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Otto Niemeyer is a former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

History[]

Ice Station[]

Otto Niemeyer was once in the Air Force, flying Phantoms over Vietnam, and got shot down near the Mekong Delta in 1965, and was a prisoner of war until he was rescued a year later. Niemeyer moved on to work in the Pentagon in the Procurement Division until 1974.

In 1972, President Nixon made him a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a position he maintained while under President Carter.

In 1977, Niemeyer was on the committee for creating a stealth bomber, however he voted for one of the losing contenders, a company called Entertech Ltd. Despite the outcome, Niemeyer was intrigued by Entertech's offer of creating a completely invisible plane, and arranged for an ice station to be built in Antarctica for the company to make it. Niemeyer made occasional visits to the station to monitor the progress of the construction of the B-7A Silhouette.

However, in December 1979, the Antarctic station was hit by a huge earthquake that felled the station, and the Silhouette, and buried them beneath the ice. Apparently unaware of what had happened, Niemeyer proceeded to head to Antarctica for another inspection. Unfortunately, something happened to his plane during the journey, and it crashed near the South Shetland islands, killing Niemeyer.

Niemeyer's disappearance baffled many of his colleagues, but none could provide insight into what might have happened when questioned.

Years later, a name badge with Niemeyer's name on it was found by a boy named José while he was diving in the Pacific Ocean for oysters. Unaware of the significance of his find, José tossed the only evidence of what had become of Niemeyer back into the sea.

Skills[]

  • Expert Pilot: As a former pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Niemeyer was most likely a high competent pilot, one who was able to control military aircraft during aerial combat missions, and apparently also able to pilot private aircraft.

Equipment[]

  • F-4 Phantom II: A twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that Niemeyer flew during the Vietnam war.
  • Private Aircraft: A private plane that Niemeyer utilised for his secret journeys to Antarctica to view the progress of the B-7a Silhouette. On his last journey to the southern continent, however, the plane encountered unknown problems that caused it to crash into the ocean, killing Niemeyer.

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