Howard Mayers | |
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 Mayers in 1940 | |
| Born | 9 January 1910 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | c. mid/late 1942 (aged 32) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Rank | Wing commander |
| Service number | 77976 |
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Howard Clive Mayers, DSO, DFC & Bar (9 January 1910 – c. mid/late 1942) was an Australian flying ace of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) during the Second World War. He was credited with the destruction of at least eleven enemy aircraft.
From Sydney, Mayers studied at the University of Cambridge before becoming a businessman in London. Called up for duty in the RAFVR soon after the outbreak of the Second World War, he was posted to No. 601 Squadron after completing his training. Flying during the Battle of Britain, he destroyed a number of aircraft but was shot down himself twice. In mid-1941, he was sent to the Middle East and given command of No. 94 Squadron, leading it during Operation Crusader. He was later commander of a wing in Egypt. He went missing after being forced to land in the Western Desert in July 1942 and is believed to have died, either by ground fire or later while being transported to Europe for internment in a prisoner of war camp.