Identifier1992-09-26_image_031SourceThe Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel Pilot Collection (1992-09-26), Box 7DescriptionPhotograph of Ernst Udet (right) presenting Judge Walter B. Wanamaker (left) with a framed aircraft insignia, National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931. The caption notes that Udet cut the insignia from Wanamaker's aircraft after shooting him down during World War I.
Caption on adjacent album page: "Judge W. B. Wanamaker was presented with this airplane insignia that had been cut from his ship by Major Ernst Udet after Udet had shot Wanamaker down on the Western front. But the best of friends, Major Udet returns the trophy as a token of good will."
[Ernst Udet presenting Judge W. B. Wanamaker with framed aircraft insignia], [1992-09-26_image_031]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 18/01/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/3082