Yugoslav Air Force

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Air Force and Air Defence
Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana
Founded	1945
Disbanded	1992
Country	Yugoslavia
Type	Air force
Size	32,000 personnel (c. 1990)
Part of	Yugoslav People's Army
HQ	Zemun
Equipment	1,200 aircraft
Engagements	World War II Yugoslav Wars Ten-Day War Croatian War of Independence 1992 Yugoslav campaign in Bosnia
Commanders
Last commander	Colonel General Božidar Stefanović
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Flag (obverse and reverse)
Aircraft flown
Attack	J-21, J-22, G-4, G-2, SA.342 GAMA
Fighter	MiG-21, MiG-29
Patrol	Ka-25, Ka-28, Mi-14
Reconnaissance	IJ-21, IJ-22
Trainer	Utva 75, G-2, G-4, NJ-22
Transport	An-2, An-26, YAK-40, Mi-8

The Air Force and Air Defence (Serbo-Croatian: Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана, Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana ; abbr. РВ и ПВО/RV i PVO), was one of three branches of the Yugoslav People's Army, the Yugoslav military. Commonly referred-to as the Yugoslav Air Force, at its height it was among the largest in Europe. The branch was disbanded in 1992 after the Breakup of Yugoslavia. In the year 1990, the Air Force had more than 32,000 personnel, but as a result of its more technical requirements, the Air Force had less than 4,000 conscripts.^[1]