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Royal Hungarian Air Force

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air force military branch

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
activeDuring	World War II →
alliedWith	Axis powers →
conflict	Allied bombing of Hungary → 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	Royal Hungarian Honvéd →
role	air defense of Hungary → close air support → reconnaissance → strategic bombing →
successor	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 → Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → Heinkel He 111 → Junkers Ju 86 → Junkers Ju 88 → Messerschmitt Bf 109 → Messerschmitt Me 210 → MÁVAG Héja → MÁVAG Me 210 Ca-1 → Reggiane Re.2000 → Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 → Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 → WM-21 Sólyom →
usedAircraftType	bomber aircraft → fighter aircraft → reconnaissance aircraft →
usedInsignia	Hungarian tricolour cockade → white cross on green background →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Caproni Ca.135 → Dornier Do 17 → Fiat BR.20 Cicogna → Fiat CR.32 → Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → Junkers Ju 87 ("Hungarian Air Force") → Messerschmitt Me 210 → Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello →	usedBy
Caproni Ca.313 → Fiat CR.42 Falco → Heinkel He 111 ("Hungarian Air Force") → WM-21 Sólyom →	operator
Messerschmitt Bf 109 → MÁVAG Héja → WM-21 Sólyom →	primaryUser
Hungary in World War II → Hungary in World War II ("Royal Hungarian Honvédség") →	militaryForce
Allied bombing of Hungary → Yugoslav Royal Air Force →	opponent
MÁVAG Héja ("Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő") →	airForce
Slovak Air Force (WWII) →	primaryOpponent