Nicholas Goodhart

Rear-Admiral

Nicholas Goodhart

CB FRAeS
Rear-Admiral; Nicholas Goodhart; CB FRAeS
	Nicholas Goodhart, taken 7 September 2008, at Lasham Airfield
Nickname	Nick
Born	28 September 1919; Inkpen, Berkshire
Died	9 April 2011 (age 91)
Branch	Fleet Air Arm (FAA)
Service years	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.