Airport to Remove 'Swastika Patch' from Aviation History Display
KRQE News 13 (New Mexico, USA)
http://krqe.com/2015/03/23/swastika-patch-to-come-down-at-sunport/... A new display in the terminal at the [Albuquerque] airport has caused some double-takes for its ties to Nazi Germany ... In one of those displays, among some German aircraft models and old patches, something caught a traveler's eye. "This in particular was a patch from a flight suit from a German glider pilot that came through here in the late 30's," Jiron, a Sunport official said. "It had a swastika on it." The swastika is now the infamous icon of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. "The intent was never to offend anyone." Jiron said it was part of a showcase to share Albuquerque's aviation history ... So the patch will be coming down.
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