Talk:Rocket Propulsion Establishment

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German Rocket Scientists at Westcott.

Who were the German scientists bought to Britain (and then to RAF Westcott) under 'Operation Surgeon'?

I have found that there were 13 of them, headed by Dr Johannes Schmidt, who was killed in an explosion on the site in March '48.

(2 others were killed in the explosion, and 11 others injured.)

The other scientists at Westcott may have been:

Dr. Jurgen Diedrichsen

Dr. Johannes Weber

Prof. Schlichting

Heinz Kalhert

Kuchemann

Walder

I'd be interested in finding out more about these men, where they lived onsite or in the village, and the work they were involved in.

TTFN! Chunner (talk) 18:11, 18 May 2010 (UTC) ^[1][reply]

References

^ The Sunday Morning Star, Wilmington, Delaware April 18, 1948 - Interview with A.C. Clark

[1] The Sunday Morning Star, Wilmington, Delaware April 18, 1948 - Interview with A.C. Clark

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