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  • Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg
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  • Hauptmann (Captain) Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg (16 June 1890 – 29 October 1964), Order of the Iron Crown, Order of Leopold, Military Merit Cross, Military Merit Medal, Gold Medal for Bravery, Iron Cross was an Austro-Hungarian fighter ace with 28 victories to his credit during World War I. He was the third ranking ace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was also a technical innovator who pioneered the use of machine guns, radios, and cameras in airplanes. His forty-year aviation career also included aircraft manufacture, airport management, and the establishment of commercial airlines.
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Unit
  • Fort Artillery Regiment 1, Fliegerkompagnies 1, 19, 41J, 12D, 56J.
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serviceyears
  • ca 1914–1918, unknown period during World War II
Birth Date
  • 1890-06-16
Branch
  • Artillery, aviation
death place
  • Vienna, Austria
Name
  • Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg
Birth Place
  • Vienna, Austria
death date
  • 1964-10-29
Rank
  • Hauptmann
Allegiance
  • Austro-Hungarian Empire
abstract
  • Hauptmann (Captain) Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg (16 June 1890 – 29 October 1964), Order of the Iron Crown, Order of Leopold, Military Merit Cross, Military Merit Medal, Gold Medal for Bravery, Iron Cross was an Austro-Hungarian fighter ace with 28 victories to his credit during World War I. He was the third ranking ace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was also a technical innovator who pioneered the use of machine guns, radios, and cameras in airplanes. His forty-year aviation career also included aircraft manufacture, airport management, and the establishment of commercial airlines.