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 plane, looted by Nazis during World War II, is returning to the Netherlands for a five-year exhibition at the National Military Museum.
The aircraft was part of Hermann Göring's extensive looting campaign and was discovered by American "Monuments Men" in 1945, then mistakenly given to the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
Its Dutch origin was confirmed decades later during restoration work in the 1980s, though historical gaps mean its return is currently a temporary loan rather than a 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.