Nicholas Goodhart

Nicholas Goodhart
Nicholas Goodhart, taken 7 September 2008, at Lasham Airfield
Nickname(s)	Nick
Born	28 September 1919 Inkpen, Berkshire
Died	9 April 2011 (age 91)
Service/branch	Fleet Air Arm (FAA)
Years of service	1933-1973
Rank	Rear Admiral
Awards	Companion in The Most Honourable Order of the Bath FRAeS Silver Medal by the Royal Aero Club in 1956. awarded Paul Tissandier Diploma by the FAI, 1956
Other work	Operation Sigma Newbury Manflier

Rear Admiral Hilary Charles Nicholas Goodhart CB FRAeS (28 September 1919 – 9 April 2011) was an engineer and aviator who invented the mirror-sight deck landing system for aircraft carriers. He was also a world champion and record breaker in gliding.^[1]