Background
Hoekstra, Harold Derk was born on August 18, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Dirk Jans and Grietje (Zandt) Hoekstra.
Hoekstra, Harold Derk was born on August 18, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Dirk Jans and Grietje (Zandt) Hoekstra.
Student Michigan State University, 1922-1926.
Registered professional engineer, Washington. Chief engineer Crosley Aircraft Company, Cincinnati, 1929-1931. Aeronautical engineer Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931-1932, Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company, Buffalo, 1932-1933.
Designer flight test engineer Stinson Aircraft Company, Wayne, Michigan, 1933-1937. With Federal Aviation Administration, 1937-1970, chief project officer Flight Standards Service, 1945-1961, chief engineer and safety division Aircraft Development Service, 1961-1970. Vice president engineering Flight Safety Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, 1970-1972.
United States technical advisor Miles-Phoenix, Limited, United Kingdom, 1976-1984. Lecturer American University, Washington, 1952-1957, University Maryland, College Park, 1970-1971. Advisor United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, 1963-1965.
Committee member National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, 1944-1955, 1960-1968.
A believer should support social climates, in which human communities are maintained and strengthened for the sake of all persons and their growth.
Small groups inside the Methodist Church should be developed. Thus all members of “societies” could receive support and be challenged in their faith.
Clubs: National Aviation (Arlington, Virginia).
Children– Elizabeth Hoekstra, Thomas Barker, Ann Wehr Hoekstra Geis, Dirk Macy.