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Walter Blume | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2005-0005,_Walter_Blume.jpg) Lieutenant Walter Blume in World War I | |
| Born | 10 January 1896 Hirschberg, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 27 May 1964 (aged 68) Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Service | Jaegers, Aerial Service |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Unit | 5th Jaegers; Feldflieger Abteilung 65; Feldflieger Abteilung 280; Jagdstaffel 26; Jagdstaffel 9 |
| Awards | Pour le Merite; Royal House Order of Hohenzollern; Iron Cross |
| Other work | Aircraft designer. Jet propulsion pioneer. |
Walter Blume (10 January 1896 – 27 May 1964) was a German fighter ace of World War I. During World War I, he flew with two fighter squadrons, Jagdstaffel 26 and Jagdstaffel 9 gaining 28 aerial victories and earning the Iron Cross, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, and the Pour le Merite.[1]
Post World War I he became a prominent aircraft designer for both Albatros and Arado, being one of the pioneers of jet propulsion design in airplanes.
- ^ The Aerodrome website page for Blume http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/blume.php