Units of the k.u.k.

Luftfahrtruppe (LFT) 1914-1918

The aviation troops were a completely new concept in the organization of the k.u.k. Army and commonly seen as support weapon for the other branches. This more or less experimental status remained during the course of the entire war and did not lead to the creation of a new branch or an independent "Airforce" and so the organizational structure was based at the company-level, routinely commanded by a Hauptmann or a senior Oberleutnant and attached to an Army Corps or similar territorial commands. At the headquarters of such Corps a Stabsoffizier-Luftfahrtruppe (StoLuft), commonly a Major or Oberstleutnant and in rare cases an Oberst, was responsible for all LFT companies in his respective corps area. The sources of today make it very troublesome to reform the history of this branch because the Kriegsarchiv only stored and collected material and files from units larger than a regiment, consequently all the material which remains at company-level is incomplete and only survived by accident or in other than unit related documentation. The following list of companies were compiled and published by Walter Schroeder and Bernhard Ttschinger in their book "Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918" which they published in 1988 together with Erwin Hauke, who was responsible for the excellent drawings of the airplanes in this standard work and enlarged by material I found by accident at the archives - mainly a list titled "Einteilungs-Standortliste" dated 28th of March 1918, which I first published in my book "Das Luftfahrerabzeichen" in 1993 and a Schema of the command structure dated 1st of October 1918. The following article attempts to show the development but de facto shows the situation at the end of the war.

The superior commands of the LFT (1st Oct.1918) Titel Name Notes

Chef des Luftfahrwesens

created in July 1917 as GeneralInspektor der Luftstreitkrfte GM Ing. Otto Freiherr Ellison and held by GO Erzherzog von Nidlef Joseph Ferdinand then renamed in September 1918 GM Ing. Emil Uzelac Oberst Freiherr von Abele created in September 1918, before the post was named commander of the LFT.

Stellvertreter des Chefs des Luftfahrwesens zugeteilt dem Chef des Luftfahrwesens

Beside the usual staff-offices (like the Kanzlei, Registratur etc.) the following departments were subordinated to the chief of the LFT: Name of Department Abteilung I Commander Responsibilities

Major des Generalstabskorps Josef Organisation der Feld- und Schitler Hinterlandformationen von Fliegern und Luftschiffern; Vorbereitung grerer Kampfhandlungen und Einsatz; Disponierung mit allen

kompletten Kampfmitteln consisting of: Flieger-Gruppe Luftschiffer-Gruppe Nachrichten-Gruppe Lichtbild-Gruppe Transport-Gruppe wie oben und eigene Kriegsgliederung, eigene Evidenz, Stnde analog der Fliegergruppe gesamte Feind-Evidenz ber Flieger und Luftschiffer gesamtes Lichtbildgert, Bildarchiv Evidenz der Transporte

Abteilung II

Ausbildung; Personal; Wissenschaften, Dienstbcher und Vorschriften; Major des Generalstabskorps Ernst Nachrichtenblatt; Pressedienst und Cermk Zensur; Statistik; Luftverkehr; Luftrecht; Propaganda Personal-Gruppe Wissenschaftliche Gruppe Luftpost-Gruppe Sanitts-Referat Heimatschutz; Lfa-Dienst; Maskierung Major des Generalstabskorps Walter und Camouflage; Demobilisierung und Bhm Friedensorganisation; Feldwetterdienst Demobilisierungs-Gruppe Heimatschutz-Gruppe Wetter-Gruppe Demobilisierung und Friedensorganisation aktiver und passiver Heimatschutz; Flugmeldedienst bei der Armee im Felde und im Hinterland gesamter Feldwetterdienst einschlielich Personal Technik gesamte Personalangelegenheiten Ausbildung, Schulen, Schiewesen, Pressedienst

consisting of:

Abteilung III consisting of:

Abteilung IV consisting of:

