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[People looking at Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of people looking at the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft, France, circa 1908-1909.

[People looking at Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of people looking at the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft, France, circa 1908-1909.

[People looking at Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of people looking at the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft, France, circa 1908-1909.

[People wheeling Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft into temporary hangar] (Item)

Photograph of people wheeling the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft into a temporary hangar, likely at the Hunaudières Racecourse in France, circa 1908-1909.

[Exhibition hall at Paris Air Show, Paris, France] (Item)

Photograph of an exhibition hall at the Paris Air Show, Paris, France, October 1910. Identified aircraft in the scene are an Antoinette monoplane (foreground) and a Wright Model B (on right).

A flock of French fliers ready for action on the battle line (Item)

Stereograph, "A Flock of French Fliers Ready for Action on the Battle Line. Nieuport Airplanes with Guns," Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1918. Image features French pilots and Nieuport biplanes at an airfield in France. Caption on verso describes the different types of military airplanes and the specifications of various Nieuport models. Typed caption: "18654 – A Flock of French Fliers Ready…

[Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager is interviewed about his military service with the U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force. He describes his wartime experiences in Europe during World War II, including his time with the 357th Fighter Group and his time with the Maquis (French Underground) in rural France. He also discusses his post-war career as an experimental test pilot. Topics discussed…

Joseph Polocz oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Joseph Polocz and interviewer Dan Hagedorn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, March 17, 2017.

[William Y. Anderson oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William Y. Anderson discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in England and France with the 353rd Fighter Squadron of the 354th Fighter Group. Special focus on several combat missions in 1944 in which he and his…

[Hubert Zemke oral history interview (Part 4 of 9)] (Item)

In this nine-part oral history, Hubert “Hub” Zemke is interviewed about his military service with the U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force. In part four, he continues to discuss his wartime experiences in Europe during World War II, focusing in particular on his time as group commander of the 56th Fighter Group in England. He relates a number of stories about squadron commander Dave Schilling…