The Iowa Aviation Museum is located at the Greenfield Municipal Airport in
Greenfield, Iowa
Greenfield is a city and county seat of Adair County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,062.
History
The area around Greenfield was settled in 1854. The plan for the town of Greenfield was created in 1856 wh ...
, and is dedicated to preserving Iowa's aviation heritage. The Iowa Aviation
Hall of Fame, located at the museum, honors
Iowans who have contributed significantly to the growth of aviation.
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Collection
The Iowa Aviation Museum has eleven civil aircraft on display, including some rare examples of early flying machines from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. The museum's collection includes:
*1941 de Havilland Tiger Moth, Australian Model
*1946 Piper J-3 Cub
The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design which gives it good low-speed handling properties and short-field performance. The Cub is Pi ...
*1928 Curtiss Robin
The Curtiss Robin, introduced in 1928, was a high-wing monoplane built by the Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company.
The J-1 version was flown by Wrongway Corrigan who crossed the Atlantic after being refused permission.
Design
The ...
*1929 Northrop Primary Glider
*1937 Piper J-2
*1941 de Havilland Tiger Moth, Canadian Model
*1941 Aetna-Timm Aero craft
*1946 Taylorcraft, BC12
*1957 Schweizer 1-20
*1932 Mead Primary Glider
*1968 Pitts Special S1S
*1975 Easy Riser Glider
*A-7D Corsair II
The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).
The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was ...
* AH-1 Huey Cobra Gunship
*1929 Pietenpol Replica
*1931 Kari Keen
*1929 Stearman
*1963 Cherokee II Sailplane
Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame
The Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame began in 1990 and preceded the opening of the Iowa Aviation Museum. According to the museum's website, "Nominations to the Hall of Fame are accepted until February 1st of each year. A selection committee, appointed by the Museum's Board of Directors, evaluates the nominations on a point system. A permanent tribute for each Hall of Fame inductee is featured at the Museum. The Museum is the only place in Iowa which focuses on the state's aviation heritage."["Hall of Fame." Iowa Aviation Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010]
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Iowa Aviation Hall Of Fame Inductees By Year
1990
*Ann Holtgren Pellegreno: First woman to serve as a Commissioner for both the Iowa Aeronautics Commission and the Iowa Department of Transportation
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*John and Yvonne Schildberg: John's fascination with vintage aircraft and Yvonne's generosity resulted in the presentation of ten antique aircraft to the Greenfield community which was the foundation of the Iowa Aviation Museum.
*John Wesley Cable: Constructed the first airport in Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census the population was 67,314, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. The city is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls ...
in 1927.
*William "Billy" Robinson
*Wyman Fiske Marshall: A member of the “Three Musketeers,” the first aerobatic flying team in the United States, from 1928-1929 and United States Marine Corps
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Brigadier General.
1991
*Aden "Bite" Livingston
* Arthur J. Hartman
*Don Ultang
Donald Theodore Ultang (March 23, 1917 – September 18, 2008) was an American photographer, a pioneer in aerial photography and a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Ultang was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa and raised in Cedar Rapids. He attended the University o ...
* Ila Fox Loetscher
1992
* Charles A. Horner
* Neta Snook Southern: Taught Amelia Earhart how to fly.
*Sidney "Sid" Cleveland
1993
* Clarence Duncan Chamberlin
* Clayton Folkerts
*Louis "Andy" Anderson
*Nellie Vos Ruby
1994
*Eugene Burton Ely
Eugene Burton Ely (October 21, 1886 – October 19, 1911) was an American aviation pioneer, credited with the first shipboard aircraft take off and landing.
Background
Ely was born in Williamsburg, Iowa, and raised in Davenport, Iowa. Having ...
*JC Pemberton
*Luther H. Smith
* Robert L. Taylor
1995
* John Livingston
*Ralph E. Piper
*Robert Freyermuth
1996
*Carl G. Zeliadt
*Grant H. Woldum
*Howard V. Gregory
1997
*Charles W. Fink
* Donald A. Luscombe
*Herbert R. Elliott
*William Norman Reed
1998
*Avery "Jack" Ladd
*Elvin F. Knotts
*Robert W. Williams
1999
*Charles Gatschet
*Clifton P. "Ole" Oleson
*Harold B. Miller
2000
*Hartley A. "Hap" Westbrook
2001
*Ralph Weberg
*Robert Parmele
*Russell and Dolly Zangger
2002
*Carl Bates
* Glenn L. Martin
2003
* Louis Schalk
*Walter Cunningham
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* Wilbur and Orville Wright
2004
*Ellen Church Marshall
*Joseph P. Gomer
2005
*H. Jerry Dwyer
2006
* The Iowa Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army ...
: William V. Bibb, James E. Bowman, Russell L. Collins, Maurice V. Esters, Joseph P. Gomer, Robert L. Martin, George R. Miller, Clarence A. Oliphant, Robert M. Parkey, Luther H. Smith, Thurman E. Spriggs, and Robert W. Williams.
2007
*Frank C. Wallace
*Wilmer A. Reedholm
2008
*Kimberly D. Olson
*William J. Fox
2009
*Delbert H. Clayton
*Jack E. Conger
2010
*Clyde Cable
*Glen Niederhauser
See also
* North American aviation halls of fame
This list of aviation awards is an index to articles about notable awards given in the field of aviation. It includes a list of awards for winners of competitions or records, a list of awards by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, various oth ...
* List of aerospace museums
This is a list of aviation museums and museums that contain significant aerospace-related exhibits throughout the world. The aviation museums are listed alphabetically by country and their article name.
Afghanistan
* OMAR Mine Museum, Kabul - inc ...
References
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Aerospace museums in Iowa
Museums in Adair County, Iowa
Greenfield, Iowa
Museums established in 1990