▁off ▁five ▁days ▁later . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁September , ▁while ▁over f lying ▁the ▁battle , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁pat rol ▁of ▁five ▁cred ited ▁with ▁shooting ▁down ▁a ▁German ▁two - se ater . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁shift ed ▁bases ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Me use - Arg onne ▁off ensive . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁bom ber ▁esc ort ▁sortie , ▁F y odor ov ▁shot ▁down ▁a ▁German ▁f ighter ▁for ▁his ▁fifth ▁acc red ited ▁victory . ▁A ▁week ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁wounded ▁and ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁hospital . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁combat ▁career . ▁ ▁An ▁award ▁c itation ▁of ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁el o qu ently ▁out lined ▁his ▁w art ime ▁service : ▁" V ict or ▁Feder ov , ▁S ous - L ie utenant ▁in ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Regiment , ▁pilot ▁in ▁the ▁squad ron ▁Sp a . 8 9 , ▁courage ous ▁officer . ▁Although ▁in ▁action ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁four ▁years , ▁was ▁never ▁disc ou rag ed ▁by ▁fat igue ▁and ▁inj uries . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁attacked ▁by ▁three ▁F ok k ers ▁and ▁wounded ▁during ▁the ▁combat , ▁successfully ▁brought ▁back ▁his ▁bullet - r idd led ▁plane ▁to ▁our ▁lines ." ▁ ▁Vik