Endre Frank News Today

Not all landmarks in Budapest are buildings to admire. In our continuing series of stories of the city’s main attractions, we ride the panoramic Chairlift, Libe

Passing of Last Hungarian Puma War Pilot Marked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday marked the passing of First Lieutenant Endre Frankó, the last World War 2 veteran who had served as a fighter jet pilot in the 101. Puma Air Defence Unit, a legendary unit of the Hungarian Armed Forces. Frankó was deployed as a fighter pilot in 1944, at the age of 19. He flew in eight missions before he was taken prisoner by the US forces in 1945. He died on December 30. The Armed Forces paid tribute to F...