Oberstleutnant Ludwig Leidl und Hauptmann Bruno Metlitzky Flugzeug- und Motoren-Gruppe und Waffenwesen Material- und Kontroll-Gruppe Radio-Gruppe Bau-Gruppe Auto-Gruppe Luftschiffbau-Gruppe

einschlielich Museum einschlielich Signalwesen der LFT

LFT- Commanders and Staff at the Army Corps Headquarters in 1918 Kommando Isonzo-Armee (KISA) at San Vito

Duty/Title Kommandant Flieger-Stabsoffizier Flieger-Stabsoffizier Ballon-Stabsoffizier Adjutant Adjutant Technischer Referent Technischer Referent Technischer Referent Ballon-Referent Beobachter-Offizier Beobachter-Offizier Beobachter-Offizier Beobachter-Offizier fr Ballon Bau-Referent

Rank/Name Oberstleutnant Hans Ritter Frankwell von Umlauff Hauptmann Eugen Steinner-Gltl Hauptmann Aladar Tauszig Hauptmann Hermann Khn Oberleutnant Karl Fischer Oberleutnant Gustav Hartig Oberleutnant d.Res. Josef Csanadi Leutnant d.Res. Josef Wirth Fhnrich d.Res. Karl Graf Oberleutnant d.Res. Anton von Schnberger Oberleutnant d.Res. Dr. Fritz Dubowsky Oberleutnant d.Res. Oskar Hermann Leutnant d.Res. Hugo Hierse Oberleutnant Bruno Edler von Janecek Oberleutnant Ferdinand Simader 1. Armee Korps (1.AK) at Csik-Szereda

Duty/Title Kommandant Adjutant Technischer Referent

Rank/Name Oberstleutnant Georg Prinz zu Schwarzenberg Oberleutnant Karl Skarda Oberleutnant d.Res. Ulrich Prckner 4. Armee Korps (4.AK) at Zloczow

Duty/Title Kommandant Adjutant Technischer Referent Ballon-Referent Beobachter-Offizier

Rank/Name Major Arthur von Bogyay Oberleutnant Alois Agota von Szekelyudvarhely Oberleutnant Eugen Jakob Leutnant Gustav Thornton Oberleutnant Robert Schmidt 6. Armee Korps (6.AK) at Vittorio

Duty/Title Kommandant Flieger-Stabsoffizier Ballon-Stabsoffizier Adjutant Major Karl Stohanzl

Rank/Name Rittmeister Stefan Freiherr von Ankershofen Rittmeister Karl Klammer Oberleutnant Johann Ritter von Stefenelli

Adjutant Technischer Referent Bau-Radio-Offizier Adjutant des Ballon-Stabsoffiziers Beobachter-Offizier Beobachter-Offizier

Oberleutnant d.Res. Robert Hertl Oberleutnant d.Res. Stefan Mezey Oberleutnant d.Res. Johann Luger Leutnant d.Res. Dr. Eduard Kopetschny Oberleutnant Oskar Futter Oberleutnant d.Res. Hugo Klinke 7. Armee Korps (7.AK) at Snyatin Duty/Title Rank/Name Major Wilhelm Dworak Leutnant d.Res. Bela Karner Leutnant d.Res. Orest Humiecky Leutnant d.Res. Wladimir Ritter von Baczinsky 10. Armee Korps (10.AK) at Trient Duty/Title Rank/Name Hauptmann Alfred Eccher von Echo Oberleutnant Franz Sziszel Oberleutnant d.Res. Oskar Wallek Leutnant d.Res. Franz Urschler Oberleutnant d.Res. Alois Erlach 11. Armee Korps (11.AK) at Levico Duty/Title Rank/Name Rittmeister Wilhelm Weldin Rittmeister Georg Edler von Lehmann Hauptmann Oskar Zeidner Oberleutnant Josef Kos Oberleutnant d.Res. Dr. Hans Ritter von Wurzian Leutnant d.Res. Richard Hoffmann Leutnant d.Res. Albert Elischak

