Product Description
- Gottfried von Banfield was the Austro-Hungarian Navy's finest pilot and only flying boat ace pilot in World War I.
-It was called [Eagle of Trieste] due to its outstanding flight skills, such as shooting down 20 aircraft (including unconfirmed) with flying boats in the air battle with the Italian and French forces in the Gulf of Trieste, Italy in June 1915. rice field.
- For this service, he became the last soldier in history to be awarded the Maria Theresa Military Medal, and at the same time was conferred the rank of Baron (Flyhair).
- After the First World War, he moved to England and after marrying the daughter of the Duke of Trieste, he ran a shipping company that he inherited from his father-in-law, and was awarded the Legion of Honour in his later years.
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Product Specifications
- Item code
- KUK48006
- JAN code
- 4580702148843
Purchase Information
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