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Last updated on November 8, 2024.
John C. Meyer

General John Charles Meyer was an American World War II flying ace, and later the commander-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. SAC was the United States' major nuclear deterrent force with bombers, tankers and reconnaissance aircraft, and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff coordinated the nation's nuclear war plans and developed the Single Integrated Operations Plan.

April 3, 1919 - December 2, 1975
I didn't turn with the enemy pilots as a rule. I might make one turn  to see what the situation was  but not often. It was too risky. — © John C. Meyer
I didn't turn with the enemy pilots as a rule. I might make one turn to see what the situation was but not often. It was too risky.
I am not a good shot. Few of us are. To make up for this I hold my fire until I have a shot of less than 20 degrees deflection and until I'm within 300 yards. Good discipline on this score can make up for a great deal.
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