Fritz von Opel
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Fritz Adam Hermann von Opel, known as Fritz Adam Hermann Opel until his father was ennobled in 1917, was the only son of Wilhelm von Opel and a grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the Opel company. He i
Fritz von Opel at an international motorboat race in 1928
His RAK.3 rocket-powered railway car in 1928
Opel RAK.1, on display at Mannheim museum of technology "Technoseum"
Opel RAK.1 - First public flight of a rocket plane on 30 September 1929, at Frankfurt-Rebstock
Adam Opel
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Adam Opel was a German entrepreneur who founded the company Adam Opel AG, then a manufacturer of bicycles and sewing machines.
Fritz von Opel
…1899 – 8 April 1971), known as Fritz Adam Hermann Opel until his father was ennobled in 1917, was the only son of Wilhelm von Opel and a grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the Opel company. He is remembered mostly for his Opel RAK demonstrations of the world's first crewed rocket-powered ground and air vehicles…
Adam Opel
Opel-Mausoleum in Rüsselsheim