Kommandant Adjutant Ballon-Referent Beobachter-Offizier

Kommandant Adjutant Adjutant Technischer Referent Beobachter-Offizier

Kommandant Flieger-Stabsoffizier Flieger-Stabsoffizier Adjutant Adjutant Technischer Referent Beobachter-Offizier

At the XIX. Korps Kommando at Tirana Hauptmann Leo Libano, additional commander of FliK 6, performed the duty as LFT-commander. At the Heeresgruppen Kommando Boroevic (HG Boroevic) Hauptmann Otto Jindra, additional commander of the newly formed FliK 102G - 105G, performed the duty as FliegerGruppen-Kommandant for the large twin-engined bombers at the G-FliKs.

1.) The LFT-Units with aircraft The nominal strength of a Fliegerkompanie (FliK) was 1 commander, 1 officer pilot as Chefpilot (pilot in chief), 7 NCO-pilots, 8 observing officers, 1 technical officer and 163 NCOs and men as supporting ground personnel. These 181 men were to have 6 aircraft ready for action, 2 aircraft as reserve, 2 cars and 3 trucks. This norm was fixed at the beginning of the war, which some FliKs never reached, but during the course of the war it became obvious that it would make more sense to specialize the different companies for different operational tasks. These differences in equipment and capability between the units was further indicated by a letter after the number of the company e.g. FliK 43J following this code:

visions-Kompanie

these units were used at the divisional level for observation and artillery observation, also to pro support for the infantry and observation of enemy trenches within the divisional boundary, equi with two-seat aircraft.

rnaufklrer-Kompanie

long range observation, directly subordinated to an army headquarters to observe the hinterland the support routes of the enemy, equipped with two seat aircraft, in 1918 often transformed into FliKs

roflugzeug-Kompanie

these companies were organized as squadrons of twin-engines bombers combined with one seat fighters but the support of such huge planes was so low that in reality only the fighters were rea action; the first of these units Fluggeschwader I was renamed as FliK 101G in September 1917, others came in 1918

gdflieger-Kompanie

fighter units against enemy aircraft ; the nominal strength should be 18 one-seater aircraft ready action at each J-FliK but these figures were never reached because of support problems

orps-Kompanie

these units were to carry out the same missions as the D-FliKs but at corps level; created in late so actually no training or equipment changes came into effect

otoaufklrer-Kompanie

short range observers, equipped with one seater fighters with fixed photo-cameras and two seate Berg-aircraft reconfigured into one-seaters with photo cameras, formed in 1918

Reihenbildgerte-Kompanie

short range observers similar to the P-FliKs but equipped with modern serial picture cameras m on two-seater aircraft; mainly used in trench observation for infantry support

hutzflieger- or htflieger-Kompanie

originally created as escort for D-FliK observation companies but transformed in early 1918 int combat fighters to support infantry during the attack with bombing; also equipped with special M (Bombenloch-MGs) fixed on a swivel mount to the bombing aperture hatch in the bottom of the seater plane so that the second crewman could fire directly down to earth to support ground troo

The k.u.k. Fliegerkompanien (FliK) Number FliK 1 FliK 2 FliK 3 Attachement/Location 2.AK at Stanislau, Besztercze, Homok Balvanyos; 7.AK at Kimpelung; as D to 2.ISA at Lees; as J to XIX.Korps at Tirana, Igalo 2.AK at Brezowo Polje; as D to 2.ISA at Haidenschaft, Veldes than to 6.AK at Pianzano, San Pietro in Campo, Belluno 2.AK at Brazanowa transformed into D; as J to 10.AK at Gardolo, Romagnano

FliK 4 FliK 5 FliK 6 FliK 7 FliK 8 FliK 9 FliK 10 FliK 11 FliK 12 FliK 13 FliK 14 FliK 15 FliK 16 FliK 17 FliK 18 FliK 19 FliK 20 FliK 21 FliK 22 FliK 23 FliK 24 FliK 25 FliK 26 FliK 27 FliK 28 FliK 29 FliK 30 FliK 31

