Flik 14, later Flik 14J (, ) was an
aviation company of the
Austro-Hungarian Airforce during the
First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. The company used
Phönix D.II Phönix (German for the mythological Phoenix (mythology), phoenix) may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Aviation
* Phönix Flugzeug-Werke, an Austro-Hungarian aircraft manufacturer
* LFG Phönix, a German flying boat glider built in the early 1920s
* Phönix 20. ...
aircraft.
History
It was organized in 1914, the captain of the company was Jenő Kara. At the beginning it worked on the front lines in Russia, later it was sent to the Italian front. The second leader of the company was Lieutenant Károly Benedek Károly. The company had one known ace pilot,
Karl Teichmann who officially had one of his victories while with Flik 14.
At the end of the war neither Austria, nor Hungary, was allowed to maintain an air force, so Flik 14 was disbanded.
Ace pilots
Austro-Hungarian Air Force
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