The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is a museum, annual awards ceremony and learning and research center that was founded in 1962 as an Ohio non-profit corporation in
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...
, United States, known as the "Birthplace of Aviation" with its connection to the
Wright brothers. In 2017 the annual induction was held in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
, as the organization began rotating the ceremony among various cities.
History
On July 14, 1964 the National Aviation Hall of Fame was chartered nationally by an act of the U.S. 88th Congress, public law 88-372 signed by President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...
. The organization continues today as a public foundation reporting annually to Congress. The primary support for this foundation comes from private, tax-deductible membership dues and contributions from individuals and organizations.
Its mission is to "honor aerospace legends to inspire future leaders" by realizing the tenacity, vision, persistence, skill and courage of the men and women of the air & space industry.
Principal activities since 1962 are the annual gala induction ceremonies for people selected for enshrinement, typically four to five per year. The selection process for induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame involves a rigorous review and final selection process by a prestigious and knowledgeable group of aviation and space experts from around the country.
The enshrinement ceremony is often referred to as "The Oscar Night of Aviation". It is held in conjunction with the Wings of Women (WOW) mentoring program.
The National Aviation Hall of Fame is located adjacent to the
National Museum of the United States Air Force
The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the ...
. The museum covers many areas of flight including military, commercial, general and sport aviation, as well as space flight. It is open year-round with the exception of certain holidays.
Enshrinees
The Hall has inducted the following people, arranged in alphabetical order, with their year of induction in parentheses.
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Bert Acosta
Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (January 1, 1895 – September 1, 1954) was a record-setting aviator and test pilot. He and Clarence D. Chamberlin set an endurance record of 51 hours, 11 minutes, and 25 seconds in the air. He later flew in the Spa ...
(2014)
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Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin (; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module ''Eagle'' pilot on the 1969 A ...
(2000)
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John R. Alison
John Richardson Alison (November 21, 1912 – June 6, 2011) was a highly decorated American combat ace of World War II and is often cited as the father of Air Force Special Operations.
Early years
Born in Micanopy, Florida, near Gainesvill ...
(2005)
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William McPherson Allen
William McPherson Allen (September 1, 1900 – October 28, 1985) was an American businessman in the aviation industry who served as the President of Boeing from 1945 to 1968.
Life and career
Born in Lolo, Montana, he attended the University of M ...
(1971)
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William Anders
William Alison Anders (born 17 October 1933) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) major general, former electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman. In December 1968, he was a member of the crew of Apollo 8, ...
(2004)
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Bud Anderson
Clarence Emil "Bud" Anderson (born January 13, 1922) is a retired officer in the United States Air Force, a triple ace of World War II, and the oldest and highest scoring living American fighter ace. During the war he was the highest scoring fl ...
(2008)
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Charles Alfred Anderson
Charles Alfred "Andy" Anderson (June 6, 1902January 9, 1990) was an American geologist. He was the chief geologist of the United States Geological Survey from 1959 to 1964.
Early life
Anderson attended Pomona College, graduating in 1924. He ear ...
(2012)
*
Frank M. Andrews
Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews (February 3, 1884 – May 3, 1943) was a senior officer of the United States Army and one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces, which was later to become the United States Air Force. ...
(1986)
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Harry George Armstrong
Harry George Armstrong (February 17, 1899 – February 5, 1983) was a major general in the United States Air Force, a physician, and an airman. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of aviation medicine. The "Armstrong limit", the alti ...
(1998)
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Neil Alden Armstrong (1979)
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Henry Harley Arnold
Henry Harley Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American General officers in the United States, general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army (United States), General of the Army and later, General of the Air For ...
(1967)
*
J. Leland Atwood (1984)
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Bernt Balchen
Bernt Balchen (23 October 1899 – 17 October 1973) was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the Distingu ...
(1973)
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Thomas Scott Baldwin
Thomas Scott Baldwin (June 30, 1854 – May 17, 1923) was a pioneer balloonist and U.S. Army major during World War I. He was the first American to descend from a balloon by parachute.