2.AK at Rogatica; as D to 2.ISA at Wippach than to 6.AK at San Maria la Longa, Giai, Gajarine 3.AK Abschnitt Lipa at Nisko; as D and later as F to ISA at San Lorenzo north of Codreipo XIX.Korps Igalo, Fjeri; as F at Tirana 3.AK at Nisko than to 11.AK at Pergine, transformed into D for 7.AK at Oroscheni; as J to 10.AK at Gardolo 2.AK at Radymno, ISA along Isonzo then transformed into D to 2.AK Easternfront, than to 11.AK at Feltre 2.AK at Kevevara, transformed into D; than as J to 11.AK at Ospedaletto 3.AK at Lubszow, Cieszanow; as D to 10.AK at Gardolo there transformed into F 3.AK at Stanislau, Slope then transformed into D at 11.AK at San Giustina then transformed into F at Feltre ISA at St.Veit, Wippach then transformed into D and later P along the Piave at last transformed into Rb at Cleris near San Vito 2.AK Csik Taplocza, as D to 1.AK at Proskurow than as J to XIX.Korps at Tirana 2.AK at Krasne transformed into D then into J at 11.AK at Feltre 5.AK Serbian Front; 11.AK at Levico there transformed into D and later into F 11.AK at Seebach near Villach there transformed into D then at Feltre transformed into K 10.AK at Gardolo, transformed into D at Pergine then again Gardolo 2.AK at Czeremkow transformed into D and later into P at Odessa ISA Haidenschaft transformed into D and later into K at Ghirano HG Linsingen at Luck than transformed into D at Zloczow, in late 1918 transformed in into J for 11.AK but did not come into action 11.AK at Gardolo transformed into D then Pergine and there transformed into K 3.AK at Michaloesky; ISA at Corbolone there first transformed into D and later into K ISA at Prosecco, at Divacca transformed into D than 10.AK at Gardolo 11.AK at Pergine, there transformed into D 2.AK at Zborow, Jezierna transformed into D later into F at Birzula 2.AK at Horodenka, Zastawna transformed into D; 2.ISA at San Giacomo di Veglia; as S to 6.AK still at San Giacomo di Veglia 3.AK at Luck, as D 10.AK at Gardolo and later transformed into F at San Vendimiano 2.ISA at Prosecco transformed into D at Ajello than to 6.AK at San Godega di Urbano 2.AK at Stanislau than 1.AK at Braila; disbanded and re-built as FliK 104G 7.AK at Marmaros Szigeth transformed into D; as J to 6.AK at Aviano, La Comina, San Pietro in Campo, San Giustina 1.AK at Kezdi Vasarhely, transformed into D at ISA at Lees, than 11.AK at the

