He may have been the only flying ace who flew a flying boat to five or more victories .
1890 -- Birth of Gottfried von Banfield , most successful Austro - Hungarian WWI naval aeroplane pilot , known as the ' Eagle of Trieste ' .
Gottfried von Banfield may have been the only Gottfried von Banfield   who flew a flying boat to five or more victories .
1890 -- Birth of Gottfried von Banfield , most successful Austro - Hungarian WWI naval aeroplane pilot , known as the ' Eagle of Trieste ' .