Neuenhofen, Willy

( *   24. Apr. 1897   24. Jan. 1936 )

1921 - 1936
JFA/JLAG Pilot
(also test pilot)

Willy Neuenhofen was one of the Junkers' pilots in the 20s. He joint Junkers in 1921. On 26.05.1929 he achieved a new altitude record on board a Junkers W34be D-1119 of 12739 metres, which he reached after 45 minutes climb. Neuenhofen was also responsible for the test flights of the Junkers Ju60 and the Junkers Ju87 on 17.09.1935. Neuenhofen was killed during a test flight with Ju87V2 on 24.01.1936, when the twin tail of the Ju87 failed inflight

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Dr. Neugebauer, Franz

( *   24. April 1897   )

1924 – 1933
Junkers Research Institute

Dr. Franz Neugebauer studied Jura before WWI and continued his studies for mechanical engineering at the Technical Highschool of Karlsruhe from 1919 to 1922. In 1923 he started his carreer at Lanz in Mannheim before he joint the Junkers Research Institute in 1924, where he was engaged in windchannel designs.

In 1934 he kept contact to Prof. Junkers, who was arrested in Munich Allach until Junkers died in 1935. Later Neugebauer emigrated to the U.S.A.

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Noppeney, Herbert

( *   01. Mar. 1893   )

1909 - 1920
Junkers Laboratories Aachen

Herbert Noppeney started his education at the Engine Laboratories of Prof. Junkers at the TH Aachen in 1909. In 1911 Noppeney joint the Junkers Laboratories and is engaged in oil turbine designs. Since 1915 he worked at the Research Institute in Aachen, where he is also busy with wind channel designs. He left Junkers in 1920.

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