Ikarus S-49: Yugoslavia's Answer to the Spitfire and the P-51 Mustang

Yugoslavia was one of the most surreal places to visit in the world in the second half of the 20th century, and they had an eternally polarizing leader to match in Josip Broz Tito. There's a theory that Joseph Stalin's death in 1953 wasn't a stroke but rather a poisoning as revenge for trying to take out Big Tito. On top of all that, Tito's Yugoslav Air Force was an eclectic collection of aircraft from the various sup... (continue reading...)