Early career
Thomas Scott Baldwin was born on June 30, 18 ...
(1964)
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Lincoln Beachey
Lincoln Beachey (March 3, 1887 – March 14, 1915) was a Aviation in the pioneer era, pioneer American aviator and barnstorming, barnstormer. He became famous and wealthy from flying exhibitions, staging aerial stunts, helping invent aerobatics ...
(1966)
*
Alan LaVern Bean (2010)
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Olive Ann Beech
Olive Ann Beech (September 25, 1903 – July 6, 1993) was an American aerospace businesswoman who was the co-founder, president, and chairwoman of the Beech Aircraft Corporation. She founded the company in 1932 with her husband, Walter Beech ...
(1981)
*
Walter Herschel Beech
Walter Herschel Beech (January 30, 1891 – November 29, 1950) was an American aviator and early aviation entrepreneur who co-founded the Beech Aircraft Company (now called Beechcraft) in 1932 with his wife, Olive Ann Beech, and a team of three o ...
(1977)
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Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell (, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Te ...
(1965)
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Lawrence Dale Bell
Lawrence Dale "Larry" Bell (April 5, 1894 – October 20, 1956) was an American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation.
Biography
Bell was born in Mentone, Indiana, and lived there until 1907, when his family moved to Santa Moni ...
(1977)
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Giuseppe Mario Bellanca
Giuseppe Mario Bellanca (March 19, 1886 – December 26, 1960) was an Italian-American aviation pioneer, airplane designer and builder, who is credited with many design firsts and whose aircraft broke many aviation records. He was inducted into t ...
(1993)
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Vincent Hugo Bendix
Vincent Hugo Bendix (August 12, 1881 – March 27, 1945) was an American inventor and industrialist. Vincent Bendix was a pioneer and leader in both the automotive and aviation industries during the 1920s and 1930s.''Vincent Bendix. Enshrine ...
(1991)
*
Guion Bluford
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut in which capacity he became the second person of African descent to ...
(2019)
*
William Edward Boeing
William Edward Boeing (; October 1, 1881 – September 28, 1956) was an American aviation pioneer who founded the Pacific Airplane Company in 1916, which a year later was renamed to The Boeing Company, now the largest exporter in the United S ...
(1966)
*
Charles Bolden
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born August 19, 1946) is a former Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
He graduated from the United States Naval A ...
(2017)
[
*]Richard Bong
Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace ...
(1986)
*Frank Borman
Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, businessman, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moo ...
(1982)
*Albert Boyd
Albert G Boyd (November 22, 1906 – September 18, 1976) was a pioneering test pilot for the United States Air Force (USAF). During his 30-year career, he logged more than 23,000 hours of flight time in 723 military aircraft (though this number of ...
(1984)
*Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. A Marine aviator with ...
(2019)
* Walter J. Boyne (2007)
*Mark E. Bradley
Mark Edward Bradley Jr. (December 10, 1907 – May 22, 1999) was a United States Air Force general and a pioneering aviator. He served as commander of the U.S. Air Force Logistics Command.
Early life
On December 10, 1907, Bradley was born ...
(1992)
*Patrick Henry Brady
Patrick Henry Brady (born October 1, 1936), is a retired United States Army major general. While serving as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, he received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor.
Early life
Br ...
(2012)George Scratchley Brown
George Scratchley Brown (17 August 1918 – 5 December 1978) was a United States Air Force general who served as the eighth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he served as the senior military adviser to the president of t ...
(1985)
* Clayton J. Brukner (1997)
*Richard E. Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, p ...
(1968)
*Robert Cardenas
Robert Leon Cardenas (March 10, 1920 – March 10, 2022) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
Early life
He was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. When he was five, his family moved to San Diego. He excelled in mathematics a ...
(2015)Marion E. Carl
Major general (United States), Major General Marion Eugene Carl (November 1, 1915 – June 28, 1998) was an American military officer, World War II fighter ace, record-setting test pilot, and naval aviator. He was the United States Marine Corps' ...
