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      Neposredno prije proglašenja neutralnosti, 26. 10. 1955. godine, Austrija formira zračne snage sa zadaćom zaštite austrijskog zračnog prostora. Osnovna obuka zračnih snaga (Kommando Luftstreitkräfte, zračne snage novoformirane Federalne vojske) počinje krajem 1955. godine, koristeći avione Yak-11 i Yak-18, koje su ostavili napuštene odlazeće snage Sovjetske vojske. Od američkih okupacionih snaga u Austriji, kupljene su i dvadeset i dvije Cessne L-19A Bird Dog i to za cijenu od jednog dolara u sklopu Plana pomoći.

      Glavne zadaće zračnih snaga su: osiguranje suvereniteta u austrijskom zračnom prostoru, osiguranje izviđanja, transporta i borbene podrške zemaljskim snagama te učešće u akcijama spašavanja, kako u Austriji tako i van zemlje(akcija potrage i spašavanja, misije poslije lavina, zemljotresa, poplava do gašenja požara).

      Shortly before declaring neutrality on October 26, 1955, Austria formed an air arm which was tasked with defending Austria's air space. Basic flying training for the Kommando Luftstreitkräfte (Austria's aviation division and an element of the new "Federal Army") began in December 1955 using Yak-11 Moose and Yak-18 Max aircraft which had been abandoned, still in their crates, by retreating Soviet troops. Twenty-two Cessna L-19A Bird Dog observation and liaison aircraft were subsequently purchased under the Mutual Aid Plan for a nominal one Dollar from US forces based in Austria.

      Today, the Luftstreitkräfte have three main tasks: maintaining the sovereignty of its air space, providing reconnaissance, transport, liaison and combat support for its ground forces, acting in an emergency relief capacity both at home and abroad. The latter ranges from search and rescue (SAR) missions after avalanches, earthquakes and floods to fire-fighting duties.

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