Austro-Hungarian air force KuKLFT

[Admiral Beez]

The KuKLFT or Austro-Hungarian air force is a forgotten air power from the First World War. I for one had no idea what campaigns or actions they fought in.

Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Its primary fighter through 1917, the Hansa-Brandenburg D.I looks ridiculously obsolete compared to other fighters of that era.

Here's a British S.E.5 of the same year for comparison.

 

[SaparotRob]

The KuKLFT or Austro-Hungarian air force is a forgotten air power from the First World War. I for one had no idea what campaigns or actions they fought in.

Ditto here.

 

[Musec04]

The Kuk fighter units flew some rather more advanced machines than the Hansa Brandenburg D.I in your photo. Here's a sample

Phönix D.II 122.01 Flik 9/J

Aviatik D.I 138.24 Flik 56/J

Albatros D.III (Oef) 153.256

All these and others were produced in multiple series and were flown by skilled pilots in many cases. Both the Albatros D.III (Oef) and the Aviatik D.I entering service in 1917.

A list of the highest scoring KuK aces

List of World War I flying aces from Austria-Hungary - Wikipedia

although the notes on the present day countries is rather misleading as the nationality of the indvidual was not that of the present state in many cases.

Regards,

Clint

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!