Harold G. Dick
Encyclopedia
Harold Gustav "Hal" Dick (January 19, 1907 – September 3, 1997) was an American
mechanical engineer employed by Goodyear
, who flew on almost all of the Hindenburg
flights. He was called to the UK
for a meeting before the last flight of the Hindenburg
and was not aboard during the disaster. Dick earned his balloon and dirigible pilot licenses in 1930 from Orville Wright.
Harold Dick was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
and died in Wichita, Kansas
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
mechanical engineer employed by Goodyear
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery....
, who flew on almost all of the Hindenburg
LZ 129 Hindenburg
LZ 129 Hindenburg was a large German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume...
flights. He was called to the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for a meeting before the last flight of the Hindenburg
Hindenburg disaster
The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey...
and was not aboard during the disaster. Dick earned his balloon and dirigible pilot licenses in 1930 from Orville Wright.
Harold Dick was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 76,377. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are...
and died in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
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Works
- The Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships, Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985. ISBN 0874743648
External links
- Harold G. Dick Airship Collection — biography of Harold G. Dick
- Postcards from Harold G. Dick Airship Collection Dick, Harold
- The Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships: The Collection of Harold G. Dick