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Jefferies' father was chief engineer at a power plant in Virginia . He had a younger brother named John who worked with him as his chief draftsman. He served in Europe in World War II , was inside of B-17 , B-24 , B-25 bombers and had four years as a flight test engineer. He was a member of the Aviation Space Writers' Association. Jefferies restored and flew period airplanes as a hobby. He owned a Waco aircraft and stored it at an airfield in California for many years. STAR TREK Besides creating the Enterprise (interiors & exterior), Jefferies was responsible for designing props (including Phaser s), sets, and the Klingon logo and D-7 Battle Cruiser . Years later, his concept sketches were revisited and used to design the Spaceship Enterprise, the Olympic class U.S.S. Pasteur, the Daedalus class, and pre- Federation Vulcan ships. In contrary to popular belief, Jefferies did not create Star Trek shuttlecraft; although Jefferies submitted his own concept, it was found too complex to build with show's shoestring budget. Gene Winfield 's much simpler design was used instead, and Jefferies designed only its interior. He had a very pragmatic design ethic.
Jefferies' work on the Bridge of the Enterprise influenced the design of the U.S. Navy master communications center at NAS San Diego . When Jefferies saw he fell asleep. He never watched subsequent incarnations of Trek, remarking that they had turned his Navy-esque bridge into "the lobby of the Hilton ." Within the Star Trek universe, Jefferies Tube s and Captain Jefferies are named in his honor. In DVD . WORKED ON:
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