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Squadron Leader Alfred Lammer DFC and Bar (28 November 1909 – 4 October 2000) was an Austrian-born pilot who flew with the Royal Air Force in World War II. He flew with RAF Fighter Command between 10 July and 31 October 1940, thereby qualifying for the Battle of Britain clasp to the 1939–45 campaign star.〔(The Airmen's Stories - P/O A Lammer )〕 On the official Royal Air Force list of Battle of Britain combatants he is recorded as being ''stateless''.〔(Battle of Britain - Roll of Honour )〕 In later life he became an renowned photographer and teacher. ==Early life== Born Alfred Ritter von Lammer in Linz, Austria, he was the son of a retired railway official and mother who ran both a travel shop and bank. Living near the Zell am See, Salzburg he became adept at rock climbing and skiing. He attended universities in Munich and Innsbruck, and in 1933 joined the anti-Nazi Heimatschutz and Schutzcorps. Leaving Austria for London in 1934 he worked (using his mother's contacts) for the Austrian Travel Bureau. When Nazi Germany instigated high taxes in tourists entering Germany from Austria his mother's firm collapsed. He took up photography, an interest that became a career later in his life.〔(Telegraph obituary )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfred Lammer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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