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William C Dietz
| William C Dietz (deceased) Bill Dietz' career in the aviation/ aerospace industry spanned fifty-three years. He has been personally involved in the development of fourteen different U.S. military programs, including the B-58 Hustler. He was initially assigned to the B-58 program as Project Engineer, but was later promoted to Chief of B-58 Projects. The B-58 was a unique program. It was one of the first aircraft to be developed for the Air Force under a Weapon systems contract. Bill also served as the Chief Engineer on the F-111 development program, and as Vice President and Chief Engineer on the F-16 program. He also served as Vice President and Program Director for the AGM-86 Cruise Missile. At the time of Bill's retirement in 1993 he was Vice President and Senior Technical Staff Member at the Lockheed Fort Worth Company. Bill has served on numerous technical boards and committees, including the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and the NATO Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. For his service with the former organization, Bill received the Exceptional Civilian Service Award. Bill is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, which presented him the prestigious Reed Award in 1977 in recognition of his leadership role in advanced aircraft design. In 1982, Bill was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He died on 31st July 2006. |
Items Signed by William C Dietz (deceased) |
| Arctic Hustler by Stan Stokes. (B) Price : £120.00 | No bomber made so definite a break with the past as the Convair B-58 Hustler. Reversing the trend towards ever-larger bombers, the worlds first supersonic bomber, the B-58, was ordered by the Air Force in 1954. This was also the final year of the pro...... | |
| Arctic Hustler by Stan Stokes. (D) Price : £95.00 | No bomber made so definite a break with the past as the Convair B-58 Hustler. Reversing the trend towards ever-larger bombers, the worlds first supersonic bomber, the B-58, was ordered by the Air Force in 1954. This was also the final year of the pr...... |
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