Dimitrijevic, Bojan/Micevski, Milan Tito's Jet Jockeys. US Jets in Yugoslav Air Force during Cold War

"Tito's Jet Jockeys, US Jets in Yugoslav Air Force During Cold War", is the monograph which describes the arguably most intensive almost Golden age of the Yugoslav Air Force. It became after the Tito's clash with the Stalin in 1948, which expulsed Yugoslavia from Socijalist lagerm and renewal of the good relations with its former Second World War allies now core NATO states. After joining the Mutual Defence Aid Programme in late 1951, Yugoslavia started to receive contemporary od modern types of warplanes. Since March 1953 to late 1957, Yugoslav Air Force has received a total of 257 US Jets. Later, through commercial purchases, the number of the US Jets reached over 600 examples that soldier in the YAF until mid-1970s and provided its backbone and unique Cold War experience. The book was written upon the declassified archival sources that are kept in Military Archive and YAF Museum in Belgrade, coupled with numerous interviewx that authors gathered in many years. It featured some 380 photos, many of them never seen so far. Finally, it was titled upon the way how the American observers called Yugoslav pilots during the training in USAFE bases in Europe 1952-1953.

The book was only made possible by recently released archive material held in the military archives and the Jewish Museum in Belgrade. Much of the information presented comes from numerous interviews with former pilots. The book featured around 380 photos, many of which have never been published before. The title of the book, "Tito's Jet Jockeys", comes from the designation given to the Yugoslav pilots during their training at the U.S. Air Force bases in Europe in 1952-1953.