Dick Merrill Autographs
Henry Tyndall "Dick" Merrill (February 1, 1894 – October 31, 1982) was an early aviation pioneer. Among his feats he was the highest-paid air mail pilot, flew the first round-trip transatlantic flight in 1936, was Dwight D. Eisenhower's personal pilot during the 1952 presidential elections, set several speed records, and would go on to be Eastern Air Lines' most experienced pilot with over 36,000 hours until his retirement in 1961. In total, Merrill flew over 45,000 hours as pilot in command, covering over eight million miles.
At a time when record-breaking pilots were treated as celebrities, pioneer aviators like Dick Merrill gained a unique status. His most famous flight was a 1936 round-trip transatlantic flight that has gone down in the annals of flight as the "Ping Pong Flight." The following year, Merrill also completed the first commercial trans-Atlantic flight.
Born February 1, 1894, at Iuka, Mississippi, "Dick" Merrill was born into a family that prided itself as being descended from the famous frontier pioneer, Daniel Boone. Although his full name was Henry Tyndall, the name "Dick" was a childhood moniker that stuck with him for life. Brought up as a devout Catholic, he was a teetotaler in an age when the "hard-drinking", "fun-loving" aerial adventurer was seen as the norm. Considered very easy-going yet serious, his one foible, however, was that he was an inveterate gambler throughout his life.
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Current items with a signature of Dick Merrill
These are the most current items with a signature of Dick Merrill that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Signed wings of Man Captain Dick Merrill, Jack L. King | $26.00 |  |
 | Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill by Jack L. King SIGNED | $54.85 | |
Traded items with a signature of Dick Merrill
The most expensive item with a signature of Dick Merrill (FIRST NYC-LONDON-NYC COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE SIGNED, PILOT DICK MERRILL!) was sold in September 2017 for $129.99 while the cheapest item (Dick Merrill signed postal cover AVIATION SALE Anglo-American Goodwill Flight) found a new owner for $3.95 in August 2017. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $39.00 for an autographed item of Dick Merrill. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with $57.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.95 was May 2022. In average, an autographed item from Dick Merrill is worth $34.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Dick Merrill were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1970s SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED Photo Pilot Henry Dick Merrill | $29.98 |  |
 | 1981 Book WINGS OF MAN THE LEGEND OFCAPTAIN DICK MERRILL by King SIGNED & Letter | $25.00 | |
| 1981 Book WINGS OF MAN THE LEGEND OFCAPTAIN DICK MERRILL by King SIGNED & Letter | $29.00 | |
| Dick Merrill, 1st to fly round trans-Atlantic flight-signed 1977 letter | $49.00 | |
| Wings of Man - The Legend of Captain Dick Merrill 1981 Signed by Merrill | $10.00 | |
| Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill by Jack L. King SIGNED | $54.85 | |
| Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill by Jack L. King SIGNED | $54.85 | |
| Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill by Jack L. King SIGNED | $54.85 | |
| Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill by Jack L. King SIGNED | $54.85 | |
| Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill by Jack L. King SIGNED | $49.86 | |
| Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill by Jack L. King SIGNED | $49.86 | |
| Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill by Jack L. King SIGNED | $49.86 | |
| Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill by Jack L. King SIGNED HC | $57.99 | |
| Wings of Man : The Legend of Captain H.T. Dick Merrill Signed by Merrill HC | $39.99 | |
| Wings of Man, The Legend of Captain Dick Merrill, by Jack L. King (Signed copy) | $16.00 | |
