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Dr. Haber, Fritz

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???? - 1945
Junkers Design Office



Fritz Haber was member of the Design Office at Junkers Flugzeugwerke during WWII. During the late phases of WWII he was responsible for the Mistel designs with Ju88 and Ju287 bombs. For that purpose Haber designed an electrical control system to transfer stick motions from the carrier aircraft to the bomb fuselage. Thus Haber claimed the first aircraft fly-by-wire system.

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Hackbarth, Ulrich

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1932 – ????
JFA Supervisory Board




Ulrich Hackbarth was member of the Supervisory Board of Junkers Flugzeugwerke in 1932.

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Hackmack, Hans

( *   1897   26. Feb. 1928 )

 

1922 - 1924
JFM Experimental Flight Unit

1924 - 1927
Junkes Fili Director



During WWI Hackmack joint the Fliegertruppe. In 1919 he started engineering studies at Darmstadt University. In December 1922 Hackmack joint Junkers Flugzeugwerke as a pilot and experimental engineer. In 1923 he became the managing director of the Experimental Flight Unit. In 1924 Hackmack went to Fili and became technical director of the Russian Junkers plant. In 1927 he left Junkers and worked as a technical consultant for Luft Hansa. Hackmack was killed, when he crashed with a Messerschmitt M20 in 1928.

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Dr. Hagemann, Hanns Heinz

( *   16. Nov. 1894   19. Jan. 1967 )

 

1923 - 1941
Junkers Luftverkehr
JFM Traffic Department

1941 - 1947
JFM Japan Office



Dr. Hanns Heinz Hagemann studied National Economy at the Universities of Munich, Kiel and Wuerzburg. In November 1923 he joint the office of G. Sachsenberg at Junkers Luftverkehrs AG and moved to Junkers Flugzeugwerke, when JLAG merged with DAL in 1926. At Junkers Flugzeugwerke Hagemann was responsible for air traffic topics regarding aircraft designs. In 1931 he became head of the Air Traffic Department of JFM. This departement was dissolved with the breakout of WWII. Therefore Hagemann was sent to Japan in 1941. He returned to Germany in 1947. Together with Sachsenberg he was engaged in several companies during the post war period.

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Hall, Paul

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1940 - 1945
JFM Design Office



Paul Hall joined IFM in 1940, when he left Fiesler Flugzeugbau. Hall was specially engaged for the development of the sailing transporter Junkers Ju322, which should be used for the operation Seewolf, the planned occupation of England.

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Haertl, Viktor

( *   1898   1967 )

 

???? - ????
JFM Sales Department
and JFM Main Office
i.e. Mitsubishi License Program

???? - 1945
Letov Facility Manager



Haertl was a sales engineer at Junkes Flugzeugwerke. Later he joint the Hauptburo and became responsible for the planning of license production facilities in foreign countries. He was also responsible for the Mitsubishi license production in Japan for several years. During WWII he became manager of the license production at Letov in Czechia.

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Haseloff, Johann

( *   1898   1973 )

 

1920s
JFM Design Office



Haseloff was member of the construction office of Dr. Zindel at Junkers Flugzeugbau since the early 20s. He was responsible for the fuselage design of the Junkers J21 built for Russia and for the Junkers G24. After WWII Haseloff was sent to Podbersje with the Baade team.

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Heck, Bruno

( *   12. Dec. 1877   )

 

1919 - 1926
JFA Supervisory Board



Bruno Heck was general director of the Continentale Gas Gesellschaft and succeeded Oechselhauser. In 1919 he was elected into the board of directors of the "Anhaltische Verein fur Luftfahrt". In May 1919 he became assistant chairman of the supervisory board of the Junkers Flugzeugwerke AG. In 1925 he became the chairman and he was mainly engaged in the integration of Junkers Luftverkehr into Luft Hansa.

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Luftfahrtgeschichte.de (German Infos on Anthony Fokker)



Heinemann

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1925 - ????
Junkers Fili Plant



Ing. Heinemann was head of the Fili GmbH in 1925, after the Reich took over control over Junkers Flugzeugwerke.

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Dr. von Hellingrath, Karl Max

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1936 -
JFM Supervisory Board



Dr. Karl Max von Hellingrath became member of the supervisory board of the newly founded Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG in July 1936. He represented the German government as IFM shareholer. After WWII von Hellingrath became head of the Bavarian States Bank until 1954.

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Henrici, Julius

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???? - 1945
Junkers Motorenwerke

???? - 1969
Director JFM Munich



Julius Henrici joint Junkers Flugzeugwerke from Henschel during WWII. At Henschel he was engaged in the Hs117 Schmetterling developement, but at Junkers he was more focused on the high altitude engine developement of Junkers Motorenwerke during WWII. In the post war period he moved to Boelkow Entwicklungen KG and later he joint the JFM successor Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke in Munich, where he became managing director. When JFM Munich was absorbed by MBB in 1969 Henrici remained in the space program, which was originally driven by JFM Munich. He retired in 1974.

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Hentschel, Kurt

( *   07. Dec. 1902   July 1962 )

 

1933 - 1945
Junkers Motorenwerke



Kurt Henschel joint Junkers Motorenwerke in 1933 and worked with the Technical Customer Support of Jumo. He was responsible for the training of Luftwaffe staff on Jumo engines. In 1939 he became responsible for the organisation of the operational mechanics at Jumo and later he took over the management of the Muldenstein maintenance facility.

