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![[American and German fighter pilots (Part 1 of 2)]](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-audio.png "[American and German fighter pilots (Part 1 of 2)]")
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…
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Iva Metz and interviewer Geoff Nunn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, November 1, 2019.
![[Mayo A. "Mike" Hadden, Jr. oral history interview (Part 3 of 4)]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/3fc2190f64d896533fffd724a130f835.jpg "[Mayo A. \"Mike\" Hadden, Jr. oral history interview (Part 3 of 4)]")
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…