The Aerospace Walk of Honor in

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, USA, honors test pilots who have contributed to aviation and space research and development. The Aerospace Walk of Honor awards were established in 1990 by the City of Lancaster "to recognize the important contributions of unique and talented aviators who soared above the rest." Lancaster is located in the

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, near four

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facilities: US Air Force Plant 42,

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and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The Walk of Honor program officially concluded in August 2009. The Walk of Honor is located on Lancaster Boulevard between Sierra Highway to the east and 10th Street West and is anchored by Boeing Plaza, which has a restored F-4 Phantom II on display. Honorees are memorialized with granite monuments located along Lancaster Boulevard. Test pilots who receive awards were inducted annually in late summer. The Walk of Honor monuments and activities are funded by several aerospace companies, including

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, Lockheed Martin and

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, all of which perform flight test operations in the Antelope Valley.

Inductees

(Alphabetical, with year of induction) * Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, 1993 * Harry Andonian, 2009 * Neil Armstrong, 1991 * Fred J. Ascani, MGen USAF, 1999 * Frank T. Birk, 2001 * Charles C. "Charlie" Bock, Jr., 1994 * Albert Boyd, 1991 * Irving L. Burrows, 2008 * Stanley P. "Stan" Butchart, 1999 * Robert L. Cardenas, 1995 * Marion E. Carl, 1992 * Henry E. "Hank" Chouteau, 1996 *

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 ...

, 2006 *

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 ...

, 2008 *

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 ...

, 2008 *

Gordon Cooper Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human spa ...

, 2008 * Joseph F. Cotton, 1997 *

Robert Crippen Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut. He traveled into space four times: as Pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttl ...

, 2007 *

Albert 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 Ameri ...

, 1990 * William H. Dana, 1993 *

James H. 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 ...

, 1990 *

Gordon Fullerton Charles Gordon Fullerton (October 11, 1936 – August 21, 2013) was a United States Air Force colonel, a USAF and NASA astronaut, and a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, California.

, 1936-2013 TBA * James D. Eastham, 2003 * Glen W. Edwards, 1995 *

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 ...

, 1992 * Robert C. Ettinger, 2007 * Mervin L. Evenson, Colonel, USAF, 2006 * Frank Kendall Everest, Jr, 1991 * John A. Fergione, 2009 * David L. "Ferg" Ferguson, 1998 * Fitzhugh L. "Fitz" Fulton, Jr., 1991 * Jerauld R. "Jerry" Gentry, 1993 * John H. Griffith, 2006 * Fred W. Haise, 1995 * Lt. Col. Bruce Hinds, USAF, 1999 * Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, 1992 * Jesse P. "Jake" Jacobs, Jr., 1996 * Richard L. "Dick" Johnson, 1998 * Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr., 1992 * William J. Knight, 1990 * Fred D. Knox, Jr., 2006 *

Tony LeVier Anthony W. LeVier (February 14, 1913 – February 6, 1998) was an American air racer and test pilot for the Lockheed Corporation from the 1940s to the 1970s. Early life Born Anthony Puck in Duluth, Minnesota, his father died while he was still ...

, 1990 * Maj. Wallace A. "Wally" Lien, 2005 *

James McDivitt James Alton McDivitt (June 10, 1929 – October 13, 2022) was an American test pilot, United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs. He joined the USAF in 1951 and flew 1 ...

, 2009 * John B. "Jack" McKay, 1996 * Thomas C. McMurtry, 1998 * Corwin H. "Corky" Meyer, 1999 * Arthur K. "Kit" Murray, 1997 * Lewis A. Nelson, 2007 * William C. Park, 1995 * Bruce Peterson, 2003 * Robert O. "Bob" Rahn, 1994 * Jack Ridley, 1996 * Colonel Joseph W. Rogers, USAF, 2004 * Robert A. "Bob" Rushworth, 1994 * Herman Richard "Fish" Salmon, 1994 * Louis W. "Lou" Schalk, 1999 * Joe Schiele, 2008 * Edward T. Schneider, 2005 * Wendell H. "Wendy" Shawler, 1998 * Max R. Stanley, 1993 * Robert L. "Silver Fox" Stephens, 1998 * Emil Sturmthal, Colonel, USAF, 2006 * Richard G. Thomas, 2005 * Milton O. Thompson, 1993 *

Guy M. Townsend Guy Mannering Townsend III (October 25, 1920 – March 28, 2011) was a United States Air Force brigadier general, test pilot, and combat veteran. As an Air Force officer, he served as chief of bomber test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, f ...

, 1995 * Charles Tucker, 2007 * Joseph John "Tym" Tymczyszyn, 2004 * Joseph A. Walker, 1991 * George Welch, 2007 * Alvin S. "Al" White, 1994 * Robert M. "Bob" White, 1992 * Jack Fraser Woodman, 2009 *

Chuck Yeager Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager ( , February 13, 1923December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the ...

, 1990 * Jean L. "Skip" Ziegler, 2009

References

External links

City of Lancaster's web pages for the Walk of Honor

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Inductees

See also

References

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