Yugoslav Royal Air Force

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air force military branch

The Yugoslav Royal Air Force was the aerial warfare branch of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia’s armed forces, active before and during the early stages of World War II.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Royal Yugoslav Air Force	8
6th Fighter Regiment of Royal Yugoslav Air Force	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force ⓘ military branch ⓘ
allegiance	Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) ⓘ surface form: Yugoslav monarchy
alliance	Allies of World War II ⓘ
branchType	royal air force ⓘ
conflict	German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ surface form: Invasion of Yugoslavia World War II ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
equipmentType	bombers ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ
garrisonCountry	Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
historicalContext	predecessor of socialist Yugoslav aviation forces ⓘ
languageOfCommand	Serbo-Croatian ⓘ
notableEngagement	defense against Axis invasion of April 1941 ⓘ
opponent	Bulgarian Air Force ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ Regia Aeronautica ⓘ Royal Hungarian Air Force ⓘ
partOf	Royal Yugoslav Army ⓘ
primaryTheater	Balkans ⓘ
role	aerial warfare ⓘ air defense ⓘ bombing ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ
serviceBranchOf	Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
successor	Yugoslav Air Force ⓘ
timePeriod	early World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
usedAircraft	Breguet 19 ⓘ Bristol Blenheim ⓘ Dornier Do 17 ⓘ Hawker Hurricane ⓘ Ikarus IK-2 ⓘ Messerschmitt Bf 109 ⓘ Potez 25 ⓘ Rogožarski IK-3 ⓘ Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero ⓘ surface form: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Zmaj Fizir FP-2 ⓘ
usedAircraftOrigin	British designs ⓘ French designs ⓘ German designs ⓘ Italian designs ⓘ domestic designs ⓘ