soko SA.341 Gazelle Hera (1981–1988)