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      Turbulent Journey: The Jumo Engine, Operation Paperclip, and the American Dream

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      This untold story of early jet development, surviving the collapse of the Reich, and starting over in America is recounted by Reiner Decher, whose father Siegfried was an engineer on the team that designed the engine for the Me 262.
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      Product ID:9780764363559
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Turbulent Journey
      Subtitle:The Jumo Engine, Operation Paperclip, and the American Dream
      Authors:Author: Reiner Decher
      Page Count:192
      Subjects:Military vehicles, Military aircraft
      Description:This untold story of early jet development, surviving the collapse of the Reich, and starting over in America is recounted by Reiner Decher, whose father Siegfried was an engineer on the team that designed the engine for the Me 262.
      This untold story of early jet development, surviving the collapse of the Reich, and starting over in America is recounted by Reiner Decher, whose father Siegfried was an engineer on the team that designed the engine for the Me 262. 

      Germany built the first operational jet aircraft during World War II, the Messerschmitt Me 262.

      • Siegfried Decher was part of the engineering team that designed the engines that powered the 262.
      • At the end of the war, Decher was nearly stranded in the Soviet Occupation Zone, but the US military made contact and offered a way out.
      • As the principal responsible for a control system in the Jumo engine, Decher was of value to the Allies. Plans to evacuate during Operation Paperclip fell through.
      • After a detour in France, Decher reached American shores several years later, where he enjoyed a successful career in the civil aviation industry.

      This untold story of early jet development is recounted by Siegfried''s son, Reiner. Reiner, an accomplished engineer in his own right, constructs the story through a combination of his own memories and original letters and documents from his family archive. 


      Imprint Name:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
      Publisher Name:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2022-10-25

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      Weight640 g
      Dimensions160 × 237 × 24 mm