National Air and Space Museum Archives

Helmut von Zborowski Photo Album

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2001.0060
Creators:
von Zborowski, Helmut Philip
Dates:
1939-1960
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
(1 flatbox)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This album 10 x 7 inches and contains 88 original photographs, taken from 1939 to 1960, of many of Zborowski's rocket, jet and coleopter projects, as well as 6 printed drawings.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Helmut Philip von Zborowski was a significant figure in early rocket and jet engine development. A contemporary of Werner von Braun, Zborowski worked on rocket and jet development for BMW during World War II, afterwards going to France and serving as a research engineer for the Société d'Etudes de la Propulsion par Réaction (SEPR). Zborowski later founded his own company, Bureau Technique Zborowski.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Stefan and Sylvia Eihhorn, Purchase, 2001, 2001-0060, unknown

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

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