Bij elk conflict en elke operatie heeft de Noord-Macedonische luchtbrigade gevlogen in
The air arm has flown in one armed conflict, at home in 2001, and on one peace operation abroad, EUFOR Althea in 2006–2008, whose heaviest loss came in a crash at home. Where a consolidated sortie or loss figure exists in the official record it is given here; where accounts disagree, the range is shown and the disagreement named. Blank cells are blank because no figure could be verified, not because the fighting was small.
From the 2001 conflict to the EU mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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| Het conflict in Macedonië in 2001the insurgency of the National Liberation ArmyAir Force and Air Defence of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia | 2001 | National Liberation Army (NLA) | Mi-24V and Mi-24K, Su-25 and Su-25UB, Mi-8MT and Mi-17en nog 1 | 1 | ||
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Transport, reconnaissance and fire support for government forces with Mi-8/17 and Mi-24 helicopters and, from June, Su-25 aircraft. The conflict began on 22 January 2001, according to Wikipedia, and reached Tetovo in March. Macedonia had an air arm of trainers and a handful of transport helicopters, and it bought a combat air force within months, mainly from Ukraine: ten Mi-24V and two Mi-24K gunships in several batches, four Mi-8MTs, and three Su-25s and a Su-25UB. Greece gave two UH-1Hs. Aeroflight dates the first combat operations to 25 March, when government forces launched their offensive after attacks on Tetovo. The Mi-24s flew fire support around Tetovo, Radusha and Aracinovo. The Su-25s flew their first mission from Petrovec on 23 or 24 June, depending on the source, and were used again at Tetovo on 24 July and Radusha on 12 August. Wikipedia, citing Gordon and Dawes, says Ukrainian pilots flew the Su-25s; the Macedonian government’s position on that was not found. According to Wikipedia the insurgents had shoulder-launched missiles and anti-aircraft guns, yet no aircraft was shot down. Government and insurgents described the conflict in different terms, and casualty figures remain disputed; the figures here are attributed. Resultaat The Ohrid Framework Agreement was signed on 13 August 2001, and NATO’s Operation Essential Harvest collected the insurgents’ weapons from late August. Dates of the first Su-25 mission differ (23 June per Wikipedia, 24 June per Aeroflight and the Su-25 article). The role of Ukrainian pilots rests on one published book cited by Wikipedia. Civilian and combatant casualty figures are from one source and are disputed.
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| EUFOR AltheaBosnië en HerzegovinaAir Wing of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia | 2006–2008 | Mi-17 | 1 | |||
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A helicopter detachment with Mi-17s for the EU peace operation, in four rotations. Parliament decided on 22 May 2006 to send a unit to the EU’s Althea operation, and the agreement was signed in Brussels on 3 July 2006. The Helicopter Squadron provided four rotations between 2006 and 2008, the wing’s first deployment abroad. On 12 January 2008 a Mi-17 carrying members of the detachment from Camp Butmir in Sarajevo crashed near Blace in Katlanovo. All 11 on board were killed: Lt Col. Toni Spasovski, Maj. Goran Ristovski, Capts Brane Spasovski and Igor Gjoreski and seven non-commissioned officers and soldiers. A monument stands at the site, and it is the heaviest loss of life in the service’s history found in the sources checked. The cause was not established in the sources checked. Resultaat The four rotations were completed; the army commemorates the Blace crash every 12 January. The official investigation findings were not found in the sources checked.
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Elk cijfer, gecontroleerd
- Leger van de Republiek Noord-Macedonië: Luchtbrigade (Engels)Officiële geschiedenis: de oprichting begon op 28 februari 1992; de luchtmacht en luchtverdediging werden op 10 april 1992 opgericht bij presidentieel besluit; de vliegopleiding startte op 10 juni 1992; vier Mi-17's in 1994; een Zlin 242 in 1996; uitbreiding in 2001 van 17 maart tot 4 september; modernisering van de Jasmin en Alexander; transformatie in 2018 tot luchtmachtvleugel; commandant: kolonel Dragan Pavlovski en plaatsvervanger: kolonel Igor Chkorov.
- ARM: HelikoptereskaderVier Mi-17's in 1994, vier Mi-8's in 2001; vier EUFOR Althea-rotaties 2006-2008; contract met Leonardo voor 2024 voor vier AW149's en vier AW169M's.
- ARM: GevechtshelikoptereskaderMi-24's uit 2001: 12 gekocht van Oekraïne, tien Mi-24V en twee Mi-24K; upgrade van de nacht- en NAVO/ICAO-avionica; geplande geleide raketten niet aangeschaft vanwege geldgebrek. Oudere pagina.
- ARM: 15 jaar na de helikoptercrash bij Blace herdacht (12 januari 2023)Elf leden van de luchtmachteenheid kwamen om het leven op de terugweg van de EUFOR-missie naar Althea.
- ARM: Eerbetoon aan de 11 legerleden die omkwamen bij de helikoptercrash nabij Blace, Katlanovo (12 januari 2024)Vliegtuigongeluk met een Mi-17 op 12 januari 2008 nabij Blace, Katlanovo; namen van de elf doden bekendgemaakt.
- ARM: locatieonderzoek, herdenkingen van helikopterongelukkenJaarlijkse herdenkingen op 12 januari van de Blace-crash van 2008.
- Aeroflight: Macedonische luchtmachtOpgericht op 10 juni 1992 met één UTVA-66 en vier UTVA-75A21 geleased van de Macedonische luchtvaartunie; vier Mi-17's uit Oekraïne in 1994 in witte medische kleuren; vier Zlin 242L in 1995; 2001: vier Su-25's, tien Mi-24V's, vier Mi-8MT's en twee UH-1H's; eerste gevechtsoperaties op 25 maart 2001; eerste gevechtsmissie met vliegtuigen op 24 juni 2001 vanaf Petrovec.
Cijfers geverifieerd op 30-09-2026. Back to the North Macedonia Air Brigade.