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[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…

[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…

[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…

[Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a Schwalbe (Swallow)]
Photograph of a Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a Schwalbe (Swallow) aircraft parked in a field, circa 1940s-1950s. The plane bears Luftwaffe markings.

[Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a Schwalbe and Kawanishi N1K2-J aircraft]
Photograph of a Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a Schwalbe (Swallow) aircraft and a Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden Kai (George) aircraft parked in a field, circa 1940s-1950s.

[Focke-Wulf Fw 190]
Photograph of a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft parked at an airfield, circa 1940s. The inscription notes that this aircraft was possibly captured by Allied forces.Inscription on verso: "FW 190 (Captured?)"Stamped on verso: "Passed for personal use only.…

[Lioré et Olivier LeO 451 aircraft with German markings]
Photograph of a Lioré et Olivier LeO 451 aircraft with German marking at an unidentified airfield, circa 1940s. This aircraft was captured by German forces and may have been re-engined.Inscription: "3588."Stamped on verso: "Passed by US Army Examiner…

[Gun camera image of Messerschmitt Me 210]
Photographic stills of a Messerschmitt Me 210 aircraft in flight, taken from an aircraft gun camera, circa 1940s. The inscription notes that the images came from fighter ace James C. Stewart's aircraft and depicts his first aerial victory.Inscription…
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