Yugoslaves World War I aviation

[Lasttime]

My first posting of the New Year:

https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...VSI&ajaxhist=0

Cant read the Language? Serbo-Croataion?

[YavorD]

According to sources I have at hand, the Escadrille MF 382 was stationed at Sedes [Σέδες] near Thessaloniki (June 1916) and Vertekop (Vrtikop) [now
Skydra (Σκύδρα)] (August 1916).
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Redesignated AR 521 on June 1, 1917;
Redesignated 2 Serbs Escadrille January 17, 1918

Source : Les escadrilles de l'aéronautique militaire française : symbolique et histoire, 1912-1920. ISBN 9782110946928

See also http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escad...adrille521.htm

[YavorD]

The language looks to be Serbo-Croatian but not the current form (I am no expert but as much it is a South Slavick dialect it is readable). The spelling of foreign [French] names in Cyrillic is a problem, however.

A group of aviation personnel from the F 382 Escadrille and Nieuport detachment (section) at Vertekop, Dezember 1916.
Seated, from left: (?) [Касвил], (?) [Коло], Branko Vukosavlevich [Бранко Вукосавльевич], (?) [Дитей], (?) [Барше], (?) [Коркм...].
Standing: Girodeau (Giraudeau?) [Жиродо], Nikola Zhikich [Никола Жикич], Alexander Antich [Александар Антич], Dr. ... (?) [д-р Крайен], Dragomir Ple... (?) [Драгомир Пле... ], (?) [Кресол], Alexander Talich [Александар Талич], (?) [де Гинье], Radivoje Tomich [Радивоje Томич].
Third row, standing: Svetomir (or Milorad) Popovich [Светомир (или Милорад) Попович], Tadija Sondermajer [Тадиjа Сондермаjер], Dragutin Mishich [Драгутин Мишич], Miodrag Miletich [Миодраг Милетич] (on the aircraft), Alexander Prokich [Александар Прокич], Peter Petrovich-Peshkir [Петар Петрович-Пешкир], and (?) [Виjме... ].

[Lasttime]

So this is French Air Force unit...stationed in greece....and the writer is Serb-Croatation....????

[YavorD]

Originally Posted by Lasttime

So this is French Air Force unit...stationed in greece....and the writer is Serb-Croatation....????

Started as a French Escadrille d'Orient with a mixed personnel. There are about 10 French and 12 Slavick names in the list.

[YavorD]

According to Serbian sources, the Captain Branko Vukosavlevich [капетан Бранко Вукосављевић] becamethe first Officer in Charge of the Nieuport section [fighter detachment] in the squadron supporting the 2nd Serbian Army at the Vertekop [Вертекоп] airfield (September 1916).

Lieutenant Tadija Sondermajer [Тадија Сондермајер] bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadija_Sondermajer