Austro-Hungarian Naval Officer WW I - Gottfried von Banfield (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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--Gottfried von Banfield is the best pilot and only flying boat ace pilot in the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy of World War I.
--It was called the [Eagle of Trieste] due to its outstanding flight technology, such as recording the shooting down of 20 aircraft (including unconfirmed) with a flying boat in the aerial battle with the Italian and French troops in the Gulf of Trieste in Italy in June 1915. It was.
――Became the last soldier in history to be awarded the Maria Theresia Military Medal for this military service, and at the same time was baroned (Freiherr).
――After World War I, he moved to England and ran a shipping company that he took over from his father-in-law after marrying the daughter of the Duke of Trieste, and was awarded the Legion of Honor in his later years.

* The product is an unpainted assembly kit, and the base is not included in the product.