[Johannes]

Hi Ian

This would be Otto Meyer, he flew for JG26,JG2 and JG27. On 26th July 1943 he crash-landed his Bf109 at vibo Valentia, but was unharmed. He was the Staffelkapitan of 4./Jg27 from 20th July 1943 until 18th December 1943 when he became the Kommandeur of IV./Jg27, a position he held until he went missing in his Bf109 near Caen, France on 12th July 1944. He is thought to have been awarded a postumous Deutsches Kreuz in Gold in late 1944 or early 1945.

His claim are:-

3rd Sep 1940 8./Jg26 Spitfire Thames estuary 1116 hrs Nr1.
14th Jul 1941 8./Jg26 Spitfire 1020 hrs Nr2.
29th Aug 1941 8./Jg26 Spitfire 0830 hrs Nr3.
18th Sep 1941 8./Jg26 Spitfire 1605 hrs Nr4.
21st Oct 1941 8./Jg26 Spitfire 1255 hrs Nr5.
28th Oct 1941 8./Jg26 Spitfire 1330 hrs Nr6.
6th Sep 1943 4./Jg27 B-17 Dettingen 1050 hrs 7000 metres Nr7.
4th Oct 1943 4./Jg27 B-17 SE St.Dizier 1135 hrs 8000 metres A.S.M Nr8.
1st Dec 1943 4./Jg27 P-47 SW Bonn 1220 hrs u/c.
11th Dec 1943 4./Jg27 B-17 Leeuwarded/Sneek 1250 hrs u/c.
14th Jan 1944 IV./Jg27 P-38 Peljesac ? hrs u/c.
24th Jan 1944 IV./Jg27 B-24 W Skoplje 1225 hrs u/c.
2nd Apr 1944 IV./Jg27 P-38 E Klagenfurt 1040 hrs 3000 metres Nr9.
2nd Apr 1944 IV./Jg27 B-24 S Laibach 1228 hrs u/c.
24th May 1944 IV./Jg27 B-24 Zagreb area 1015 hrs 6000 metres v.n.e-a.s.m Nr10.
28th May 1944 IV./Jg27 B-17 ? hrs u/c.
29th May 1944 IV./Jg27 P-38 SW St.Polten 0950 hrs 8000 metres A.S.M Nr11.
30th May 1944 IV./Jg27 B-24 S Steinwenger 1120 hrs 3500 metres Nr12.
12th Jun 1944 IV./Jg27 P-47 ESE Conches 0605 hrs 600 metres Nr13.
12th Jun 1944 IV./Jg27 P-47 Conches 0613 hrs 1400 metres Nr14.

Sorry don't have a date of birth, but can tell you he was a Hauptmann at death

Regards

Johannes