The French Air Force ( '' Armée de l'Air '' ) and the French Army Light Aviation ( '' Aviation Légère de l’Armée de Terre '' ) used the '' Criquet '' from 1945 to 1958 throughout the Indochina War and the Algerian War . The Swiss Air Force and other mountainous European countries continued to use the '' Storch '' for rescues in terrain where STOL performance was necessary , as with the historically significant Gauli Glacier crash rescue in November 1946 , as a pair of '' Flugwaffe '' - flown Storches were the sole means to get its twelve survivors to safety . After World War II , Storch aircraft were used in utility roles including agricultural spraying . Many Storches are still operational today and are commonly shown at air shows . In North America , both the Collings Foundation and the Fantasy of Flight museum have airworthy Fi 156 '' Storch '' aircraft in their collections
Gauli Glacier crash
1946 C-53 Skytrooper crash on the Gauli Glacier
Fieseler Fi 156