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On Sun. 29 Apr 1945 US tanks arrived at Oberammergau air test facility.....

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US tanks arrived at Oberammergau air test facility in southern Germany. Aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt was captured along with a P.1101 prototype jet aircraft.

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