George-Peter Eder

[Flavio]

Dear All,

I am looking for some information about the personal planes flown by George-Peter Eder.
Altought he flown with JG1 and JG26 mid 44, JG2 43-44, JG7 end 44-45, with 78 enemy planes shoot down, and probably the top 4-engines day-scorer also, I never see one color profile of the planes he flown or some photos about them? May somebody help me?

Thank you

Flavio

[shooshoobaby]

Flavio - Eder always had a large White #13 on his Fighters , including his last , ME - 262. 78 fighter victories , 36 Bomber victories , 40 probables. Wounded 14 times. Well known among Allied Pilots for his chivalry in combat.
Past president German Fighter Aces Assn.
A lot of information about him in book " Horrido " by Raymond Toliver.
Cheers

[Jim P.]

Actually that old fairy tale is exactly that, a fairy tale. Constable and Toliver is an ancient source that is not particularly reliable. Eder is thought to have cracked up in a 'black 1' in March 43 with JG 2 (see Ries) and several claim reports from the spring of 44 show he was flying a 'yellow 4' while Stkp. of 6./JG 1 and 'red 24' after being promoted to Kdr.

[Flavio]

Dear Jim and Shooshoobaby,

thanks for your kind replies.

I have not the book by Ries where there is the picture of his "black 1", but in the following website: http://www.messerschmitt-bf109.de/di...otonummer=1365
you may see a crash landed "blue (or black) 1" supposed to be Eder's machine: is this the same picture you quote?

Regards

Flavio

[G.R.Morrison]

You asked, "is this the same picture you quote?"

Short answer: Yes.

HTH, GRM

[shooshoobaby]

Flavio - In their memoirs , Fighter Ace Urban Drew and Polish RAF Pilot Michael Gladych both had several encounters with LW Fighter White 13.
After the War they both met Eder and talked about these encounters. They were able to confirm places and dates.
Book Luftwaffe Aces by Mike Spick also has some information on Eder.
Cheers