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[American and German fighter pilots (Part 1 of 2)]
This two-part recording contains conversations between German and American fighter pilots regarding their military service during World War II. The conversations took place during a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and…

[American and German fighter pilots (Part 2 of 2)]
This two-part recording contains conversations between German and American fighter pilots regarding their military service during World War II. The conversations took place during a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and…

[BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) Fighter Pilots Reunion]
Audio recording of a reunion for service members of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Winnipeg, Manitoba, circa 1970. Text on label: "A Gathering of Eagles. Reg Fowert." Abstract from transcript: This recording contains highlights from a…

[Composite image of German fighter aces Erich Hartmann, Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn, and Adolf Galland]
Composite image of German fighter aces Erich Hartmann, Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn, and Adolf Galland, circa 1940s. The larger image features Hartmann and Barkhorn examining a chart. The smaller image is a formal portrait of General Galland in uniform.…

[Goodwill Meeting, American Fighter Aces Association and Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association (Part 1 of 3)]
This three-part recording contains highlights from a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and the Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association, held in May 1961 in Germany. In part one, the narrator summarizes the event, introduces…

[Goodwill Meeting, American Fighter Aces Association and Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association (Part 2 of 3)]
This three-part recording contains highlights from a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and the Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association, held in May 1961 in Germany. In part two, the narrator presents excerpts from…

[Goodwill Meeting, American Fighter Aces Association and Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association (Part 3 of 3)]
This three-part recording contains highlights from a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and the Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association, held in May 1961 in Germany. In part three, the narrator presents excerpts from…

[Gun camera image of Messerschmitt 110]
Photographic still of a Messerschmitt Bf 110 aircraft in flight, taken from an aircraft gun camera, circa 1943-1944. The inscription notes that the image came from fighter ace James C. Stewart's aircraft. Typed caption glued to photograph: "To:…

[Heinkel He 111]
Photograph of a damaged German Heinkel He 111 aircraft (tail number 700628) parked in a field, circa 1940s.

[Heinkel He 162 aircraft]
Photograph of a German Heinkel He 162 aircraft parked at an airfield, circa 1940s.
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