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Head of NATO pilot training in Texas under fire for showcasing Nazi ace’s portrait

By Rachel S. Cohen

 Jun 28, 01:16 AM


German Air Force Col. Stefan Kleinheyer, the 80th Operations Group commander at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, talks about the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program in an Oct. 23, 2019, video. (Airman 1st Class DaQuan Hurt and Jon Zanone/Air Force)

The German airman in charge of training NATO combat pilots in the U.S. is facing criticism for hanging a portrait of a Nazi fighter ace outside his office at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.

German Air Force Col. Stefan Kleinheyer, the 80th Operations Group commander, has on display a print of a Messerschmitt 262 fighter jet above a bust of Wolfgang “Bombo” Schenck, along with the World War II pilot’s signature.

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