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Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia / Early Cold War

Soko J-20 Kraguj

A rugged single-seat light attack and counterinsurgency aircraft intended for dispersed battlefield operations.

Archive ID: afm_0000523
Soko J-20 Kraguj, shown in the selected representative source image.Mulag / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0Image source

A rugged single-seat light attack and counterinsurgency aircraft intended for dispersed battlefield operations.

Primary roleAttack
First flight1962
Service entry1967
OriginFederal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia
ManufacturerSoko
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Development

Soko J-20 Kraguj was developed by Soko in Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia as a attack aircraft. The family first flew in 1962 and entered service in 1967. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, Soko J-20 Kraguj is represented primarily in the attack aircraft role. The sourced variant records include service with Yugoslav Air Force. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include counterinsurgency.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include J-20 Kraguj.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
J-20 KragujProductionAttackYugoslav Air Force

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1964-65 — Sampson Low, Marston & Co. · Tier 3