-3 - Aeroclub and he was appointed its Honorary President. • In December of the same year, the Austrian Patentee Association awarded him the first and only gold medal awarded in Austria. • On the 27th of March 1955, Federal Transport Minister Seebohm handed him the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. • Special honours were bestowed upon him during his 75th birthday celebrations by the then Governor of Salzburg, Chancellor Dr. Klaus. On this occasion, Professor Josef Vietze painted a portrait on behalf of the Austrian Aeroclub. This portrait is located in the presidential office of the Austrian Aeroclub in Vienna. • In 1959, he received the Signet Ring of the Wiener Neustadt. • In 1960, the Mayor of Vienna, Franz Jonas, bestowed the Karl-Renner Price upon him. • On the 11th of November 1862, he received the Diesel Medal in Gold from the German Inventors Association. • In July 1965, Dr. Ing. H. c. Igo Etrich was honoured with the “Pioneer Chain of the Windrose” for constructive peak performance in aviation. • Streets, squares and public buildings are named after him. Who could pass by such evidence of the ingenious technical and mental abilities of this man without stopping in their tracks? - But it takes this little brochure to reveal the true content of the successful life lived by this pioneer. Leopold Kobosil
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