[WWI] Help identifying some aircraft and details about a pilot inthe austro-hungarian army

[Buz Pezold]

Andi,

     The aircraft in the foreground in picture #2 and in Picture #3 are
Phonix C.I.  The background aircraft in picture #2 could be an Albatros B.I
or possibly some modification of a Hansa-Brandenburg B.I.  I do not have
access at this time to do a thorough search on those aircraft as of yet.
Possibly if you can get in touch with Grzegorz Mazurowski he could help you
out.  He is on this list and on the AERODROME website as well.  I am
suprised he has not responded to your request.  This is usually in his field
of expertise.
     You ask about the "H" markings on the aircraft depicted in the
pictures.  That should be during the "Clandestine Years" 1920-1928 when
(quote:) "the prohibition of military aviation by the Allied Control
Commission meant that any airforce activity had to be carried out under
civilian cover." (:end quote).  Source: Blue Rider Insignia Magazine, Issue
3, July 1996.  I hope this helps.

Buz

-----Original Message-----
From: wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org]On
Behalf Of Werner Andreas Szekeres
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 2:01 AM
To: wwi at wwi-models.org
Subject: [WWI] Help identifying some aircraft and details about a pilot
inthe austro-hungarian army


Hello all,
i have just received an email from a gentleman, Mr Peter Sik, who is looking
for information about his great-grandfather, Johán Schön,  who he believes
was a pilot in the autro-hungarian army airforce and flew a Aviatik D.I.

does anybody have a list with all the pilots of the austro-hungarian
airforce? on the web i`ve found only a list with the aces.

also, can you please identify all the aircraft in all the 3 following
pictures?

Picture1:
http://www.accende.net/dump/Picture1.jpg
seems to be an Aviatik D.I 138 series. any more details about the markings (
H - AA1)?

Picture 2:
http://www.accende.net/dump/Picture2.jpg
could the aircraft in the foreground be a Phonix C.I with a modified seat
for the rear gunner? maybe a trainer due to the 2 seats?
the background aircraft seem to be some observation planes. maybe some
Albatros B.I?

Picture 3:
http://www.accende.net/dump/Picture3.jpg
same airframes as the one in foreground in picture 2?

do you have any idea what the markings stand for? is H a civilian marking
for postwar Hungary?

any info about the pilot (especially), Johán Schön, is greatly appreciated.
are there some archives online where records of austro-hungarian pilots can
be studied? or archives at the austrian/hungarian national or military
archives?

thanks,
andi
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