German aircrafts used by Yugoslavia

[K.Kocjancic]

I know, that Yugoslavia bought some Bf. 109 before the war (they were with-out radios), but did Yugoslavia had any JU 87 Stuka's?

Regards,
Kocjo

[Juha Tompuri]

Hi!

According to this: http://world.std.com/~Ted7/minoraf.htm the answer is no. However there were Do 17K`s.

Regards, Juha

[K.Kocjancic]

Yes, I thought so too.

The reason for asking was, because I was reading a auto-biografy of Slovene soldier in Yugoslav army (he was in Belgrade 1941); he wrote that he saw Yugoslav Stukas.

Regards,
Kocjo

[daveh]

6/4/41 Yugoslav Air Force had

Bf 108
Fi 156
56 Me 109
60 Do 17
12 Do 22
11 Do Wal

various trainers including Bucker Jungmann

No Ju 87 in th eYugoslav Air Force

The Italians had Ju 87B based at Tirana 101 Gruppo Autonomo B a T

The Germans had Ju 87B based at Graz II/StG 77 and Stab/ StG3;
Stab, I, and III/ StG77 based at Arad
Stab, I and III/Stg 2 based at Belica and Krainici
I/Stg 3 Belica

[Csaba Becze]

The only German bomber in Yugoslavian Air Force was the Dornier Do 17K.
Yugoslavia bought 20 Do 17K's in autumn, 1937 and the licence of the type also. Later they manufactured 50 Do 17Ka's.

Foreign Ju 87 users in combat: Italy, Hungary, Rumania.

[K.Kocjancic]

http://world.std.com/~Ted7/minorafe.htm#yugo

73 Me109E-3s (~27 grounded with engine problems)
40 Hurricane Ia
24 Fury II
12 Ikarus IK-3 (6 available)
6 Ikarus IK-2

45 SM 79B
70 Do17K (a third destroyed on ground on 6-Apr-41)
30 Blenheim Mk I

According to Yugoslav sources YAF had:
- 60 Dornier Do17,
- 47 Bristol Blenheim,
- 40 Savoia-Marchetti SM 79,
- 61 Me Bf.109E,
- 35 Hawker Hurricane,
- 6 IK-3,
- 30 Hawker Fury,
- 8 IK-2,
- 2 Avi BH-33,
- 11 Bristol Bleinheim (2-engined),
- 120 Breguet Br 19 & Potez Po 25

So, there were no Stukas in it.

[Cantankerous]

6/4/41 Yugoslav Air Force had

Bf 108
Fi 156
56 Me 109
60 Do 17
12 Do 22
11 Do Wal

various trainers including Bucker Jungmann

No Ju 87 in th eYugoslav Air Force

The Italians had Ju 87B based at Tirana 101 Gruppo Autonomo B a T

The Germans had Ju 87B based at Graz II/StG 77 and Stab/ StG3;
Stab, I, and III/ StG77 based at Arad
Stab, I and III/Stg 2 based at Belica and Krainici
I/Stg 3 Belica

The Dornier Do J (Do 16) Wal flying boats exported to Yugoslavia were powered by two Rolls-Royce Kestrel engines, and of the twelve Do 22s in service with Yugoslavia, eight fled to Egypt where they were piloted by RAF crews.