Tyrolean Front, transformed into P at Ospedaletto FliK 32 FliK 33 FliK 34 FliK 35 FliK 36 FliK 37 FliK 38 FliK 39 FliK 40 FliK 41 FliK 42 FliK 43 FliK 44 FliK 45 FliK 46 FliK 47 FliK 48 FliK 49 FliK 50 FliK 51 FliK 52 FliK 53 FliK 54 FliK 55 FliK 56 FliK 57 1.AK at Karansebes than ISA at Haidenschaft, as D at Wippach, Mansue 1.AK at Pipera, Gyergyo Szarhegy; disbanded and re-built as FliK 105G ISA at St.Veit, Wippach there transformed into D then at San Maria la Longa, Ciai 1.AK at Karansebes, ISA St.Veit there transformed into D then at San Maria la Longa, later Motta di Livenza there into K 1.AK at Karansebes, Pipera, Braila, Csik-Szerada; at 11.AK transformed into D than K at Novaledo 2.AK at Rozniatow, Zastawna; as D to ISA along the Piave then as P at San Lorenzo 7.AK at Akna Slatina, Marmaros Szigeth; as D to 2.ISA at St.lorenzo north-east of Cedroipo, 6.AK at San Vendimiano 1.AK at Csik Szereda, as D to 11.AK at Seebach near Villach, ISA at Lees then again 11.AK at Feltre there transformed into P 7.AK at Besztercze; as D to 2.ISA at La Comina south-east of Roveredo than as P to 6.AK at San Giacomo Fomed as J at ISA at Sesana, Ajello, Campoformido, Torresella, KISA at Porto Buffole formed as J at ISA at Sesana, Prosecco, Beligna, Campoformido, 6.AK at Casarsa, Motta di Livenza, Pianzano 2.AK at Wladimir Wolynski to 4.AK and there into D; as J to ISA San Lorenzo, Mansue, Porto Buffole, Fossabiuba, Aviano 1.AK at Szent Katolna, as D to KISA at Pramaggiore there transformed into K 11.AK at Bruneck, transformed into D at Levico, then into S at Feltre ISA at Divacca transformed into D at Cinto Ciamaggiore then into F and at lastly into P 2.AK at Krasne; as D to 11.AK at Seebach near Villach then as F to 6.AK at Pianzano 11.AK at Pergine there first transformed into D then into S 7.AK at Akna Slatina; as D to ISA at Navole and then transformed into F at Ghirano 7.AK at Besztercze, Kolomea; as D to ISA at Haidenschaft and there transformed into S at San Martino formed as J at ISA at Haidenschaft, Ghirano, Porto Buffole, Campoformido formed as D at 7.AK at Imecsfalva, Kezdi Vasarhely; 6.AK at Giacomo, San Fior di Sopra formed as D at 2.ISA at Lees, San Pietro in Campo; 6.AK at Belluno, San Giustina formed as D at 10.AK at Oberloitsch, Gardolo, Campomaggiore formed as J at ISA at Haidenschaft; 11.AK Pergine formed as J at 11.AK at Seebach near Villach; 2.ISA at Campoformido, San Fior di Sopra; 11.AK at Feltre; 6.AK at Pianzano formed as D at 11.AK at Oberloitsch; as F to 6.AK at Godega and there

transformed into Rb FliK 58 FliK 59 FliK 60 FliK 61 FliK 62 FliK 63 FliK 64 FliK 65 FliK 66 FliK 67 FliK 68 FliK 69 FliK 70 FliK 71 FliK 72 FliK 73 FliK 74 FliK 75 80 FliK 101G formed as D at ISA at Haidenschaft, Casarsa; as F to KISA at Ghirano formed as D at 2.ISA at San Giacomo; as S to 6.AK still at San Giacomo formed as J at 11.AK at Grigno, Feltre formed as J at ISA at Motta di Livenza, Ghirano formed as D at ISA at San Martino, there transformed into K formed as J at ISA at Motta di Livenza, Porto Buffole, Istrago formed as D at XIX.Korps at Igalo, transformed into F at Fjeri, Tirana formed as D at 6.AK at San Giustina formed as D at ISA at Casarsa; 11.AK at Feltre formed as D at 6.AK at Gajarine, there transformed into S formed as J at 6.AK at Campoformido, San Godega, Aviano, San Giustina formed as D at ISA at Gajarine, there transformed into S formed as D at 6.AK at San Godega, transformed into P at San Giacomo formed as D at ISA at Giai, there transformed into S formed as J at 6.AK at San Fior di Sopra formed as D at 10.AK at Croviana formed as J at 6.AK at San Fior di Sopra planned and existed in the files but the lack of qualified personnel and equipment precluded any action before the war's end ex Fluggeschwader I (FlG I); ISA at Divacca, 11.AK at Gardolo, HG Boroevic at San Giustina, Pordenone

