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As his fighter plane flies on without him, a German pilot, his parachute not yet opened, tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when(...)
As his fighter plane flies on without him, a German pilot, his parachute not yet opened, tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when(...)

As his fighter plane flies on without him, a German pilot, his parachute not yet opened, tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when(...)

Date8/2/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: As his fighter plane flies on without him; a German pilot; his parachute not yet opened; tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when attacked by a U.S. air force fighter. The German plane seems to be unharmed; but officials say hits must have unnerved him.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019223F
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