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Koch, Theodore

 Person

Biographical Note

Theodore (Ted) Koch is a donor to the Aircraft Engine Historical Society (AEHS).

Biographical Information (from 7 September 2025 email): "In my early career I worked as a Pratt & Whitney Aircraft [P&WA] experimental test development engineer. I developed and tested engines and [engine] components, and [was part of] the fuel cell development for the Apollo Space Program. I was part of the launch team for the first six Apollo launches at KSC [Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida].

As a P&WA Area Director, I became a customer technical representative covering Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.

After retirement from P&WA, I contracted to Martin-Marietta [Company] to develop and implement a Customer Service Department for their recently purchased engine nacelle manufacturing program.

Later I became a supplier to antique aircraft refurbishers making unique individual hardware pieces."

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Die Junkers-Lehrschau: eine Führung durch die Lehrschau der Junkers Flugzeug- und -Motorenwerke A.-G, Dessau (30 Jahre Junkers-Flugzeugforschung, 1910-1940) [The Junkers Show: A Guided Tour of the Junkers Aircraft and Engine Plant, Dessau (30 Years of Junkers Aircraft Research, 1910-1940)] (Second Edition), 1939

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 193, Call No.: TL 503 .J859 1939
Identifier: 20191010
Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Informational).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Manufacturer.NB: The book is written in German. The primary in-house company writer was A. Dresel with graphic design by B. Schütte.Scope: This book, written and published by staff of the Junkers Company, captures the history of the company, and particularly the Junkers Aircraft and Engine manufacturing plant at Dessau, Germany, from 1910 to late 1939. It is a...
Dates: Publication: 1939