Search Digital Records

• Subject > Air pilots, Military (remove)
• Format > open reel audiotapes (remove)
• Subject > United States. Navy (remove)

Limit your search

• Oral History (8)

• Philippines (3)
• Northern Mariana Islands (2)
• Taiwan (2)
• Wake Island (2)
• California (1)
• Germany (1)
• Guam (1)
• Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) (1)
• Japan (1)
• Marcus Island (Japan) (1)
• Marshall Islands (1)
• Micronesia (1)
• Okinawa Island (Japan) (1)
• Papua New Guinea (1)

• open reel audiotapes (8)
• oral histories (literary works) (8)

• In copyright (8)

• Aces (Fighter pilots) (8)
• Air pilots, Military (8)
• Fighter pilots (8)
• United States. Navy (8)
• World War, 1939-1945 (8)
• Essex (Aircraft carrier) (3)
• Grumman F6F Hellcat Family (3)
• Hadden, Mayo A., Jr. (2)
• Hornet (Aircraft carrier : CV 12) (2)
• Philippine Sea, Battle of the, 1944 (June 19-21) (2)
• Savage, Jimmie E. (2)
• United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron 3 (2)
• United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron VF-11 (2)
• United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron VF-9 (2)
• American Fighter Aces Association (1)
• Brewer, Charles W. (1)
• Brooks, James L. (1)
• Duncan, George C. (1)
• Eder, Georg (1)
• Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Family (1)
• Germany. Air Force (1)
• Germany. Luftwaffe (1)
• Hartmann, Erich, 1922-1999 (1)
• Kitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier) (1)
• Krupinski, Walter, 1920-2000 (1)

8 results

[John S. Thach oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace John S. “Jimmy” Thach is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time as gunnery officer and skipper of Fighting Squadron 3 (VF-3). Topics discussed include his training and service history, his development of the Thach Weave aerial combat maneuver, and his initial…

[Alexander Vraciu oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Alexander Vraciu is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his wartime experiences as a naval aviator and also shares stories about his personal life. Topics discussed his training and service history, his college years at DePauw University (Indiana), notable combat…

[Jimmie E. Savage oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Jimmie E. “Doc” Savage discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the Pacific Theater with Fighting Squadron 11 (VF-11). Topics discussed include his personal background, his service and training history, and notable combat…

[Mayo A. "Mike" Hadden, Jr. oral history interview (Part 3 of 4)] (Item)

In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Mayo A. “Mike” Hadden, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part three, he continues to describe his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9). Topics discussed include his combat tour in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Essex (CV-9), his aerial victories and notable combat…

[Jimmie E. Savage oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Jimmie E. “Doc” Savage discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his wartime experiences in the Pacific Theater with Fighting Squadron 11 (VF-11). He also touches briefly on his postwar assignments. Topics discussed include his personal background, service history, notable combat…

[American and German fighter pilots (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

This two-part recording contains conversations between German and American fighter pilots regarding their military service during World War II. The conversations took place during a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and the Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association that was held in Germany in May 1961. Excerpts from these recordings were later used in a highlight reel…

[George C. Duncan and John R. Strane oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter aces George C. Duncan and John R. Strane are interviewed about their military service with the United States Navy during World War II. They describe their wartime experiences as fighter pilots and their time in the Pacific Theater with Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15). Duncan also touches briefly on memorable incidents from his postwar Navy career. Topics discussed include the service history…

[Mayo A. "Mike" Hadden, Jr. oral history interview (Part 2 of 4)] (Item)

In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Mayo A. “Mike” Hadden, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9). He also shares details about his personal background, his high school and college years, and his family history. The interview is…