Central celebration of the Serbian Aviation Day
The central celebration of the Serbian air force was held today at the airport in Nis organized by the 98th aviation brigade. The members of the Serbian Air Force gave an attractive performance of their skills in an air show specially organized for this occasion to the citizens of Nis, members of the parents and their. More than 4,000 visitors had the opportunity to enjoy an attractive demonstration of the competence of elite Air Force flying units.
The
central celebration of the Serbian air force was held today at the
airport in Nis organized by the 98th aviation brigade. The members of
the Serbian Air Force gave an attractive performance of their skills in
an air show specially organized for this occasion to the citizens of
Nis, members of the parents and their.
More than 4,000 visitors had the
opportunity to enjoy an attractive demonstration of the competence of
elite Air Force flying units, 204th and 98th air bases and flight tests
of the Center for Technical Testing Center.
Congratulating the
members of the Serbian aviation their patron saint day St. Ilija, the
Commander of Air Force Brigadier General Ranko Živak opened the ceremony
that the 2nd August was of special significance in the aviation history
and tradition of the Serbian people.
Almost
a century has passed since establishing this branch, a century during
which the Serbian pilots often laid their lives for the freedom of the
Serbian people and the fatherland. We celebrate this day satisfied with
the outstanding results you have achieved. We have fully realized the
objectives of flight training., while striving continuously to improve
our operational capacity, participating in international exercises and
working actively to modernize technology and aviation equipment. We take
great pride in having finally introduced Lasta 95 training air craft
into our flight training courses.
AS for the performance in the
air show, it was opened by the 63rd Parachute Battalion landing in front
of an audience to the delight of the youngest guests. Visitors had the
opportunity to see performances of the most modern fighter MiG-29 of
101st Squadron and Eagle storm air crafts of the 241st Ladjevci squadron
from the latest transport and the latest Mi-17 transport choppers to
have been introduced into the Serbian air force. The audience also
enjoyed the attractive formation flying of helicopters Gazela and Gama
of the 714th Squadron Senka and the maneuvers of Mi-8.
The
show ended by the parachute jump of best female paratroopers including
Warrant Officer Djuric Radmila of the 63rd Parachute Battalion.
For now,
it was intended that they attempt to break the national record in the
8-member formation flying at an altitude of 2,500 meters in five
seconds, while maintaining formation. Due to poor weather conditions
this attempt was postponed for some other time.
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