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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 4 Collections and/or Records:

Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 1 (1930), No. 7 [Curtiss-Wright Corporation periodical], 1930-12

 Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.018
Identifier: 20170221
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 1, No. 7 (December 1930). Scope: Periodic external newsletter written and published by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries include Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company, Curtiss-Wright...
Dates: Publication: 1930-12

Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 3 (1932), No. 1 [Curtiss-Wright Corporation periodical], 1932-01

 Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.018
Identifier: 20170222
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Curtiss-Wright Review Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 1932).Note: The newsletter was sent to "Mr. J. Ernest Spare, Pottstown News, Pottstown, Pa."Scope: Periodic external newsletter written and published by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and its subsidiaries. The...
Dates: Publication: 1932-01

The Wright Engine Builder (Incomplete Series, Issues in Vols. VIII, IX, X and XI) [Wright Aeronautical Corp. Internal Employee Newsletter], 1926-10 - 1929-03

 File — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.015.a
Identifier: 20170326
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (Internal Newsletter)Purpose: informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Numbers: Vol. VIII (1926), No. 10 (Oct); Vol. IX (1927), Nos. 2 (Feb), 9 (Sep) and 12 (Dec); Vol. X (1928), No. 4 (April) and Vol. XI (1929), No. 3 (March).Scope: Periodic internal newsletter written and published by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation for its employees.Contents: - Vol....
Dates: Publication: 1926-10 - 1929-03

Trade Winds Vol. 8 (1944), No. 1 (Special Issue Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation) [Wright Aeronautical Corporation periodical], 1944-10-09

 Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.016
Identifier: 20170215
Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Trade Winds (A Wright Aeronautical Corporation magazine), Volume 8, No. 1 (October 9, 1944).Scope: Company newsletter published by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. Special 25th Anniversary issue celebrating "25 Years of Progress". This beautifully illustrated magazine traces the progress of flight...
Dates: Publication: 1944-10-09