Squadron was formed as part of 103rd Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment equipped with US-made Lockheed RT/IT-33A Shooting Star jet-trainer aircraft equipped for
aerial reconnaissance. In 1966 squadron was disbanded and its equipment and personnel were passed to
350th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron of same regiment. By order from August 29, 1973, 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was reestablished with 82nd Aviation Brigade at Cerklje airport. It was equipped with new domestic-made Soko Jastreb light-attack jet aircraft in IJ-21 reconnaissance version. In 1984 the first Orao attack aircraft in the IJ-22 reconnaissance version were introduced with this squadron. This was the first squadron of Yugoslav Air Force equipped with new Orao aircraft. In 1985 all Jastreb aircraft were replaced with Orao. The squadron took part in first combat operations during the war in Slovenia and Croatia later since beginning of Yugoslav wars in 1991. 351st Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron was evacuated from Slovenia to Željava Air Base, attached to
117th Fighter Aviation Regiment and later by order from August 30, 1991, disbanded, with equipment and personnel integrated into
352nd Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron. ==Assignments==