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The Ikarus IK-2 was a high-wing, all-metal, single seat, monoplane fighter aircraft designed as a private venture by Kosta Sivčev and Ljubomir Ilić. The prototype, designated the IK-L1, of the design was ordered from Ikarus A.D. in 1934, and was delivered for test in 1935. Captain Leonid Bajdak, a biplane advocate, tested the IK-1 in [...]

After the First World War or better to call it Great War, new established state Kigdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians had in its equipment many of the types of airplanes. Some of them are regularly obtained from Allies while the other was result of the captivity. One of the interesting type was of the [...]

In the time of it’s debut it was claimed as one of the aerodynamically finest plane. As with many project it was not enter in the production. Ikarus Orkan was born as a private venture of the two young designers in attempt to create twin engine sleek bomber with low power engines. By the end of [...]

The international interest aroused in the Do17 in July 1937 by its success at Zurich was reneged in the following year by the début of the improved Do17Z, and at an early stage in the development of the new model, the Yugoslav government began to consider its capabilities as a potential successor to the earlier [...]

The most important warplanes for combat activities were fighter, bomber and reconnaissance. This units was cluster under the high command as well the opinion of the Yugoslav officials, in 1940, was that it is the best way to operate with relatively weak forces. Aero-detasman Fighters were formed into escadrilles, groups, regiments and brigades. Escadrille was [...]

Odlazak Kralja is the epic episode from the short war against Yugoslavia and present evacuation of the HM King Petar II go Greece. Pilot of the airplane was captain Ivan Dominko and regarding to the memory of crew Petar II bring only one small case which was stored in the small cargo box in the [...]

During the short war against Yugoslavia in 1941, German have sent many recognizance missions in the depth of the Yugoslav territory. Yugoslav pilot managed few interceptions as well shot down of the aircraft. Scene here, named “Plamen nad Sumadijom”, show one scene where is German airplane Henschel Hs126 being downed by Yugoslav fighter Hawker Hurricane. [...]

Yugoslav industry had manufactured for the Yugoslavia military aviation a wide selection of ordnance and there were a number of various types of bombs. Caliber of the bombs was from the Wurf 2 kilogram up to the Stankovic 200 kilogram bombs. Most widely used were Stankovic bomb cal. 106 kg and this weapon enter in [...]

This plane was originally conceived as “Zmajev razarac broj jedan” and in 1936 Dusan Stankov and Djordje Ducic submitted to the Air Staff general proposal for this plane. A year later prototype of Zmaj R-1 was ordered by Command of Aviation and airplane factory “Zmaj” in Belgrade built this twin engine plane. It was of [...]