Otto Stammberger (20 February 1920 – 11 July 2000) was a German aviator and World War II flying ace.
Otto Stammberger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1920 Michelau in Oberfranken, Weimar Germany |
| Died | 11 July 2000 (aged 80) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | JG 26 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
On 26 February 1943, Stammberger was appointed Staffelkapitän of 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26—26th Fighter Wing). He succeeded Oberleutnant Kurt Ebersberger who was transferred.[1] On 13 May, he was shot down in his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-4 (Werknummer 0739—factory number). He bailed out near Lynck, located approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) south-southwest of Looberghe.[2] Due to his injuries sustained, he was replaced by Leutnant Helmut Hoppe as commander of the Staffel.[1]
Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for seven aerial victory claims, plus four further unconfirmed claims. All of his aerial victories were claimed over the Western Allies and includes five four-engine bombers.[3]
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Citations edit
- ^ a b Prien et al. 2010, p. 550.
- ^ Prien et al. 2010, p. 559.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1245.
Bibliography edit
- Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 4 S–Z. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-21-9.
- Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2010). Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 10/IV—Einsatz im Westen—1.1. bis 31.12.1943 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 10/IV—Action in the West—1 January to 31 December 1943] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-92-2.
- Saintes, Philippe (October 2001). "Courrier des Lecteurs" [Readers' Letters]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (103): 5. ISSN 1243-8650.
- Saintes, Philippe (August 2001). "Un as de la JG 26: Otto Stammberger" [An Ace From JG 26: Otto Stammberger]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (101): 48–51. ISSN 1243-8650.
- Saintes, Philippe (September 2001). "Un as de la JG 26: Otto Stammberger". Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (102): 31–37. ISSN 1243-8650.