Oostenrijk / Austria
1927 - 1938 Heimwehr Fliegerkorps
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Oostenrijk / Austria 1927 - 1938 Heimwehr Fliegerkorps |
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One of the least known of paramilitary air forces must surely be that of the Austrian Heimwehr Fliegerkorps during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1919 the peace treaty meant the Republic of Austria was forbidden to operate military aircraft. Formed from earlier paramilitary flying groups in 1927,
the Heimwehr Fliegerkorps, operated a selection of German, Austrian and British aircraft, and even participated during the Austrian Civil War of February 1934. The Heimwehr symbol appears on the rudder, and consists of a
White bird (Eagle) on a Green disc, superimposed on an Austrian flag with horizontal Red/White/Red stripes. |
D.H. 83