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The painting depicts one of two claims by Brumowski which took place on Nov. 23, 1917. Both occurred near Cortellazzo, Italy, at the mouth of the Piave River where it empties into the Adriatic Sea. Brumowski shared both victories that day with Frank Linke-Crawford, with both victories listed as “Nieuport scouts”. Both claims also describe the victim as “forced to land”.

Oeffag-built Lohner Type H A. 11 flown by Linienschiffsleutnant Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield, Trieste naval air station, 1916-18. Von Banfield achieved his 9th and final confirmed victory in A.11 on 31 May 1917 when he shot down an Italian flying boat at 10.30 p.m. The seaplane crash-landed near the mouth of the Primero river and was towed back to Grado by Italian motor-boats early the next day. The action was notable as the first ever night victory by an Austro-Hungarian flier. With the exception of the black/white national markings on the wings and hull, the black serial number and the red/white national markings on the fin, von Banfield had the seaplane painted blue overall as he believed that this was the best camouflage for over-water operations, especially at night. It was nicknamed the 'Blue Wonder'.

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1918 03 Phönix DII 122.22 Flik 55J Oblt. Hans Leiner - Petr Ptacek - box art Mac Distribution

1918 08 Italy, Sopwith Camel 45 Sqn vs Phönix DII Flik 14J Karl Teichmann - D.H. Harrison

The pilot is signaling that is his second victory.

1915 Flugplatz - Seweryn Fleischer