(2001)
*Eugene Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan (; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh human being to ...
(2000)
*Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury ...
(2017)[
*]Clyde Vernon Cessna
Clyde Vernon Cessna (; December 5, 1879 – November 20, 1954) was an American aircraft designer, aviator, and early aviation entrepreneur. He is best known as the principal founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation, which he started in 1927 i ...
(1978)
*Clarence 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 ...
(1976)
*Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute (February 18, 1832 – November 23, 1910) was a French-American civil engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided many budding enthusiasts, including the Wright brothers, with help and advice, and helped to publicize their flying ...
(1963)
*Claire Lee Chennault
Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Air Force in World War II.
Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fighter ...
(1972)
*Jerrie Cobb
Geraldyn M. Cobb (March 5, 1931 – March 18, 2019), commonly known as Jerrie Cobb, was an American aviator. She was also part of the Mercury 13, a group of women who underwent physiological screening tests at the same time as the original Merc ...
(2012)
*Jacqueline Cochran
Jacqueline Cochran (May 11, 1906 – August 9, 1980) was an American pilot and business executive. She pioneered women's aviation as one of the most prominent racing pilots of her generation. She set numerous records and was the first woman to br ...
(1971)
*Eileen Collins
Eileen Marie Collins (born 19 November 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel. A former flight instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a ...
(2009)
*Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to:
* Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician
* Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...
(1985)
*Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892April 30, 1926) was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license. She earned her license from the '' Fédération Aéronautique In ...
(2006)
*Harry B. Combs
Harry Benjamin Combs (27 January 1913 – 23 December 2003), America aviation pioneer, airplane manufacturer, and author. He was founder of Combs Aviation and president of Gates Learjet Corporation.Goyer, Robert (December 1996). "National aviati ...
(1996)
* Charles Conrad (1980)
*Laurence Craigie
Laurence Carbee Craigie (January 26, 1902 – February 27, 1994), was a United States aviator and United States Air Force general. He became the first U.S. military jet pilot in 1942 when he piloted the Bell XP-59. With Orval R. Cook he is also ...
(2000)
*Frederick C. Crawford
Frederick Coolidge Crawford (March 19, 1891 – December 9, 1994) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was also the president of Thompson Products, Inc. (which later became part of TRW) and a major promoter of the National Air ...
(1993)
* Robert L. Crippen (2016)
*Scott Crossfield
Albert Scott Crossfield (October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006) was an American naval officer and test pilot. In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound. Crossfield was the first of twelve pilots who flew the North America ...
(1983)
*Alfred A. Cunningham
Alfred Austell Cunningham (March 8, 1882 – May 27, 1939) was an American aviator and a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Marine Corps Naval aviation, aviator and the first director of Marine Corps Aviation. His military car ...
(1965)
* R. Walter Cunningham (2018)Glenn Hammond Curtiss
Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bicycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles. As early ...
(1964)
*John R. Dailey
John Revell "Jack" Dailey (born February 17, 1934) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) and Chief of Staff from 1990 to 1992, Acting Associate Deputy Administrator ...
(2018)William H. Dana
William Harvey "Bill" Dana (November 3, 1930 – May 6, 2014) was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force pilot, NASA test pilot, and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spacep ...
(2018)Alexander P. de Seversky
Alexander Nikolaievich Prokofiev de Seversky (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Проко́фьев-Се́верский) (June 7, 1894 – August 24, 1974) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer, inventor, and inf ...
(1970)
*James Harold Doolittle
James Harold Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raid on Japan during World War II. He also made early coast-to-coast flights ...
(1967)
*Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (April 6, 1892 – February 1, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist and engineer.
An aviation pioneer, he designed and built the Douglas Cloudster. Though it failed in its intended purpose—being the first to ...
