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Wahmke Propulsion expert. . Died 1934. Rocket pioneer

Personal: Male. PhD

Rocket engine developer.

Wahmke Chronology

16 July 1934 - Liquid rocket explosion kills three.. Dr Kurt Wahmke and two technicians were testing a 90% H2O2/Alcohol combination at Kummersdorf when the chamber exploded, killing them. These were the first and only deaths of technicians in the history of German rocket development.

Bibliography:

Michels, Juergen and Przybilski, Olaf, Peenemuende und seine Erben in Ost und West, Bernard & Graefe, Bonn, 1997.

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