Jun 19 1945

From The Space Library

Dr. Frank L. Wattendorf, Engineering Division, Wright Field, and a member of AAF Scientific Advisory Group, recommended to Brig. Gen. F. O. Carroll, Chief, Engineering Division, that an Air Force Development Center, including facilities for development of supersonic aircraft and missiles, be built on a location away from Wright Field and near a large source of power.

The British newspapers report that Captain W.N. Ismay of Britain's T-Force was responsible for capturing Wernher von Braun. This conflicts with the subsequent narrative that Von Braun actually surrendered to the U.S. Army after his brother Magnus surrendered to U.S. Army Private Frederick P. Schneickert.