Flying Sopwith Snipe E8102 on 27th October 1918
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
Paper size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm) Area shown in image 15 inches x 12 inches (38cm x 31cm) approx
Royal Scots at Waterloo by Brian Palmer
the deadly U-47 became the 10th most successful U-Boat of World War Two in terms of tonnage sunk
Close Combat by Ivan Berryman. (GS) SHN148 Flying Sopwith Snipe E8102 onDHM1858GS. Close Combat by Ivan Berryman. Whilst flying with A Flight of 85 Squadron on 30th July 1940, Geoffrey Allard encountered a pair of Messerschmitt Bf. 110s about 40 miles from the coast, apparently patrolling near a convoy. After Squadron Leader Townsend, flying Red 1, had made two unsuccessful attacks, Allard closed to 150 yards and began to fire continuously, eventually closing to just 25 yards, whereupon the starboard engine of the Bf. 110