Rade Ranđelović Explained

Rade Ranđelović
Birth Date:1962
Death Date:2009
Birth Place:Bajina Basta
Death Place:Batajnica
Placeofburial:Novo Groblje, Belgrade
Allegiance: Serbia
Branch:Serbian Air Force
Serviceyears:1985–2009
Rank:Colonel
Commands:Chief 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]

Notes and References

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