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970:Goodhart : the story of an exceptional man
34:Nicholas Goodhart, taken 7 September 2008, at
809:"History of Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association"
645:"Obituaries - Rear-Admiral Nicholas Goodhart"
332:After a period as technical secretary at the
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476:in 1956. In 1972 he was awarded the
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688:"Diagram of mirror landing system"
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172:mirror-sight deck landing system
162:Hilary Charles Nicholas Goodhart
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478:Paul Tissandier Diploma
125:Paul Tissandier Diploma
1063:Fleet Air Arm aviators
401:Lasham Gliding Society
393:Yorkshire Gliding Club
269:896 Naval Air Squadron
182:and record breaker in
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278:off the coast of the
263:. While flying in a
214:Goodhart entered the
194:Goodhart was born at
85:Years of service
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949:Kahn, Wally (1998).
488:Human-powered flight
340:Carrier developments
116:Silver Medal by the
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951:A glider pilot bold
932:The Daily Telegraph
906:"Hurricane Busters"
731:magazine March 1955
657:on 14 February 2020
650:The Daily Telegraph
417:World Championships
236:evacuation of Crete
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