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Oblt. Egon Mayer, CO of 7./JG 2, Théville, France, Summer 1942
Egon Mayer was born on August 19, 1917, in
Konstanz and he joined the Luftwaffe in
1937. In December 1939, he was assigned to
Jagdgeschwader 2 after the training and served
with this unit though the French campaign
and into the Battle of Britain. From June 10,
1941, he became CO of the 7. Staffel and the CO
of the entire III. Gruppe from November 1942.
By that time, he had accumulated 52 victories.
On November 23, he brought down his first
American four-engine heavy bomber. Together
with George-Peter Eder, he was developing
tactics of head on attacks against American
bomber formations. On July 1, 1943, he was made
Commanding Officer of the entire JG 2. On March
2, 1944, Mayer led a formation of JG 2 fighters in
an intercept of American bombers over Montmédy
and was shot down and killed by escorting P-47s.
He was posthumously awarded the Sword to
his Knight’s Cross. The 7. Staffel JG 2 badge
was carried on the cowling of this standard-
camouflaged Fw 190. The yellow rudder carried
44 kill marks in the form of French and British
roundels. The former markings of the aircraft
were sprayed over with RLM 74 Graugrün.
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