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Prof. Hertel, Heinrich

( *   16. Nov. 1902   + 1982 )

 

1939 - 1945
JFM Directors Board




Prof. Heinrich Hertel started his carreer as a student of construction engineering at the TH Munich. In 1926 he joint DVL in Adlershof and in 1932 he swapped to Heinkel Flugzeugwerke. In 1934 Hertel was appointed the technical director of the Heinkelwerke, where he was responsible for the Heinkel H100 and He111 developement.

He joint IFM in May 1939 as a successor of Prof. Herbert Wagner. He started his Junkers activities with the developement of the Junkers Ju288 He was also a member of the IFM board of directors since 1939 and the deputy chairman of this board.

After WWII Hertel first went to France and worked with several offical organisations and companies there. In 1950 he joint the TH Berlin and became aeronautical professor there. Since 1959 he was also a consultant for Focke Wulf in Bremen. In 1977 he finally retired.

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Sie waren hervorragende Techniker



Herzog, Otto

( *     + 1973 )

 

???? - 1946
JFM

1946 - 1953
OKB-1 Podberesje



Otto Herzog participated in the final construction of two Junkers Ju287 following the end of WWII in Dessau. In 1946 he was sent to Podberesje in Russia together with the Baade team. He returned to Germany in 1953 and organised the setup of the GDR aviation industry in Pirna. In 1957 he left the GDR and moved to Telefunken in Constance.

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Hesselbach, Peter

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1935 - 1945
JFM Test Pilot




Peter Hesselbach was a test pilot at JFM Dessau during the thirties and fourties. He first flew the Junkers Ju89 on 11th April 1937 and the Junkers Ju90 on 28th August 1937. At Bernburg he also few first the Junkers Ju322 transport glider in April 1941.

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Dr. Hoefeld, Wolfgang

( *   1889   + 1965 (?) )

 

1936 - 1937
JFM Directors Board



Dr. Wolfgang Hoefeld became member of the supervisory board of the newly founded Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG in July 1936. He represented the German government as IFM shareholer. He left this position in May 1937

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Hogrefe, Werner

( *   1909   )

 

1924 - 1925
JLAG Statistic Office



Werner Hogrefe was the head of the Statistical Department at Junkers Luftverkehr from 1924 to 1925. When JLAG merged with DAL, Hogrefe left Junkers and went to Lufthansa, where continued his job until 1945.

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Hofmann

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1920s
JFA Design Office



Ing. Hofmann was member of the construction office of Junkers Flugzeugwerke. He was responsible for the detailled design of the Junkers G31 passenger airliner.

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Holzmann, Franz

( *   18. March 1895   12. Dec. 1956 )

 

1922 - 1923
Junkers Luftverkehr

1924 - 1930
Junkers Sales Department



Franz Holzmann gained experience as a test pilot at Siemens-Steffen with Giant aircraft during WWI. In 1919 he started his studies for aviation technologies and finished them in 1922. He joint Junkers Luftverkehr as a pilot and became Flight Director of Junkers Luftverkehr in 1923.

In 1924 he joint the South America Expedition and in 1925 he became responsible for the Junkers dependency in South America. In 1930 he left Junkers, but remained in South America and took over the technical management of Syndicato Condor. At the end of WWII he was arrested and sent to England, where he remained in a prisoner camp until 1948.

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Hoppe, Fritz

( *   06. Feb. 1897   )

 

1924 - 1934
Junkers Research Laboratories
later Experimental Flight Unit



Hoppe studied at TH Darmstadt and joint Junkers in October 1924. He was member of the Research Institute and later became manager of the experimental flight group. Ing. Hoppe was engaged in several first flights of Junkers aircraft designs. Together with Neuenhofen he flew first the A48 and he also flew first the Ju 49. In 1934 Hoppe left Junkers and took over responsibilities at DVL at Adlershof.

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Horn, Fritz

( *   13. Dec. 1896   02. May 1963 )

 

1920 - 1937
Junkers Luftverkehr

1946 - 1953
OKB-1 Podberesje



Fritz Horn was one of the experienced Junkers pilots. He joint Junkers in 1920 and became an engineer at Lloyd Ostflug. In 1922 he changed to Danziger Luftpost , where he became maintenance manager at Danzig. In 1925 he performed the Five-States-Flight of Junkers with a G24. In April 1927 Horn also achieved the world record in permanent flight. From 1928 to 1937 he went to China and became chief engineer of Eurasia. In 1937 he moved to South Africa and became pilot of SAA. From 1939 to 1944 he was internated in South Africa. In 1946 he was captured by the Soviet troops in Germany and sent to Russia, where he was engaged in the developments of the Baade group. In 1953 he returned to German Democratic Republic, where he took a director position until his death in 1963

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Horter, Wilhelm

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1917 - 1918
Junkers-Fokker Werke



Wilhelm Horter was a co-founder of Junkers-Fokker-Werke A.G. in October 1917. He became general director of the Junkers-Fokker-Werke GmbH Berlin and Schwerin.

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Huetter, Eugen

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1934 -
Junkers Construction Office



Eugen Huetter was member of the construction office of Junkers Flugzeugwerke and worked under Pohlmann. He was responsible for the panel designs of the Junkers Ju87 dive bomber

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Huss, Gustav

( *   25. June 1895   + 12. Nov. 1970 )

 

1920 - 1924
Junkers Construction Office

1924 - 1926
Fili

1928 - 1945
Junkers Qualification Unit



Gustav Huss studied engineering from 1918 to 1920 and joint Junkers Flugzeugwerke as an engineer in 1920. From 1924 to 1926 he worked at Fili and in 1928 he became responsible manager for the technical training at Junkers Flugzeugwerke. He remained in that position until 1945.

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