Royal Hungarian Air Force

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The Royal Hungarian Air Force was the air arm of Hungary’s military during World War II, operating largely alongside the Axis powers on the Eastern Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air force
military branch
activeDuring World War II
alliedWith Axis powers
conflict Allied bombing of Hungary
World War II
surface form: Second World War

Soviet–Hungarian War
country Kingdom of Hungary
disbandedAfter end of World War II in Europe
engagedAgainst Royal Air Force
Soviet Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
headquartersLocation Budapest
languageOfCommand Hungarian
notableOperation defense against Allied bombing of Budapest
operations in support of Axis forces on the Eastern Front
operatedBy Hungarian Defence Forces
partOf Hungarian Defence Forces
surface form: Royal Hungarian Honvéd
role air defense of Hungary
close air support
reconnaissance
strategic bombing
successor Hungarian Defence Forces
surface form: Hungarian Air Force
theaterOfOperations Balkan theatre of World War II
Eastern Front
Hungarian airspace
timePeriod 1930s
1940s
usedAircraftModel Caproni Ca.135
Fiat CR.32
Fiat CR.42 Falco
surface form: Fiat CR.42

Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Heinkel He 111
Junkers Ju 86
Junkers Ju 88
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Messerschmitt Me 210
MÁVAG Héja
Messerschmitt Me 210
surface form: MÁVAG Me 210 Ca-1

Reggiane Re.2000
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero
surface form: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79

WM-21 Sólyom
usedAircraftType bomber aircraft
fighter aircraft
reconnaissance aircraft
usedInsignia Hungarian tricolour cockade
white cross on green background

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 primaryUser Royal Hungarian Air Force
Heinkel He 111 operator Royal Hungarian Air Force
this entity surface form: Hungarian Air Force
Dornier Do 17 usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
Yugoslav Royal Air Force opponent Royal Hungarian Air Force
Junkers Ju 87 usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
this entity surface form: Hungarian Air Force
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
Fiat CR.42 Falco operator Royal Hungarian Air Force
Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
Fiat BR.20 Cicogna usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
Caproni Ca.313 operator Royal Hungarian Air Force
Caproni Ca.135 usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
Hungary in World War II militaryForce Royal Hungarian Air Force
Hungary in World War II militaryForce Royal Hungarian Air Force
this entity surface form: Royal Hungarian Honvédség
Slovak Air Force (WWII) primaryOpponent Royal Hungarian Air Force
Allied bombing of Hungary opponent Royal Hungarian Air Force
WM-21 Sólyom operator Royal Hungarian Air Force
WM-21 Sólyom primaryUser Royal Hungarian Air Force
MÁVAG Héja primaryUser Royal Hungarian Air Force
MÁVAG Héja airForce Royal Hungarian Air Force
this entity surface form: Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő
Messerschmitt Me 210 usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
Fiat CR.32 usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
Reggiane Re.2000 operator Royal Hungarian Air Force
Junkers Ju 86 operator Royal Hungarian Air Force
Hunchback usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
DB 601E notableOperator Royal Hungarian Air Force
Caproni Ca.310 usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
István Horthy militaryBranch Royal Hungarian Air Force
Letov Š-328 usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force
Dornier Do 215 primaryUser Royal Hungarian Air Force
Fw 58 series operator Royal Hungarian Air Force
Ro.37 Lince usedBy Royal Hungarian Air Force