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, is set to return to the Netherlands' National Military Museum after eight decades at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
The aircraft was seized by Hermann Göring's forces and later, unknowingly, transferred to the Deutsches Museum by American "Monuments Men" who discovered it.
Its true Dutch identity was confirmed through decades of restoration and research, but its return is currently a five-year loan due to remaining historical gaps preventing full legal 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.