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Srpska avijatika [Serbian Aviation] on September 12^th 1918

Serbian aviation was a part of rebuilt Serbian Army, a part of the allied Eastern Army (consisted of French, Great Britain, Greece and Italian soldiers). Supreme commander of the eastern Army was a French general Franshe D'Epere.

The Air Froce commander was French officers and squadrons were staffed with French and Serbian personnel.

By the order dated January 17 1918 the two Serbian squadrons are to be formed staffed with Serbian personnel. In April 1918 Prva Srpska Eskadrila (First Serbian Escadrille) became operational with 12 Dorand AR type I A2 and 3 Nieuport XXIV C1 from French-Serbian composite Escadrille AR 521 and commanded by French officer (Serb national) lieutenant Mihajlo Marinkovic.

During May and June from French-Serbian composite Escadrille AR 525 Druga Srpska Eskadrila (Second Serbian Escadrille) became operational.

Captain Branko Vukosavljevic was the first serbian squadron comander, apointed to lead to Prva Srpska Eskadrila (First Serbian Escadrille) on August 1918.

Below is orbat of squadrons attached to Serbian Army for the September offensive.

Commander: Major Du Perier De Larsan

Order of battle

Airfields: Vertekop, Lembet, Jenidze Vardar

Technical depot: Vertekop [previously in Mikra]

Total of 81 airplanes.

Sources

• Vazduhoplovstvo Srbije na Solunskom frontu 1916-1918, Vladeta D. Vojinovic, 2000
• Srpska Avijatika 1912-1918; MJV, Sky, EUROSINI; 1992

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