Hawker Hurricane in Yugoslav Service
Yugoslavia placed an order for Hawker Hurricane Mk.I fighters in 1937, with along with a licence for local production by Zmaj. At the time of the Nazi invasion in April 1941, a total of 41 Hurricanes were operated by the Royal Yugoslav Air Force (VVKJ). During the invasion, all were either destroyed or captured.
In mid-1944, two squadrons, 351 and 352 were raised in Libya to train Yugoslav pilots for the Allied Balkan Air Force. Initially these operated Hawker Hurricane IIC fighters, with standard RAF camouflage and markings, although the red centre was overpainted with a red star. Before operations commenced in Italy, 351 Squadron had its aircraft replaced with Hurricane Mk. IVs while 352 Squadron’s were replaced with Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vs.
Hawker Hurricanes of the VVKJ’s 6th Fighter Squadron, 1940 
Yugoslav Hawker Hurricane 
Hawker Hurricane I Yugoslav Royal Air Force RYAF in flight 1941 
Hawker Hurricane I Yugoslav Royal Air Force RYAF in flight 1941 
Hawker Hurricane I Yugoslav Royal Air Force RYAF in flight 1941 
Hawker Hurricane I Yugoslav Royal Air Force RYAF in flight 1941 
Yugoslav Hawker Hurricane 
Yugoslav Hawker Hurricane 
Yugoslavian pilot Tugomir Prebeg with his damaged Hawker Hurricane 1945 
Yugoslav Hawker Hurricane Mk.IV 
Yugoslav Hawker Hurricane LD975 
Yugoslav Hawker Hurricane LB886 
Yugoslav Hawker Hurricanes 
Partisan ground crews preparing to load RP-3 rockets onto the Hurricanes of No. 351 Squadron RAF at Prkos airfield
