Fickes Karl Lester

1902 - 1996  (94 years)

• Name	Fickes Karl Lester
  Born	23 Feb 1902	Akron, OH
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Jun 1996	Bath Manor Nursing Home, Summit Co, Akron, OH
  Notes	In the early-mid 1930’s, piloted Akron and Macon dirigibles out of the Akron airport, as per Helen Limb Larsen. Letters- Fickes, Wicks, P.W.L., Mills, Peck (1936-1938)- Contains handwritten and typed correspondence between HGD and several of his Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp. colleagues including Karl Fickes, Zeno Wicks, W. Klemperer, and Tom Knowles concerning airship engineering topics. Also included is a technical report concerning the Goodyear airships delivered to the U.S. Navy including the Los Angeles, Akron, Macon, and Shenendoah. In the Harold G. Dick Airship Collection MS 99-01 Department of Special Collections at the Wichita State University Libraries. “Karl was big in blimps. He flew on the maiden voyage of the Hindenburg as well as participating in all of the trial flights of this ship. Karl managed the Wingfoot Lake Goodyear and went on to manage the Goodyear plant in Litchfield Park, Arizona.” [1]
  Person ID	I517	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Fickes William Orin,   b. 24 Mar 1871, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas Co, OH ,   d. 18 Apr 1951, Akron, OH  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Vantilburg Nancy Matilda (Nannie),   b. 16 Aug 1878, New Philadelphia, OH ,   d. 9 Jul 1972  (Age 93 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1894	Barberton
  Family ID	F536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rieker Betty Kathryn,   b. 3 Jan 1902, Akron, OH ,   d. 8 Jul 1983  (Age 81 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1929
  Last Modified	2 May 2005
  Family ID	F542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S70] Wicheta State University Libraries - Department of Special Collections, Harold G. Dick Airship Collection.