Name: Godwin Brumowski Country: Austro-Hungarian Empire Rank: Hauptmann Service: Luftfahrtruppen Squadrons: Flik 1, 12, 41J (LFT) Jasta 24 (GAS) Victories: 35 Born: 26 July 1889 Place of Birth: Wadowice, Galicia Died: 3 June 1936 Place of Death: Schiphol, Netherlands Notes An artillery officer when the war began, Brumowski served on the Russian front before transferring to the air service in July 1915. As an observer with Flik 1, he often flew with Otto Jindra before becoming a pilot on 3 July 1916. Scoring all of his victories on the Italian front, Brumowski was assigned to Flik 12 in November 1916. Becoming an ace in less than two months, he was one of the few Austro-Hungarian aces awarded the Gold Bravery Medal. In March 1917, after briefly studying German fighter tactics with Jasta 24 on the Western Front, he assumed command of Flik 41J, the first true Austro-Hungarian fighter squadron. When airborne, his squadron was easily identified by the macabre insignia he designed in 1917: a white skull on a black background. Married in early 1918, Brumowski assumed command of all Austro-Hungarian fighter squadrons of the Isonzo on 11 October 1918. When the war ended, he tried his hand at farming on his mother-in-law's estate in Transylvania. Failing miserably, he moved to Vienna where he operated a flying school until he was fatally injured in a plane crash in 1936 at the Schiphol airport near Amsterdam. Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 06 May 1998