Jugoslovenska hidroeskadrila u Abukiru 1941-1942
The Yugoslav Floatplane Squadron In Aboukir 1941-1942
Author(s): Bojan B. DimitrijevićSubject(s): History
Published by: Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd
Summary/Abstract: The article gives an overview of the combat activities of the Yugoslav floatplane Squadron that evade the capitulation of the Yugoslav Army, flew since 16 th Aprila 1941 over the Greece and Mediteranean and continued fighting against the Axis with the Royal Air Force. The unit was stationed in Aboukir, Egypt until April 1942. The Squadron operated eight Dornier Do-22s plus a sole Yugoslav SIM-XIV-H floatplane. It was part of the exile Royal Air Force, but was operationally attached to the 230 th Squadron RAF. The article was written on the original documents of the unit, which are preserved in the Serbian Military Archive, Belgrade, and documents from the Public Record Office.
Journal: Istorija 20. veka
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 111-124
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Serbian