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[Gordon M. Graham oral history interview (Part 2 of 4)] (Item)

In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Gordon M. Graham discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences as a fighter pilot while serving with the 355th Fighter Group in England. Topics discussed include a bomber escort mission over Germany on December 25, 1944 and stories about fellow pilots.

[Frank L. Gailer, Jr. oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Frank L. Gailer, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences as a fighter pilot with the 353rd Fighter Squadron during World War II and touches on his postwar assignments with the Pentagon. Topics discussed include his personal background, his…

[Hubert Zemke oral history interview (Part 3 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 three, 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. Topics discussed include combat operations and logistics, the…

[Ivan S. Hasek oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Ivan S. Hasek is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in Europe with the 353rd Fighter Squadron of the 354th Fighter Group. Special focus on a mission on March 16, 1945 in which Hasek’s flight encountered a large group of Messerschmitt Me 109s near…

[Robert D. Welden oral history interview (Part 1 of 3)] (Item)

In this three-part oral history, fighter ace Robert D. Welden discusses his military service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, in Europe. Topics discussed include service details about the 354th Fighter Group, stories about fellow servicemen,…

[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…

[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…

[Thomas L. Hayes, Jr. oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Thomas L. Hayes, Jr. is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe the bomber escort mission to Berlin, Germany on March 6, 1944. He also touches briefly on his postwar career with the United States Air Force. The interview is conducted via telephone by historian…

[John F. Thornell oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace John F. Thornell discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed in England with the 328th Fighter Squadron of the 352nd Fighter Group. Special focus on four combat missions that took place in 1944: a skip-bombing mission against a German submarine pen (March…

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.