The Soko 522 was a two-seater Yugoslav military training and light attack aircraft produced in the 1950s by

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History

The Soko 522 was designed by Yugoslav engineers Šostarić, Marjanović and Čurčić at the Ikarus Aircraft Factory in

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. The first prototype flew in February 1955. After the initial success of the new aircraft, production was transferred to the Soko aircraft factory in

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. Production lasted until 1961 and totalled 110 units. The Soko 522 was used as the primary trainer aircraft for the Yugoslav air force until it was retired in 1978. It gained some fame for its role in war movies filmed in Yugoslavia during the 1960s and 1970s, where it was used to portray the Fw 190 German fighter. Some of its prominent movie roles were in the Yugoslav

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Operators

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** 460th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1967) ** 461st Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1968, 1973–1977) ** 462nd Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1968, 1973–1977) ** 463rd Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1966) ** 464th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1966) ** 465th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1966)

Surviving aircraft

;France * 60168 – Soko 522 airworthy. ;Serbia * 60132 – Soko 522 on static display at the Museum of Aviation in

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. * 60157 – Soko 522 on static display at the Museum of Aviation in Belgrade. * 60204 – Soko 522 on static display at the Museum of Aviation in Belgrade. * ????? Soko 522 on static display in park at Tovariševo * ;Bosnia and Herzegovina * 60143 – Soko 522 on static display at

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. ;United States * Soko 522 owned by John Magoffin in

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. It was damaged in a wheels up landing.

Specifications (Soko 522)

References

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Bibliography

* Taylor, John W. R. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62''. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1961. *Illustrated history of aviation ’’Modern Ikars“, IRO Vuk Karadzic&Sluzbeni list SFRJ, Belgrade, 1989. *Yugoslavian Air Force and Air Defence, group of authors, VINC, Belgrade, 1989. {{Ikarus aircraft 522 Ikarus aircraft 1950s Yugoslav military trainer aircraft Low-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1955 Aircraft with retractable conventional landing gear Single-engined piston aircraft