In Jan. 1945 Wiener-Neustadt was one of 39 sites producing Bf-109s and was bombed 28 times during WWII. In the same month, Uffz. Herbert Maxis was flying 784993 in IV/JG53 as part of Operation Bodenplatte when he attacked an American convoy near Ober-Felsberg in the Saarland but was shot-down by ground fire. Maxis belly landed the plane successfully but was shot by an American soldier as he exited the plane. The wreck was later buried but re-discovered in 1987 and used, along with from parts of many different authentic 109s, for the restoration of 784993, which is now on display at Aviaticum.

The AVIA FL.3 (post-WWII known as the Lombardi FL.3) was an Italian two-seat cabin monoplane that first flew in 1939 In 1953 Meteor SpA acquired the rights for the FL.3 and with some re-design produced eight examples as the Meteor FL.53. This was followed by ten examples of a three-seat version the FL.54 with smaller number of later variants also produced. This FL.54 is now on display at Aviaticum.

This Czech-built Demoiselle aluminium replica was first flown at Brno Medlánky (LKCM) in December 1992 and is now part of the Aviaticum collection at LOAN.

OE-VDK is a Diamond test registration and has been applied to many different aircraft as they pass through the company facility at LOAN. The European Flight Academy is the flight school for the Lufthansa Group.

This DA50C is parked outside the Diamond facility at LOAN. Note that OE-VPT is a Daimond test registration and has been carried by many different aircraft.

This was previously N600EU and is pictured parked on the ramp at LOAN.

This SG38 was built in 1958 and was on the Austrian register until February 1970. It is now part of this very interesting museum at LOAN.

The original Pischof Autoplan made its maiden flight in March 1910 from Wiener Neustadt (presumably at the older airfield, West (LOXN)) and flew for 400 m. This airworthy replica was built in 2002 and is on display at this super museum.

This very small plane made its maiden flight in 1985 still holds 3 world records. It is on display at this very inyeresting museum.

Oeffag (Oesterreichische Flugzeugfabrik AG) delivered 32 C.II aircraft, serialled 52.01 through 52.32, to the Austro-Hungarian army air force in 1916. A second series of 32 somewhat improved aircraft, 52.50 through 52.81, followed from February 1917, but the C.II had numerous deficiencies and began to be withdrawn from the front in the summer of 1917, to be used for training. Better known for producing Albatros fighters, the Oeffag factory was located here at Wiener Strasse airfield, now LOAN. Today Diamond builds aircraft here. Photo from: Fortepan

A peek into a hangar of the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian army at its Wiener Strasse aerodrome, now Wiener Neustadt - Ost. The Lohner C.I was an armed version of the Lohner B.VII reconnaissance type. It was rejected for frontline use and issued to training units. Photograph part of a series that must have been taken in 1917 or 1918, not in 1915 as indicated by the source. Photo from: Fortepan