Walter Blume (aircraft designer)

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Walter Blume
Lieutenant Walter Blume in World War I
Born	(1896-01-10)10 January 1896 Hirschberg, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	27 May 1964(1964-05-27) (aged 68) Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance	Germany
Service/branch	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.