(Sir) László Háry (11 August 1890,
Gyömöre – 13 February 1953,
Kistarcsa
Kistarcsa () is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.
A site of the Kistarcsa concentration camp during the Holocaust. Later an internment camp of State Protection Authority for political prisoners during the 1950s.
Histo ...
) was a
major general, aviator and a Commander of the First Independent
Hungarian Air Force.
Life
During
World War I
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 ...
, Háry started as a field pilot, flying behind enemy lines. By July 1918 he had conducted more than 80 air-fights. He was involved in a serious accident and received the
Lipót medal.
In 1922 Háry started to teach trainee pilots, together with
Waldemár Kenese. Later, he became the leader of the Hungarian Aero Association. In 1938 he achieved the rank of Commander.
After
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, Háry flew to Italy with his family in a converted
Focke-Wulf Fw 58
The Focke-Wulf Fw 58 ''Weihe'' ( Harrier) was a twin-engine multi-role aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf.
It was developed in response to a request from the ''Luftwaffe'', which sought a multi-rol ...
c Wiehe aeroplane, which had been made available for the use of the then Regent,
Miklós Horthy
Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957) was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who was the Regent of Hungary, regent of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Kingdom of Hungary Hungary between the World Wars, during the ...
. In 1946 he was mentioned in dispatches by the Hungarian War Office, but he was not allowed to return to Italy, where his family were still living. He managed to get there one year later, but a year after that, in 1948, he returned to Hungary.
In 1949 Háry was imprisoned with his brother after his second return. He was not allowed medicinal treatment, and died of heart failure on 13 February 1953.
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1890s births
1953 deaths
Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I
Hungarian aviators
Hungarian military aviators
World War I pilots
People from Kistarcsa
People from Győr-Moson-Sopron County
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