Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops | |
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Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen or K.u.K. Luftfahrtruppen Császári és Királyi Légierő or Császári és Királyi Légjárócsapatok | |
Active | 1893–1918 |
Country | Austria-Hungary |
Type | Air Force |
Size | est. ~5,430 aircraft produced for the KuKLFT |
Part of | Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Emil Uzelac Conrad von Hötzendorf |
Insignia | |
National Markings | |
Tail Markings | |
Aircraft flown | |
Bomber | Hansa-Brandenburg G.I |
Fighter | Aviatik D.I Phönix D.I |
Reconnaissance | Hansa-Brandenburg C.I |
The Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops or Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops (German: Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen or K.u.K. Luftfahrtruppen, Hungarian: Császári és Királyi Légjárócsapatok) were the air force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the empire's demise in 1918; it saw combat on both the Eastern Front and Italian Front during World War I.