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Willy Messerschmitt

German aircraft designer and manufacturer (1898-1978) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 80

Wilhelm Emil "Willy" Messerschmitt was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer who designed a number of prominent aircraft for the Luftwaffe and civil aviation.

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Awards

Honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Munich1937
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
German National Prize for Art and Science
Ehrenzeichen Pionier der Arbeit
Bavarian Order of Merit
Wehrwirtschaftsführer

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1978 · aged 80