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