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At the end of World War II, Robert S. Wolfsohn was assigned to Operation Lusty, which was a program to ascertain what the Germans had been doing towards winning the war. Wolfsohn was stationed at Volkenrode, which was just outside of Braunshweig, Germany. The Volkenrode Institute had many laboratories working on developments in aeronautics, engines, and armament.

 Identifier

NASM.1999.0027

Creator

Wolfsohn, Robert S.

Date

1999-0027

Provenance

Jack Neufeld, unknown, 1999, 1999-0027, unknown

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the following material collected by Wolfsohn during his role in Operation Lusty: oversized drawing plan of the Volkenrode Institute; photographs of Volkenrode, especially with its camouflage; paper copies of photographs of Wolfsohn's time at Volkenrode; a detailed letter by Wolfsohn describing his work; and a set of small prints relating to the Junker 004 turbojet engine.

Rights

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

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Topics

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations

Aeronautics, Military -- Research

Aeronautics, Military

Aeronautics -- Research

Aeronautics

Aeronautics -- Germany

Military intelligence

World War, 1939-1945

Operation Lusty, 1945

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Drawings