(1969)
*Charles Stark Draper
Charles Stark "Doc" Draper (October 2, 1901 – July 25, 1987) was an American scientist and engineer, known as the "father of inertial navigation". He was the founder and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Instrumentati ...
(1981)
*Charles Duke
Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut, United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon, at ...
(2019)
*Ira Clarence Eaker
General (Honorary) Ira Clarence Eaker (April 13, 1896 – August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force, was sent to England to form and ...
(1970)
*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 ...
(1968)
*Carl Benjamin Eielson
Carl Benjamin "Ben" Eielson (July 20, 1897 – November 9, 1929) was an American aviator, bush pilot and explorer. Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska is named in his honor.
In 1997 Carl Ben Eielson was inducted into the North Dakota Aviation Ha ...
(1985)
* Theodore G. Ellyson (1964)
*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 c ...
(1965)
*Joe H. Engle
Joe Henry Engle (born August 26, 1932) is an American Aviator, pilot, aeronautical engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's second orbital flight. He also flew ...
(2001)
* Frank K. Everest (1989)
* Sherman Mills Fairchild (1979)
* Keith Ferris (2012)
*Reuben H. Fleet
Reuben Hollis Fleet (March 6, 1887 – October 29, 1975) was an American aviation pioneer, industrialist and army officer. Fleet founded and led several corporations, including Consolidated Aircraft.
Birth and early career
Fleet was born on Mar ...
(1975)
* Ronald R. Fogleman (2018)Henry Ford
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that mi ...
(1984)
* Joseph Jacob Foss (1984)
*Steve Fossett
James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraf ...
(2007)
*Benjamin Foulois
Benjamin Delahauf Foulois (December 9, 1879 – April 25, 1967) was a United States Army general who learned to fly the first military planes purchased from the Wright brothers. He became the first military aviator as an airship pilot, and achi ...
(1963)
* Betty Skelton Frankman (2005)
* William John Frye (1992)
*Fitzhugh Fulton
Fitzhugh L. "Fitz" Fulton, Jr. (June 6, 1925 – February 4, 2015), (Lieutenant colonel (United States), Lt Col, United States Air Force, USAF), was a civilian test pilot, research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Cali ...
(1999)
* Francis Stanley Gabreski (1978)
* Dominic S. Gentile (1995)
*Hoot Gibson
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitione ...
(2012)[
*]Robert R. Gilruth
Robert Rowe Gilruth (October 8, 1913 – August 17, 2000) was an American aerospace engineer and an aviation/space pioneer who was the first director of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center, later renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
He worked ...
(1994)
* John Herschel Glenn (1976)
*George William Goddard
George William Goddard (June 15, 1889 – September 20, 1987) was a United States Air Force brigadier general and a pioneer in aerial photography.
Early life and education
George William Goddard was born in London, England, in 1889. He moved t ...
(1976)
*Robert Hutchings Goddard
Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket. Goddard successfully lau ...
(1966)
*Arthur Godfrey
Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname The Old Redhead. At the peak of his success, in the early-to-mid 1950s, Godf ...
(1987)
* Barry Morris Goldwater (1982)
* Warren G. Grimes (2010)
* Virgil I. Grissom (1987)
* Robert Ellsworth Gross (1970)
*Leroy Randle Grumman
Leroy Randle "Roy" Grumman (4 January 1895 – 4 October 1982) was an American aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and industrialist. In 1929, he co-founded Grumman Aircraft Engineering Co., later renamed Grumman Aerospace Corporation, and now ...
(1972)
*Harry Frank Guggenheim
Harry Frank Guggenheim (August 23, 1890 – January 22, 1971) was an American businessman, diplomat, publisher, philanthropist, aviator, and horseman.
Early life
He was born August 23, 1890, in West End, New Jersey. He was the second son of Fl ...
(1971)
* Robert N. Hartzell (2015)[
* Daniel J. Haughton (1987)
*]Albert Francis Hegenberger
Albert Francis Hegenberger (September 30, 1895 – August 31, 1983) was a major general in the United States Air Force and a pioneering aviator who set a flight distance record with Lester J. Maitland, completing the first transpacific flight ...
