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

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, located at the museum, honors Iowans who have contributed significantly to the growth of aviation."Iowa Aviation Museum." A tourists guide to Adair County Iowa. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010
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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 The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...

, 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

, 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

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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

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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

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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 Amelia Mary Earhart ( , born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and writer. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many oth ...

how to fly. *Sidney "Sid" Cleveland 1993 *

Clarence Duncan Chamberlin Clarence Duncan Chamberlin (November 11, 1893 – October 31, 1976) was an American pioneer of aviation, being the second man to pilot a fixed-wing aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to the European mainland, while carrying the firs ...

Clayton Folkerts Clayton Folkerts (1897–1964) was an American aircraft designer. Early life Self-taught in aircraft design, Clayton built five aircraft at his family farm between 1916 and 1926, including a Henderson powered high-wing. Folkerts worked ...

*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 Louis Wellington 'Lou' Schalk, Jr (29 May 1926 – 16 August 2002) was an American aviator. As chief test pilot for the Lockheed Corporation's Skunk Works, he was first to fly the Lockheed A-12. A native of Alden, Iowa, Schalk started at West ...

Walter Cunningham Ronnie Walter Cunningham (born March 16, 1932) is a retired American astronaut. In 1968, he was a lunar module pilot on the Apollo 7 mission. He was NASA's third civilian astronaut (after Neil Armstrong and Elliot See), and has also been a ...

* 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 Fighter Group, 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the ...

: 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

References

{{authority control Aerospace museums in Iowa Museums in Adair County, Iowa Greenfield, Iowa Museums established in 1990

Collection

Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame

Iowa Aviation Hall Of Fame Inductees By Year

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