Gottfried von Banfield by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SPC9 The Sopwith Camel was with

The Sopwith Camel was with the mainstay of the Royal Flying Corps

outclassed by both his airmanship and skills as a marksman

With his victory total at 202

the Lictors Bring their Bodies to be Buried

but was involved in a mid-air collision with a Jasta 11 aircraft on 10th August

Gottfried von Banfield by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SPC9 The Sopwith Camel was withDHM1803AP. Gottfried von Banfield by Ivan Berryman. Linienschiffsleutnant Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield was one of the top scoring aces of the Austro Hungarian Empire with 9 confirmed and 11 unconfirmed victories to his credit and was awarded the Empires highest order, the Knights Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa for his achievements. In February 1916 he was put in command of the naval air station at Trieste, a post that he held until the end of