William Niemann (* 25 August 1892 in Ellingstedt/Schleswig; "† 21. March 1935 in Beskow) was Navigationsoffizier of the flight ship DO-X and first German flight ship post office master.

William Niemann was as first officer and Navigationsoffizier on the flight ship Dornier DO X of the buildings of Dornier metals GmbH. and the realm traffic Ministry assigned. He remained employee ship officer the Hamburg Americas line HAPAG and by that Hamburg shipping company "was lent". On the testing and delivery flight of the DO-X toward the USA, starting from 5.November 1930 he settled the correspondence of the flight ship apart from his navigational functions. After its swearing-in in as first flight ship post office masters, at the 29.Oktober 1930 in the post office Friedrichshafen at the Bodensee, he worked on the DO-X post office to June 1932. With the Atlantic-re-clamping solicitor ice at that time largest passenger airline there was international mailing of letters and postcards. This DO-X of vouchers with most different stamps and special stamps as well as flight confirmation stamps results in the special area of the Aerophilatelie the DO-X post office. After its separating as a crew member of the flight ship and as a captain with the HAPAG in September 1932 more wurder it directors/conductors of the navigation department with the German laboratory for aviation in Berlin eagle yard. It initiated the introduction of the decimal 400 degree of circles in navigation. By its flier death at the 1935 with Beskow, it was on a practice flight for a planned world flight, the navigational advantages of the 400 degree circle was not continued to pursue.

Literature

• A ship flies German post office AG, ISBN 300014367X to the world, Michael Hormann,

Related links

• http://www.do-x.de/

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