Hermann Pohlmann

Hermann Pohlmann
Born	(1894-06-26)26 June 1894
Died	July 24, 1991(1991-07-24) (aged 97)
Nationality	German
Occupation	Aircraft designer
Employer(s)	Junkers, Blohm & Voss, Hamburger Flugzeugbau

Hermann Pohlmann (26 June 1894 – 7 July 1991) was a German aerospace engineer.

He was the principal designer of the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, a dive bomber used during World War II, before becoming Deputy Chief Designer at Blohm & Voss.

After the war, when the Hamburger Flugzeugbau (HFB) was recreated in 1956, he was appointed Chief Designer and led the team which designed the HFB 320 Hansa Jet.

Published works

• Pohlmann, Hermann (1982). Chronik Eines Flugzeugwerkes 1932–1945, Motorbuch. ISBN 3-87943-624-X. The story of Hamburger Flugzeugbau and the Blohm & Voss aircraft subsidiary.

References

• Amtmann, Hans (1988). The Vanishing Paperclips. Monogram.
• Griehl, Manfred (2001). Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. Airlife Publishing/Motorbuch, London/Stuttgart. ISBN 1-84037-198-6