Dutch Fokker D.VII Fighter Looted During WWII to Be Returned

World War I-era biplane taken by Nazis was found by U.S. 'Monuments Men' in a barn in Germany.

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 02:36 PM ET

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World War I type Fokker D.VII [Courtesy: National Military Museum]

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A Dutch Fokker D.VII fighter, looted by Nazis during World War II for Hermann Göring's collection, is returning to the Netherlands for display at the National Military Museum.
The aircraft was discovered by "Monuments Men" in 1945 and given to the Deutsches Museum, where its Dutch identity was confirmed during restoration in the 1980s and subsequent research.
The Fokker D.VII will be displayed in the Netherlands for a five-year period starting in September, as ongoing research is needed to fully establish its provenance and a legal basis for permanent restitution.

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Eight decades after a Dutch Fokker D.VII Fighter was looted by Nazis, the World War I-era fighter biplane is set to return to the Netherlands, the National Military Museum (NMM) located there announced.

The aircraft, which is currently in the possession of the Deutsches Museum in Munich, will be on display at the Dutch military museum located in Soesterberg, Netherlands, in September.