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Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield

Aircraft pilot
Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield was the most successful Austro-Hungarian naval aeroplane pilot in the First World War. He was known as the 'Eagle of Trieste' and was the last person in history to wear the Military Order of Maria Theresa. Wikipedia
Born: February 6, 1890, Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Died: September 23, 1986 (age 96 years), Trieste, Italy