Ikarus S-49C White 422 Yugoslav Air Force 116th Fighter Aviation Regiment supporting the Army's ground-based air

supporting the Army's ground-based air defense mission at a time when the threat of Soviet jet bombers was the defining concern of American defense planning

The B-47A was the initial production variant

This aircraft's story didn't end there

and coastal waters — a potentially valuable capability in the many theaters where suitable land strips were unavailable

Chevalier and his fellow naval aviators were inventing carrier aviation as they went

Ikarus S-49C White 422 Yugoslav Air Force 116th Fighter Aviation Regiment supporting the Army's ground-based airThese are 1 72 scale decals for Ikarus S 49C White 422, assigned to the 116th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Yugoslav Air Force (RV i PVO), wearing an overall Dark Gray scheme with White serial and modex markings, Yugoslav national insignia, and the Yugoslav tricolor fin flash. The S 49C was the definitive and most capable production variant of the Ikarus S 49 family, featuring a more powerful engine and refined airframe over the earlier S 49A.