[Johannes]

Hi Christian

Keppler was born on 30th August 1919. On 24th February 1944 he was shot down in combat with B-17's, bailing-out injured from his Bf109 near Fels. He never returned to combat, but became an instructor with JGr.Süd. He died on 5th March 2012.

His claims are:-

Uffz 1./JG 27 2nd August 1941 P-40 40km NW Mersa Matrah 1855 hrs Nr.1
Fw 1./JG 27 30th May 1942 P-40 SE Sidi Rezegh 1130 hrs u/c
Fw 1./JG 27 28th June 1942 Hurricane SW Fuka 1127 hrs Nr.2
Fw 1./JG 27 6th September 1942 P-40 SE El-Alamein 0805 hrs Nr.3
Fw 1./JG 27 18th September 1942 Hurricane SW El-Alamein ---- u/c
Fw 1./JG 27 1st November 1942 Spitfire SSW El-Alamein 1058 hrs u/c
Lt 2./JG 27 1st October 1943 B-24 Wiener Neustadt 1257 hrs Nr.4
Lt 2./JG 27 14th October 1943 B-17 NE Heilbronn 1505 hrs Nr.5
Lt 2./JG 27 2nd November 1943 B-24 90-100km SW Wiener Neustadt 1248 hrs Nr.6
Lt 2./JG 27 22nd February 1944 B-24 SE Linz 1336 hrs u/c
Lt 2./JG 27 23rd February 1944 B-24 SW Wels 1208 hrs u/c
Lt 2./JG 27 24th February 1944 B-17 SW Linz 1248 hrs Nr.7

Kind Regards

Johannes