Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg

Name:

Country:

Austro-Hungarian Empire

Rank:

Oberleutnant

Units:

Flik 1, 12, 19, 51, 56

Victories:

Born:

16 June 1890

Place of Birth:

Vienna, Austria

Died:

29 October 1964

Place of Death:

Vienna, Austria

Fiala volunteered for service in 1910. After serving with an artillery regiment, he joined Fliegerkompanie 1 on 28 July 1914. On 30 March 1918, Fiala scored his 14th confirmed victory near Gorgo del Molino, forcing down a Sopwith Camel flown by English ace Alan Jerrard.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	29 Apr 1916	a.m.	Flik 19	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (26.08)	EA	San Daniele
2	04 May 1916	1200	Flik 19	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (61.55)	Airship M4	Merna
3	09 Aug 1917	0830	Flik 12D	Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (28.38)	Nieuport Scout	Auzza-Plava
4	10 Aug 1917	1930	Flik 12D	Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (28.38)	Caproni	Auzza-Plava
5	11 Aug 1917	1930	Flik 12D	Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (28.38)	SAML 2	Plava
u/c	12 Aug 1917		Flik 12D	Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (28.38)	Caudron	Selo
6	14 Aug 1917	0630	Flik 12D	Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (28.66)	Nieuport Scout	S of Gorizia
7	19 Aug 1917	a.m.	Flik 12D	Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (28.38)	Caproni	N of Fajtl Hrib
u/c	31 Aug 1917		Flik 12D	Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (28.38)	Nieuport Scout
8	25 Oct 1917	p.m.	Flik 12D	Hansa-Brandenburg D.I (28.38)	SPAD 1	S of Monte San Gabriele
9	30 Dec 1917		Flik 56J	Albatros D.III (153.77)	Caproni	Near Vecchia
10	21 Jan 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	Sopwith Camel	San Andre di Treviso
11	11 Mar 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	Sopwith Camel	Spresiano
12	13 Mar 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	SIA 7b	N of Spresiano
13	16 Mar 1918	1140	Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	Sopwith Camel	Zenson
14	30 Mar 1918	1150	Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.155)	Sopwith Camel	Gorgo del Molino
15	01 May 1918	0910	Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	Sopwith Camel	San Biaggio
16	01 May 1918	0915	Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	SIA 7b	N of Povegliano
17	01 May 1918	1430	Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	Balloon	Visnadello
18	01 May 1918	1435	Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	Balloon	San Biaggio
19	03 May 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.141)	SPAD 1	SE of Spresiano
u/c	03 May 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.141)	Sopwith Camel	N of Povegliano
20	06 Jun 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	SPAD 1	Salettuol
21	06 Jun 1918	p.m.	Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.128)	Sopwith Camel	Noventa di Piave
22	15 Jun 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.270)	Balloon	Breda di Piave
23	19 Jun 1918	1830	Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.270)	Two-seater	S of San Biaggio
24	20 Jun 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.270)	Scout	Montello
25	20 Jun 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.270)	Two-seater	Montello
26	20 Jun 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.270)	Two-seater	Near Susegana
27	30 Jul 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.270)	Scout	Passarella
28	20 Aug 1918		Flik 51J	Albatros D.III (153.270)	Ansaldo 2	Cessalto

Books

Above the War Fronts: by Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest, Gregory Alegi / Hardcover / Grub Street (September 1997)
Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918: by Dr. Martin O'Connor / Hardcover / Flying Machines Press (January 1986)
Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1: by Chris Chant, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (February 25, 2002)