Lúðvík Karlsson

Lúðvík Karlsson (11 May 1943 – 17 January 1975) was an Icelandic aviator, adventurer, competitive glider and businessman.[1][2][3] He was killed in the 1975 Kjalarnes helicopter crash along with six other people when a helicopter he was piloting crashed due to severe wind conditions at Hjarðarnes in Hvalfjörður, Iceland.[4]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Lúðvík.
Lúðvík Karlsson
Born(1943-05-11)11 May 1943
Died17 January 1975(1975-01-17) (aged 31)
Hjarðarnes, Hvalfjörður, Iceland
Cause of deathHelicopter crash
NationalityIcelandic

Early life

Lúðvík was born in 1943 into a wealthy family. He became interested in flying at an early age and finished his flight training in 1964. He soon became one of the best known competitive glider in Iceland.[1]

In media

The character of The Baron in the 1990 novel Í einu höggi by Ómar Ragnarsson is based on Lúðvík.[1]

References
  1. Kristinn Haukur Guðnason (7 June 2019). "Ævintýramaðurinn og sagnameistarinn Lúðvík Karlsson". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 32–33. Retrieved 4 August 2022 – via Tímarit.is. open access
  2. "Lúðvík Karlsson & Kristján Helgason". Íslendingaþættir Tímans (in Icelandic). Tíminn. 8 February 1975. p. 11. Retrieved 4 August 2022 – via Tímarit.is. open access
  3. "Urðum að flýja undan flóðbylgju". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 August 1974. pp. 3, 16. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Tímarit.is. open access
  4. "Ekki sannað að þyrluflugmaðurinn hafi sýnt gáleysi eða vangá". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 March 1983. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 4 August 2022 – via Tímarit.is. open access
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