FliK 102G 6.AK at Aviano, Roveredo FliK 103G KISA at Roveredo, Aviano FliK 104G ex FliK 29; KISA at Roveredo, Aviano FliK 105G ex FliK 33; KISA at Roveredo, Aviano

The k.u.k. Fliegerersatzkompanien (FleK) The FleKs were the replacement and training units of the LFT. All of them carried out basic pilot training, the majority also the second and third upgrade-training courses and most of them were located at regular aviation schools (see list below) but during the war they received another important function - the mental recoveryof pilots. The circumstances with the FliKs in the field caused severe stress that induced (in nearly) every pilot after some years of permanent service some symptoms that were contemporarily called "abgeflogen" - today one would call it "burn-out-syndrome". Looking at the biographies of heavily engaged pilots one often could find that they were transferred for some weeks or months to the replacement-units - but the lack of qualified flying personnel precluded a longer stay there. Number Location

FleK 1 FleK 2 FleK 3 FleK 4 FleK 5 FleK 6 FleK 7 FleK 8 FleK 9 FleK 10 FleK 11 FleK 12 FleK 13 FleK 14 FleK 15 FleK 16 FleK 17 FleK 18 FleK 19 FleK 20 FleK 21 FleK 22G

Aspern, Ujvidek Wiener Neustadt in early 1918 transferred to Campoformido Graz - Thalerhof Szombathely Szeged - Rokus Wiener Neustadt Parndorf Wiener Neustadt Arad Krakau - Rakowice Mostar Klagenfurt Lugos Rajlovac Arad unknown Przemysl - Hureczko Koloszvar Campoformido Neumarkt Seebach near Villach Strahof an der Nordbahn (Lower Austria)

The schools and training units for aircraft Name Fliegeroffiziersschule (Flosch) Wiener Neustadt Location

Feldfliegerschule 1 (Feflisch 1) Campoformido (HG Boroevic - FleK 19) Feldfliegerschule 2 (Feflisch 2) Neumarkt (HG Conrad/Erzherzog Joseph - FleK 20) Feldfliegerschule Arad Jagdfliegerschule Feldbeobachterschule Artillerieflieger-Lehrkompanie Arad - formed from the training groups of FleK 9 and FleK 15 in May 1918 Wiener Neustadt (FleK 6) Campoformido (FleK 2) - also for balloon observer-officers! Istrago (Artillerie-Schieschule - KISA)

2.) The LFT-Units equipped with balloons

From the start the balloons were used as observers and guides for artillery fire and so consequently the so-called Balloon-Abteilungen were part of the fortress-artillery-regiments (Festungsartillerie-Regimenter). During the re-organization in early 1917 these BallonAbteilungen were formed into independent units - similar to the FliKs of the "heavier-thanair"-branch - called Ballonkompanie (BK). Their mission remained the same because the superior-commands agreed to carry on in operating with captive balloons (Fesselballone) and did not introduce any navigable airships until the end of the war. The BKs were subordinated to an artillery-brigade of an infantry division, for technical purposes to the StoLuft of the particular AK. There were 2 different kinds of BK - with regards to their equipment Bespannte Ballonkompanien (mounted BKs) and Automobilisierte Ballonkompanien (BKs using cars). The nominal strength of a mounted BK was 1 commander, 6 officers, 137 NCOs and men, 82 horses and 31 horse-drawn vehicles. The nominal strength of a motorized BK was 1 commander, 6 officers, 128 NCOs and men, 28 horses and 6 horse-drawn vehicles.

