# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/benno-fiala-ritter-von-fernbrugg
# Generated: 2026-08-16T09:50:55.478Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/benno-fiala-ritter-von-fernbrugg"
name: "Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg"
slug: "benno-fiala-ritter-von-fernbrugg"
description: "Hauptmann (Captain) Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg 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. His honours and decorations included the Order of the Iron Crown, Order of Leopold, Military Merit Cross, Military Merit Medal, Gold Medal for Bravery (Austria-Hungary) and the Iron Cross. 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."
tagline: "Austro-Hungarian flying ace (1890-1964)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Benno_Fiala_von_Fernbrugg.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Austria"
  isoCode: "AT"
birthDate: "1890-06-16"
deathDate: "1964-10-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.88
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.011664
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1_%DA%A4%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AC"
    title: "بينو فيالا ريتير ڤون فيرنبروج"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Fiala_von_Fernbrugg"
    title: "Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Fiala_Ritter_von_Fernbrugg"
    title: "Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Fiala_von_Fernbrugg"
    title: "Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Fiala_von_Fernbrugg"
    title: "Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Fiala_von_Fernbrugg"
    title: "Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Fiala_von_Fernbrugg"
    title: "Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79133"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump