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.
"Kansan trained with Wright, flew zeppelins"
, ''Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com'', Oct. 18, 2010.
Harold Dick was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and Nort ...
, and died in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had ...
, at the age of 90.
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Harold G. Dick Airship Collection
nbsp;— biography of Harold G. Dick
Dick, Harold
1907 births
1997 deaths
People from Lawrence, Massachusetts
American mechanical engineers
20th-century American engineers
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