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Anselm Franz

Anselm Franz

Anselm Franz (January 21, 1900—November 18, 1994) was a Austrian-American jet engineengineer known for the development of the Jumo 004, the world's first mass-produced turbojet engine by Nazi Germany during World War II, and his work on turboshaft designs in the United States after the war as part of Operation Paperclip, including the Lycoming T53, the Honeywell T55, the AGT-1500, and the PLF1A-2, the world's first high-bypass turbofan engine.