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| Name: | Sebastian Festner | Country: | Germany | Rank: | Vizefeldwebel | Squadrons: | FA 5, 18 Jasta 11 | Victories: | 12 | Born: | 30 June 1894 | Place of Birth: | Holzkirchen, Bavaria | Died: | 25 April 1917 |  | Place of Death: | Between Gavrelle and Bailleul |
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| | Festner joined the German Air Service 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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