Pilot from Bosnia and Herzegovina graduates at the Zemunik Air Base
Pvt. Dražen Matijević, member of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina has today 12 June 2013 completed the military pilot training at the 93rd Air Force and Air Defence Base at the Zemunik Barracks.
Following the selection and basic flight training programme with the Zlin 242-L aircraft, Pvt. Matijević underwent the training with the BELL 206 B Helicopter, which comprised basic, navigation and group flight modules, along with the basic and advanced instrumental flight, and night time and exam flight with a total of 250 flying hours for both types of aircraft.
The diplomma award ceremony will be held at the Croatian Defence Academy «Petar Zrinski» in Zagreb on 21st June 2013.
Pvt. Matijević is the second foreign officer to attend the entire pilot training in the Republic of Croatia, pursuant to the bilateral agreement concluded with the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The prior trainee was 1st Lt. Robert Mitrovski from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Macedonia.