1st Air Command
The 1st Air Command ("Serbo-Croatian: 1. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 1. ваздухопловна команда") was a joint unit of the Yugoslav Air Force from 1959 to 1964 and served as the premier air force unit with Yugoslavia. The unit served during a time of uncertainty for the Yugoslav Air Force, in which internal and external forces put political pressure upon the force. This included the utilization of first NATO then Soviet aircraft, and the eventual dissolution of the 1st Air command in 1964. History. It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, year due to the "Drvar  reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force from the 44th Aviation Division with command at Batajnica. In 1961 it suffered a change in the organization. By the new Drvar 2" reorganization plan of Yugoslav Air Force, on May 2, 1964, 1st Air Command was transformed into 1st Aviation Corps. The commanders of Air command was Nikola Lekić.