BUILT

S-199.340, Lt. František Kratochvíla, No. 3 Squadron, Aviation Regiment 51, Mladá, Czechoslovakia, July 1952

Not much is known about the early service of this

aircraft. It was manufactured in the summer of

1948. The aircraft underwent general overhaul in

Kunovice from June 5 to November 20, 1950 and

served with the Police Air Patrol service briefly

(this aviation arm of the Police was disbanded on

December 23, 1950). In May 1952, it was assigned to

No. 51 lp (Aviation Regiment 51), where it was first

assigned to No. 4 Squadron and then served after

reorganization of the regiment with No. 3 Squad-

May 2022

ron, which retained the original Police code of its

aircraft (numbers B-0311 and higher). On July 30,

1952, the aircraft made an emergency landing in

Zvolen while being flown by Lt. František Kratochvíla This aircraft was one of a number that retained their simplified Police markings, including

the red nose and horizontal stabilizer and elevator.

The army insignia on the wings were overpainted

in a darker colour than the camouflage coat. The

same color was used to adapt the insignia on the

rudder from circular to triangles with curved edges. It is not known what specific color was used,

but it may have been a darker shade of green used

later on the S-199.

Product page

INFO Eduard

99