Same as three years ago, the Traditionsverband will again be present at this year’s AirPower. By Invitation of the Vienna Military History Museum, on September 6 and 7 we will present historical Austrian Military Vehicles in front of the Aircraft Museum in Hangar 8 at the Hinterstoisser Airbase in Zeltweg. We cordially invite all our members and friends to visit us at this major Austrian flying event.
For the first time, this year the two traditional military vehicle gatherings „Slowakian Sands“ and „Sahara“ will be held together from August 12 to 18. Registration needs to be made directly with the organizers.
From May 31 until June 2, the Vienna Military History Museum for the 12th time hosted the traditional military vehicle gathering „On Wheels and Tracks“, and more than 10000 visitors saw a huge display of „what kept the Army moving“. As our quite large team of US re-enactors this year was in Normady to participate in the 75th „D-day“ anniversary, the Traditionsverband had been asked to fill the gap – and boy did we rise to the occasion!
On September 14 and 15 we will open our Prottes garages for the sixth time already to celebrate our Annual Fall Gathering. For the first time, this year we will be supported by the 3rd Reconnaissance and Artillery Battalion from Mistelbach, who together with us will present army motorization from the 1950s until today. Our facilities will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday from 9am until 5pm, our field kitchen will provide traditional meals, and we are looking forward to welcoming members, friends and everybody who is interested in the history of army motorization.
Today, the Army Logistics Center Vienna transported the Lohner-Motormuli of ÖBB-Postbus Ltd from its Salzburg home to Vienna. This unique vehicle was manufactured in 1951, fitted with a body from the Lohner works and utilized in Tyrol until 1956, mainly for transporting tourists on the Arlberg. Today, it is still property of the Austrian Postal Service (now ÖBB-Postbus Ltd), in 2003 it was overhauled by the Army Workshops in the Vienna Arsenal, and it is normally kept in a garage in Salzburg.
