Rogožarski () was a
Yugoslav aircraft manufacturer based in
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
.
History
Officially established on 22 April 1924 under the name First Serbian Aircraft Factory of Živojin Rogožarski (), the company was responsible for most of Yugoslavia's air industry in the
interwar period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II ( ...
, along with
Ikarus. Initially, it repaired aircraft which had been confiscated during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, but soon started manufacturing its own models, as well as license producing aircraft from abroad. After the company was nationalised by the Yugoslav government in 1946, the factory was merged together with
Zmaj into Ikarus, which continued in the aeronautical industry until 1962. During its existence, Rogožarski produced a total of 286 aircraft.
Aircraft
See also
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Aircraft industry of Serbia
References
Footnotes
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Aircraft manufacturers of Serbia
Aircraft manufacturers of Yugoslavia
Manufacturing companies based in Belgrade
Manufacturing companies established in 1923
Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1946
Serbian brands
1923 establishments in Serbia
1946 disestablishments in Yugoslavia