[harryfighter]

Hello Denes,

At first there is an error with the DNr. of the Fiat Cr30, the three Cr 30 monoposto are DNr. 183, 184 and 185! Sorry about this typing error!

Fiat Cr 20 - I don't believe that such aircraft were sold to Hungary!
In the thirties 36 Fiat Cr 20 (4 of them were bipostos) were bought from Italy. A part of this batch, if not all, were used aircraft. The year of construction of many of these aircraft was 1932. In 1938 33 Cr 20 existed, 22 of them were not serviceable! The Luftwaffe put seven aircraft in the strength of Ausbildungsregiment 24 in Klagenfurt, exactly the seven DNr. you mentioned. All other Cr 20 were scrapped in Erding! Some photos from Klagenfurt Cr 20 exist, even a gate guard in the book from Roba about Beuteflugzeuge.

An example of the life of an aircraft:
The first single-seater in Austria was Fiat Cr 20bis, construction nr. 423, year 1933, reg. as A-23 (a civil reg.) then A-204 (also civil reg.), with 1935 the aircraft got the DNr. 13 and the Kokarde as nationalty marking.

A second example the construction nr. 405 had a better engine, a Fiat A20AQ, got the DNr. 134, and had also MM2351.

And a double-seater, Construction nr. 1803, year 1931, MM1803, civil reg. A-203, got the DNr. 12.

Examples for reg. in Klagenfurt are WL+ICDG and RT+AU. I don't know the DNr. they had before.

These aircraft were obsolete what should Hugary do with such aircraft? Even the Chirri's were old and not very useful in modern combat, even though they scored some kills in the short war with Slovakia.

What do you think about a possible use in Hungary?

Greetings from Austria,

Harald