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[Rex T. Barber oral history interview]
Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th Fighter Squadron in the China-India-Burma Theater. Special focus on an incident in April 1944 in which Barber was injured during a bailout and spent…
Lieut. LeMaitre of French Aviation Forces in America explaining mechanism of Nieuport aeroplane
Stereograph, "Lieut. LeMaitre of French Aviation Forces in America, Explaining Mechanism of 'Nieuport' Aeroplane. Fortress Monroe, VA," Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1918. Image features Lieutenant LeMaitre explaining a mechanism on a Nieuport 17 to an American soldier at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Caption on verso describes how LeMaitre and other French aviators have traveled to the United States…
[Marshall U. Beebe oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Marshall U. Beebe is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy. In part two, he continues to discuss the various stages of his military career, including his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot during World War II and as an Air Group Commander during the Korean War. Topics discussed include Beebe’s training history; his time…