| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 2400 |
| Military Code: | 400 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ikarus S-49 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ikarus S-49 |
| Aircraft Version: | Ikarus S-49C |
| C/n (msn): | 50 |
| Operator Titles: | Yugoslavia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Belgrade - Nikola TeslaMap |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LYBE IATA: BEG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Muzej Vazduhoplovstva Beograd |
| Photo Date: | 23 July 2015 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 20501 |
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When Yugoslavia under Tito fell out with the USSR in 1948, Soviet military supplies were denied so the need for an interim fighter-bomber of indigenous design came about. The result was the Ikarus S-49, based on Yugoslavia's pre-war IK-3, but developed by 1952 into an all-metal machine powered by a Hispano-Suiza engine from France. Although fairly soon superseded by modern US jets, 112 S-49Cs were built by Ikarus and Soko by 1954 and served till 1961. This is the only surviving example in the world This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 November 2017, and has since been viewed 278 times. |