The k.u.k. Ballonkompanien (BK) Number BK 1 BK 2 BK 3 BK 4 BK 5 BK 6 BK 7 BK 8 BK 9 BK 10 BK 11 BK 12 BK 13 BK 14 BK 15 BK 16 BK 17 BK 18 BK 19 BK 20 BK 21 BK 22 BK 23 Location HG Boroevic - VII.Korps at Baldizza near Ghirano HG Boroevic - IV.Korps at Colfrancui near Oderzo KISA - VII.Korps - 24.ID 6.AK at Vittorio 6.AK - XXIV.Korps at Campo-Longo KISA - XXIII.Korps at Casa Braida near Ceggia 6.AK - II.Korps at Costa near Refrotoli KISA - XXIII.Korps at Sincielli south of Boccafossa 4.AK - XII.Korps KISA - XVI.Korps at Cesconi northwest of Oderzo KISA - VII.Korps at Cavallier near Motta HG Kvess - 74.FA-Brigade at Radautz near Hadikfalva KISA - VII.Korps at Vascellari near Ghirano KISA - XXIII.Korps at Ripa Zancana east of Ceggia KISA - XVI.Korps at Fontenelette KISA - 33.ID at Visna 6.AK - II.Korps at Premaor KISA at Istrago near Spilimbergo HG Boroevic 6.AK - XXIV.Korps at Collalbriga 6.AK - XXIV.Korps at Ogliano 6.AK - XXIV.Korps at Anness HG Boroevic

BK 24 BK 25 BK 26 BK 27

KISA - 64.HonvID at Oderzo-Colfrancui 6.AK - XXIV.Korps - 17.ID at Ramera KISA - XVI.Korps north-west of Vazzola KISA - IV.Korps at Sgadolerie near Oderzo

The balloon replacement units Name Ergnzungszug 1 Ergnzungszug 2 Ergnzungszug 3 Ergnzungszug 4 Location KISA - BK 25 at Ramera KISA - BK 2 at Oderzo KISA - BK 15 at Fontenelette KISA - BK 1 at Ghirano

The aircraft schools and training units Name Artillerie-Ballon-Lehr-Kompanie Location KISA - Artillerie-Schieschule at Istrago

Hilfsbeobachter-Kurs (training for assistent-observers) KISA - Artillerie-Schieschule at Istrago

3.) The LFT-Units dealing with equipment-supply The Fiegerarsenal at Fischamend (Lower Austria) was responsible for the whole organization, constructing, repairing and support of any materiel for the FliKs in the field and the trial and developing of any new equipment and materiel. The Fliegerarsenal had a nominal strength of 450 officers and military officials in officers rank and 10.000 NCOs, men and workers. The following list shows the different departments and their location.

The k.u.k. Fliegerarsenal at Fischamend Name Bauleitung Technische Abteilung Fliegerwerft Flugzeugwerk Motorenwerk Mechanikerwerk Fischamend Fischamend Fischamend Fischamend Fischamend Fischamend Location

Radiowerksttte Versuchsgruppe Versuchswerksttte Gaswerk Flugfeldverwaltung bernahmsdetachement Luftfahrdepot Flugzeugwerksttte Materialdepot Ausrstungsabteilung Zentralmagazin Motorenwerk Materialdepot Luftfahrfilialdepot Fliegermaterialdepot I Fliegermaterialdepot II Fliegermaterialdepot III Fliegermaterialdepot IV Flugzeugwerksttte Verwertungsgruppe I Verwertungsgruppe II LF-Baujungenschule

Fischamend Fischamend Fischamend Fischamend Aspern Aspern Aspern Aspern Aspern Strahof an der Nordbahn Wien Wien Wien Wien Kleinmnchen near Linz Hart near Amstetten Zalaegerszeg Plana near Eger Szeged - Rokus Sigmundsherberg Csot near Papa for more information click here

The direct supply bases in the field were the so-called Fliegeretappenparks (Flep) and the Fliegerwerksttten. The latter were organized on a small and more mobile level commanded by a noncommissioned Werkmeister. In May 1918 the whole system was re-organized into 11 units called Fliegerpark (Flip). The k.u.k Fliegeretappenparks (Flep) Name Flep 1 Flep 2 Flep 3 Flep 4 Flep 5 Flep 6 Flep 7 Location Marburg, from January 1918 at Campoformido Igalo, from January 1918 at Casarsa Trient Lemberg Stryi, from January 1918 at Roveredo Lublin, disbanded in late 1917 Szeged - Rokus than Koloszvar then disbanded in late

