by 737 » Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:54 am
The KZ.4 was operated by the predecessor to today's FALCK in Denmark, along with the Dragon Rapide. FALCK is something like a combination of automobile club (like AAA) and medivac service. Today's fleet includes helicopters, ambulances, and roadside assistance vehicles. Denmark is rather small, but is composed of many islands, so getting someone quickly to a hospital in Copenhagen would be problematic without this service. Therefore, the crosses on the wings of the Tekno KZ.4 indicate ambulatory service, and are not a Danish national symbol, despite it's similarity to the flag. The Danish government mostly funds the service, so the Danish flag is on the tail. Since, however, it is a civilian function, the military roundel, (red circle with white circle inside) is absent.
Incidentally, the Danish Air Force (Flyvevåpen) did operate one B-17, mostly used in Greenland. That B-17 was one of the SAAB modified versions and was one that had been used by DDL Danish Airlines (now part of SAS), as GR had mentioned. The Danish Air Force B-17 was eventually "unmodified", restored back to USAAF standard and now resides in the US Air Force museum in Dayton, Ohio. Still, the B-17, as well as Dauntless and Blenheim are rather curious selections by Tekno.