While reading the Saab J-29 Article in Volume 13 of "International Air
>Power Review," I came across a cryprtic reference to the "Tyrol
>Incident." Apparently this had something to do with Austria deciding to
>buy J-29s vice G.91s. Does anyone have any info on this? Was this a
>strictly political thing (Austria vs. Italy), or was their some
>military issue involved?
>TIA
Strictly political. The presence of a strong and vocal Austrian minority in South Tirol (Italy) has been a cause of some attrition in the past, but there has never been anything remotely resembling a military operation.
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