Dilbert Groundloop is a comic character conceived by Capt. Austin K. Doyle, USN and Lt. Cdr. Robert Osborn, USNR shortly after the Attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.[1][2]

An early aviator, he was used in training manuals, like Taxi Sense, and training posters for the United States Navy.[3] Dilbert was specifically shown doing things that pilots shouldn't do with the terrible and comedic consequences of his actions illustrated for the benefit of future pilots.[4]

The Dilbert training materials received wide recognition by Navy personnel and others, due to Osborn's distinctive linear style.[5]

He is the namesake of the popular comic strip Dilbert as well as its titular character. The name was suggested by author Adams' boss at Pacific Bell.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Dilbert". rwebs.net.
  2. ↑ Goodman, John B. (August 1944). "Dilbert, USN". Flying Magazine. 35 (2): 132.
  3. ↑ "Dilbert Groundloop training poster number 800". Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
  4. ↑ Goodman, John B. (August 1944). "Dilbert, USN". Flying Magazine. 35 (2): 55.
  5. ↑ Kercher, Stephen E. (2010). Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in Postwar America. University of Chicago Press. p. 51. ISBN 0226431657.
  6. ↑ http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/03/most_frequently.html
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