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| Name: |
Sebastian Festner |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Vizefeldwebel |
| Units: |
FA 5, 18
Jasta 11 |
| Victories: |
12 |
| Born: |
30 June 1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Holzkirchen, Bavaria |
| Killed In Action: |
25 April 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
Between Gavrelle and Bailleul |
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Wounded while serving in the infantry, Festner joined the German Air Force in 1914. He served as a mechanic before becoming a pilot in 1916. After flying two-seaters, he was assigned to Jasta 11 where he scored all of his victories. Flying an all red Albatros D.III, Festner shot down ten opponents during April 1917. One of these was Victoria Cross winner William Robinson. Festner shot down Robinson's Bristol F.2a near Mericourt during the Battle of Arras. Two days after becoming the second man to receive the Member's Cross of the Order of the House of Hohenzollern, Festner was killed in a crash during combat. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
05 Feb 1917 |
1700 |
Jasta 11 |
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B.E.2c |
Neuville |
| 2 |
16 Feb 1917 |
1555 |
Jasta 11 |
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F.E.8 (7635) |
Lieven |
| 3 |
02 Apr 1917 |
1050 |
Jasta 11 |
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F.E.2d (A1944) |
Auby |
| 4 |
05 Apr 1917 |
1100 |
Jasta 11 |
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Bristol F.2a (A3337) |
Mericourt |
| 5 |
05 Apr 1917 |
1300 |
Jasta 11 |
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Nieuport 17 (A6693) |
SW of Bailleul |
| 6 |
07 Apr 1917 |
1750 |
Jasta 11 |
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Nieuport 17 (A311) |
Mount St. Eloi |
| 7 |
08 Apr 1917 |
0930 |
Jasta 11 |
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Nieuport 17 |
E of Vimy |
| 8 |
11 Apr 1917 |
0905 |
Jasta 11 |
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B.E.2d |
N of Fampoux |
| 9 |
13 Apr 1917 |
0851 |
Jasta 11 |
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R.E.8 (A3199) |
Etaing-Dury |
| 10 |
13 Apr 1917 |
1930 |
Jasta 11 |
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F.E.2b (A784) |
Harnes |
| 11 |
14 Apr 1917 |
0915 |
Jasta 11 |
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Nieuport 17 (B1523) |
Gavrelle |
| 12 |
16 Apr 1917 |
1030 |
Jasta 11 |
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Nieuport 17 (B1507) |
NE of Biaches |
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