The Western Front 1942-44
In November 1942 Eder was sent to 7./Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) in France, and participated in the battle against the American 8th Air Force day bombing offensive. With Hauptmann Egon Mayer of III./JG 2, Eder developed the head-on attack strategy to combat the formations of B-17s and B-24s.
In February 1943 Eder became Staffelkapitän of 12./JG 2. On 28 March after downing a B-17, he was wounded when his Bf 109 G-4 somersaulted on landing at Beaumont-le-Roger.
Eder destroyed his 20th aircraft on 29 May 1943. On 5 September 1943, Eder was transferred to 5./JG 2. On 5 November, Eder was again forced to bail out of his Bf 109 and was again injured.
In March 1944 Oberleutnant Eder was transferred to 6./Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1) in Northern Germany. He bailed out of his Fw 190 A-7 during combat with a P-47 over Göttingen on 19 April. On 8 May, he claimed a B-24 but made an emergency landing at Vechta.
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