[Gun camera image of Messerschmitt 110]

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Identifier2002-02-13-1098_image_676SourceThe James C. Stewart Fighter Ace Collection (2002-02-13.1098), Box 7DescriptionPhotographic 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: Corona Daily Independent, Corona, Calif. Major James C. Stewart, 24 year old Operation Officer for a Thunderbolt Group in England, only damaged this Messerschmitt 110 on a recent mission over continental Europe but since then he has destroyed a Messerschmitt 210, twin engined fighter, and a Dornier 217, Germany's twin engined bomber."

Part of a disassembled scrapbook containing World War II and post-war materials, circa 1943-1956.Creation Datecirca 1943-1944SubjectStewart, James Clarence, 1919-2004World War, 1939-1945United States. Army Air ForcesMesserschmitt Bf 110 FamilyAirplanes, MilitaryGermany. LuftwaffeGermany. Air ForceOriginal Formatphotographic printsfilm stillsBibliographic CitationThe James C. Stewart Fighter Ace Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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[Gun camera image of Messerschmitt 110]