Rade Ranđelović

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Rade Ranđelović
Born1962
Bajina Basta
Died2009
Batajnica
Buried
Allegiance Serbia
Service/branchSerbian Air Force
Years of service1985–2009
RankColonel
Commands heldChief of the staff of 204th Air Base

Colonel Rade Ranđelović (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Ранђеловић; born 1962, Bajina Basta, Zlatibor District) was the display pilot of the Serbian Air Force and the commander of the 98th Air Base. Ranđelović was killed in a MiG-29 crash which occurred on 7 July 2009 in Batajnica, Belgrade.[1] A few days later he was buried with state honours and posthumously promoted to the rank of Colonel.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Serbian Fulcrum Crash Kills Display Pilot, Air Forces Monthly magazine, September 2009 issue, p. 80
  2. ^ "Pilot Rade Randjelovic buried with state honours". Serbian Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 4 September 2009.