Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame

Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF) is located in the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona which recognises Arizona's "Excellence in Aviation". The Aviation Hall of Fame exhibit is located in the honored Dorothy Finley Space Gallery on the Museum grounds. AAHOF provides to its visitors a presentation that share an opportunity to educate one with noteworthy Arizona aviators.[1]

History

AAHOF was established by a joint proclamation by the Governor of Arizona in 1985 that creates a process to induct its states notable and famous aviators into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame; thus paying a tribute to Arizona’s long and proud aviation history.

Arizona AHOF recognizes its aviation industry leaders, pioneers in hot air ballooning of the 19th century, high-tech aerospace engineers and entrepreneurs, where these people of today who are a vital role in advanced aircraft and missile technology.[1]

Hall of Fame Inductees

2013 Barbara McConnell Barrett Edward Raymond Beauvais Charles Eugene Mann 2012 Lt. Col. Mark Berent, USAF (Ret) Ralph A. O'Neill Arthur Van Haren, Jr. 2011 Edwin Jones Montgomery, Sr. Peter Hollingsworth Smith William Dillard "Billy" Walker 2010 Barbara Lee Harper Maj. Gen. Donald L. Owens, AANG (Ret) Clifford M. Sterrenberg 2009 Kenneth H. Dahlberg[2] Major General Carl G. Schneider (Ret)[2] Ruby Wine Sheldon[2] 2008 Graham A. 'Lum' Edwards Laurence E. Gesell Arvin C. Schultz[3] Hewitt T. Wheless 2007 Col. Fred Cone, USMC (Ret) Col. Roger Parrish, USAF (Ret) Elgin Newell Cheryl A. Stearns[4] 2006 Harold "Bud" Abrams Donald C. Downie Ralph S. Johnson James Vercellino 2005 Joseph La Placa Roy O. McCaldin Hugh Stewart James Turnbow 2004 Roy M. Coulliette Irene Leverton John Richard Gasho Sr. Douglas T. Nelson, USAF Major General, Ret[5] 2003 Ralph D. "Hoot" Gibson, USAF Col., Ret. Robert W. Waltz, USAF BGen., Ret. (1920–1995) Darrell Artwade Sawyer William S. Underwood, USAF Col., Ret. 2002 Brig. Gen. Joseph (Joe) Foss, USMC (Ret.) Raymond L. (Ray) Haupt Martha Ann Wilkins Mitchell & Michael (Mike) Mitchell Gladys Mae Morrison[6] 2001 Major Frederick E. Ferguson, US Army (Ret) Gordon B. Hamilton Robert McCall[7] Raymond Victor Schwanbeck

2000 LTC David Althoff, USMC (Ret) Janet Harman Bragg John H. "Jack" Connelly & Leland Hayward Jack Womack 1999 Roy Spangler Davis Ronald R. Fogleman Ruth Dailey Helm & Dawn R. B. Seymour Joan Fay Shankle & Clarence E. Shankle 1998 David M. Jones Charles A. "Buck" Rowe Francis R. "Dick" Scobee Richard G. Snyder 1997 Frank K. "Pete" Everest Sen. John S. McCain A. Lee Moore Patty Wagstaff 1996 James R. Greenwood Anthony V. "Snag" Grossetta Samuel Harry Robertson William R. Sears 1995 Gerald Brown William P. Cutter & William R. Cutter Joseph A. Moller R. Dixon Speas 1994 Harry B. Combs John Clifford "Cliff" Garrett Lowell H. Smith Louise Timken 1993 Col. Leon W. Gray Col. Vernon V. Haywood Alfred A. Hudgin Charles O. Miller 1992 A. Howard Hasbrook Joseph C. Lincoln Charles W. George Varga, Jr. 1991 Ruth R. Reinhold George I. Steinke Ralph G. Vaughan Robert Woodhouse & Woodrow P. Jongeward 1990 Col. Frank Borman Walter Douglas, Jr. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater Frank Luke, Jr.

See also

• North American aviation halls of fame

References

1. PIMAair.org: Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame
2. Super Sabre Society Archived 2011-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Schultz Arvin". PimaAir.org. Pima Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
4. "CherylStearns.com: Biography". Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
5. RoadrunnersInternationale.com: Douglas T. Nelson - Biography
6. Totter.org: Gladys Mae Morrison - Biorgraphy
7. "Career Highlights". 30 September 2011.

External links

• Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame at the Pima Air & Space Museum