1917 Flep 8 Flep 9 Flep 10 Flep 11 Fliegerwerksttte 1 Fliegerwerksttte 2 Fliegerwerksttte 3 Fliegerwerksttte 4 Brasso - Szamosfalva Fiume, from January 1918 at San Maria la Longa (ex Flep 6) formed in January 1918 at Casarsa (ex Flep 7) formed in January 1918 at Pergine Haidenschaft Igalo Krainerend Strahof an der Nordbahn

The k.u.k. Fliegerparks (Flip) formed in May 1918 The Flip responsible for the supply of the HG Conrad/HG Erzherzog Joseph, Flip 6 at Gemona, was not able to deliver the necessary number of aircraft ready for missions that were so urgently needed there, so it was decided to form 2 additional supply bases for this Heeresgruppe, the "Flip HG Conrad" and the "Felddrachenstation" - note: Drachen was the technical term for an aircraft without a motor! Name Flip 1 Flip 2 Flip 3 Flip 4 Flip 5 Flip 6 Flip 7 Flip 8 Flip 9 Flip 10 Flip HG Conrad/Erzherzog Joseph Felddrachenstation Casarsa Trient Lemberg Roveredo - Pordenone Gemona Pergine Igalo San Maria la Longa Campoformido St.Jakob near Bozen Klobenstein am Ritten Location Campoformido

4.) The LFT-Units dealing with meteorological observation Undoubtedly the weather forecast is essential for any aviation or ballooning mission - and at the technical level of the 1st World War much more than today! Exact weather reports were necessary for any qualified forecast and the basis of all is permanent observation. The four Feld-Wetter-Zentralen were located at Lemberg, Budapest, Udine and Trient (with a branch at Bozen); the meteorological observation with the army in the field was organized in Stabile

Feld-Wetter-Stationen (static weather station) and the more mobile Feld-Wetter-Stationen. All these stations were commanded by junior officers or equal technical military-officials, sometimes by officer's aspirants if they had any particular qualification from their civil profession or education. Stabile Feld-Wetter-Stationen Location Lublin Kielce Triest Szombathely Sarajevo Nisch Belgrad Monte Maggiore Udine Villach Kolosvar Ungvar Kiew Felixdorf formed from FWS II, subordinated to -U Witrschaftskommission Kiew formed from FWS XIV, subordinated to Schieversuchskommission Feld-Wetter-Stationen Number FWS I FWS II FWS III FWS IV FWS V FWS VI FWS VII FWS VIII FWS IX FWS X FWS XI FWS XII FWS XIII FWS XIV Kiew Zloczow Kozdi-Varsarhely Tirana Udine Collo-Umberto Motta di Livenza Levico Vezzano Laibach Mals im Vintschgau Snyatin Felixdorf Location Wl.Wolinski 4.AK transformed into Stabile FWS 4.AK 1.AK - VIII.Korps - attached to FliK 31 XIX.Korps transformed into Stabile FWS 6.AK - attached to FliK 52 KISA - attached to FliK 35 11.AK 10.AK HG Boroevic 10.AK 7.AK transformed into Stabile FWS Subordination subordinated to Militr-General-Gouvernement Serbien subordinated to headquarters of sector Fiume formed from FWS VI, subordinated to HG Boroevic subordinated to Etappen Stations Kommando Villach Notes subordinated to Militr-General-Gouvernement Polen subordinated to Militr-General-Gouvernement Polen subordinated to KISA

FWS XV FWS XVI FWS XVII FWS XVIII FWS XIX

Innichen Caorle Gy.Szt.Miklos Feltre Ghirano

10.AK KISA - attached to SappBaon 62 1.AK - XXI.Korps 11.AK - I.Korps KISA - attached to FliK 58