(1976)
* Edward Henry Heinemann (1981)
* David Lee Hill (2006)
* Robert A. Hoover (1988)
*Howard Hughes
Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American business magnate, record-setting pilot, engineer, film producer, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and richest people in th ...
(1973)
*David Sinton Ingalls
David Sinton Ingalls (January 28, 1899 – April 26, 1985) was the US Navy's only flying ace of World War I, with six credited victories; thus he was the first ace in U. S. Navy history.
Early life
Ingalls was born on January 28, 1899, in Cle ...
(1983)
* Daniel James (1993)
*Elrey Borge Jeppesen
Elrey Borge Jeppesen (January 28, 1907 – November 26, 1996) was an American aviation pioneer noted for his contributions in the field of air navigation. He worked as a pilot and began making detailed notes about his routes at a time when aviato ...
(1990)
* Clarence Leonard Johnson (1974)
*Evelyn Bryan Johnson
Evelyn Stone Bryan Johnson (November 4, 1909 – May 10, 2012), nicknamed "Mama Bird", was the female pilot with the highest number of flying hours in the world. She was a colonel in the Civil Air Patrol and a founding member of the Morrist ...
(2007)
*Alvin M. Johnston
Alvin Melvin "Tex" Johnston (August 18, 1914 – October 29, 1998) was an American jet-age test pilot for Bell Aircraft and the Boeing Company.
Early life
Johnston was born August 18, 1914, in Admire, Kansas, to farmers Alva and Ella Johnst ...
(1993)
*Thomas V. Jones
Thomas Victor Jones (July 21, 1920 – January 7, 2014) was an American businessman. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Northrop Corporation.
Biography
Early life
Born in Pomona, California, he graduated magna cum laude in ...
(1992)
*Herb Kelleher, Herbert D. Kelleher (2008)
*George Kenney, George Churchill Kenney (1971)
*Charles F. Kettering, Charles Franklin Kettering (1979)
*James H. Kindelberger, James Howard Kindelberger (1972)
*John and Martha King (2019)
*Joseph Kittinger, Joe W. Kittinger (1997)
*Klapmeier brothers, Alan and Dale Klapmeier (2014)[
*A. Roy Knabenshue (1965)
*William J. Knight, William J. "Pete" Knight (1988)
*Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (2016)
*Gene Kranz (2015)][
*Clay Lacy, Hershel Clay Lacy (2010)
*Frank P. Lahm (1963)
*Samuel Pierpont Langley (1963)
*Bill Lear, William Power Lear (1978)
*Curtis LeMay, Curtis Emerson LeMay (1972)
*Tony LeVier, Anthony William LeVier (1978)
*Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1979)
*Charles Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1967)
*Edwin Albert Link (1976)
*Allan Haines Loughead, Allan H. Lockheed (1986)
*Grover Loening (1969)
*Nancy Harkness Love (2005)
*Jim Lovell, James Arthur Lovell (1998)
*Raoul Lufbery, Raoul Gervais Lufbery (1998)
*Frank Luke (1975)
*Paul MacCready, Paul B. MacCready (1991)
*John A. Macready (1968)
*Glenn L. Martin, Glenn Luther Martin (1966)
*David McCampbell (1996)
*James McDivitt (2014)][
*James Smith McDonnell (1977)
*Charles McGee (Tuskegee Airman), Charles McGee (2011)
*Thomas McGuire (2000)
*John C. Meyer (1988)
*Russell W. Meyer, Jr. (2009)
*Billy Mitchell, William "Billy" Mitchell (1966)
*Marc Mitscher, Marc A. Mitscher (1988)
*William A. Moffett (2008)
*John Joseph Montgomery, John J. Montgomery (1964)
