After the war regiment has moved to Slkoplje airfield, where it has remain until it was disbanded.

The commanders of regiment in this period were Ljubomir Popadić, Mihajlo Nikolić, Milan Marijanović, Gojko Grubor.

Regiment was part of 39th Aviation Division until 1959, when it was subordinated to 3rd Air Command.

Thunderbolt's have been replaced with jet fighter-bombers, Republic F-84 Thunderjet's in year 1954.

The commanders of regiment in this period were Gojko Grubor, Mihajlo Vranješević, Bogdan Popović, Nikola Đurđević, Stojan Mutić, Murat Hanić, Živko Radosavljević and Nikola Mijatov.