American scientist Frank Wattendorf, right, receives an award from then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Carl Spaatz as Theodore von Kármán, center, looks on. Wattendorf is considered one of the founding fathers of Arnold Engineering Development Center. His Trans-Atlantic Memo, written following a 1945 survey of captured German test facilities with other members of the Scientific Advisory Group, was the first recommendation of a facility such as AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo)
| Date Taken: | 05.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.14.2026 12:03 |
| Photo ID: | 9679439 |
| VIRIN: | 260508-F-F3405-1003 |
| Resolution: | 2563x2060 |
| Size: | 1.31 MB |
| Location: | ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENNESSEE, US |
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