*Thomas Hinman Moorer, Thomas H. Moorer (1987)
*Sanford Alexander Moss (1976)
*Gerhard Neumann (1986)
*Ruth Rowland Nichols (1992)
*Carl Norden, Carl L. Norden (1994)
*Jack Northrop, John Knudsen Northrop (1974)
*Robin Olds (2001)
*Clyde Edward Pangborn (1995)
*William A. Patterson, William Allan Patterson (1976)
*Frank Piasecki (2002)
*William T. Piper, William Thomas Piper (1980)
*Harold Frederick Pitcairn (1995)
*Paul Poberezny, Paul Howard Poberezny (1999)
*Tom Poberezny, Thomas Paul Poberezny (2016)
*Wiley Post, Wiley Hardeman Post (1969)
*Harriet Quimby (2004)
*Albert Cushing Read (1965)
*Robert Campbell Reeve (1965)
*Frederick Rentschler, Frederick Brant Rentschler (1982)
*Ben Rich (engineer), Ben Rich (2005)
*Holden C. Richardson, Holden Chester Richardson (1978)
*Eddie Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (1965)
*Sally Ride (2007)
*Jack Ridley (pilot), Jack Ridley (2004)
*Cliff Robertson (2006)
*Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1964)
*Will Rogers (1977)
*Robert A. Rushworth (1990)
*Burt Rutan (1995)
*Dick Rutan (2002)
*T. Claude Ryan (1974)
*Wally Schirra, Walter M. Schirra (1986)
*Bernard Adolph Schriever, Bernard Adolf Schriever (1980)
*Thomas Selfridge (1965)
*Alan Shepard (1977)
*Igor Sikorsky, Igor Ivan Sikorsky (1968)
*Abe Silverstein (2015)][
*Robert Six, Robert Forman Six (1980)
*Deke Slayton, Donald K. Slayton (1996)
*C. R. Smith (1974)
*Frederick W. Smith (2007)
*Carl Andrew Spaatz (1967)
*Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1973)
*Lawrence Sperry, Lawrence Burst Sperry (1981)
*Thomas P. Stafford (1997)
*Robert Stanley (aviator), Robert M. Stanley (1990)
*John Stapp, John Paul Stapp (1985)
*Lloyd Stearman (1989)
*James Stewart (2009)
*Katherine Stinson (2019)
*James Stockdale (2002)
*Charlie Taylor (mechanic), Charles Edward Taylor (1965)
*Louise Thaden (1999)
*Lowell Thomas (1992)
*Paul Tibbets, Paul W. Tibbets (1996)
*John Henry Towers (1966)
*Juan Trippe, Juan Terry Trippe (1970)
*Sean D. Tucker (2008)
*Roscoe Turner (1975)
*Nathan Farragut Twining (1976)
*Albert Lee Ueltschi (2001)
*Hoyt Vandenberg, Hoyt S. Vandenberg (1991)
*Wernher von Braun (1982)
*Theodore von Kármán (1983)
*Hans von Ohain, Hans P. von Ohain (1990)
*Chance M. Vought (1989)
*Leigh Wade (1974)
*Patty Wagstaff (2004)
*Henry W. Walden (1964)
*Dwane Wallace (2012)][
*Ed White (astronaut), Edward White (2009)
*Robert Michael White, Robert M. White (2006)
*Frank Whittle (2017)][
*Noel Wien (2010)
*Sam B. Williams, Sam Barlow Williams (1998)
*Thornton Wilson, Thornton Arnold Wilson (1983)
*Steve Wittman (2014)][
*Collett E. Woolman, Collett Everman Woolman (1994)
*Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright (1962)
*Chuck Yeager, Charles Elwood Yeager (1973)
*John Young (astronaut), John W. Young (1988)
*Hubert Zemke (2002)
]
See also
* North American aviation halls of fame
* Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
* Living Legends of Aviation
References
External links
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National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees, *
Aviation halls of fame
Aerospace museums in Ohio
Halls of fame in Ohio, Aviation
Biographical museums in Ohio
Museums in Dayton, Ohio
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress
501(c)(3) organizations