Utah Aviation Hall of Fame
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The Utah Aviation Hall of Fame was established in 1996 to honor and recognize individuals in the State of Utah
who have contributed significantly to Utah aviation
. These people have distinguished themselves through major contributions in advancing aviation or heroic accomplishments as civil or military aviators in and for the State of Utah.
It is the greater goal of this program is to foster public appreciation for the contributions of these individuals to the education of air power. Specifically, the continuing education and development of civil
or general
, commercial
, and military aviation
throughout the State.
The official recognition of the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame
was proclaimed by the Governor in 1996. It Governor proclaimed the 32nd Flight (Pioneer), Order of Daedalians
, the National Fraternity of Military Pilots, as the sponsor and custodial agency for the program.
. The current Administrator is Charles P. Gilmore, Major, USAFR (Retired)
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
who have contributed significantly to Utah aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
. These people have distinguished themselves through major contributions in advancing aviation or heroic accomplishments as civil or military aviators in and for the State of Utah.
It is the greater goal of this program is to foster public appreciation for the contributions of these individuals to the education of air power. Specifically, the continuing education and development of civil
Civil aviation
Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military aviation, both private and commercial. Most of the countries in the world are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization and work together to establish common standards and recommended practices...
or general
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
, commercial
Commercial aviation
Commercial aviation is the part of civil aviation that involves operating aircraft for hire to transport passengers or cargo...
, and military aviation
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
throughout the State.
The official recognition of the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
was proclaimed by the Governor in 1996. It Governor proclaimed the 32nd Flight (Pioneer), Order of Daedalians
Order of Daedalians
The Order of Daedalians is a fraternal and professional order of American military pilots. The namesake of the order is Daedalus who according to Greek mythology was the first person to achieve heavier-than-air flight.-History:...
, the National Fraternity of Military Pilots, as the sponsor and custodial agency for the program.
Laurates of the Hall
In 1996, the original thirteen inductees for the Hall of Fame were so honored when the Hall was established at the Hill Aerospace MuseumHill Aerospace Museum
Hill Aerospace Museum, located near Ogden, Utah, is a U.S. Air Force museum that is part of the United States Air Force Heritage Program.The museum, founded in 1981 and moved to its current location in 1991, displays over 90 aircraft from around the world, in addition to a variety of munitions,...
. The current Administrator is Charles P. Gilmore, Major, USAFR (Retired)
Current inductees
- Major General Orville A. Anderson, USAF
- Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Bloomquist, AUS
- General John Kenneth Cannon, USAF
- Brigadier General Darrell Stuart Cramer, USAF
- Major General William E. Creer, USAF
- Colonel Glenn Todd Eagleston, USAF
- Captain Richard Taylor Eastmond, USN
- Colonel Bernard F. Fisher, USAF
- Jacob Edwin Garn, Utah Aeronautic Commission
- Senator Jake Garn, BGEN Utah Air National Guard
- Colonel Gail Halvorsen, USAF
- Robert H. Hinckley, Civil Aviation
- Colonel Lorin Lavar Johnson, USAF
- Lieutenant Colonel Clifford D. Jolley, USAF
- Colonel Willard R. Macfarlane, USAF
- Colonel Russell L. Maughan, USAF
- Ardeth "Art" Mortensen, Civil Aviation
- Alberta Hunt Nicholson, WASP
- Lieutenant Colonel Chase J. Nielsen, USAF
- Major General Chesley Gordon Peterson, USAF
- Major Alden P. Rigby, USAF
- Brigadier General Richard Condie Sanders, USAF
- Colonel Walter T. Stewart, USAF
- Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets, USAF
- Lieutenant Wendell Van Twelves, USNR
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- Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame
Source
- Utah Aviation Hall of Fame (U.S. Air Force website)
External links
- American Combat Airman Hall of Fame webpage (on CAF Airpower Museum website)
- American Combat Airman Hall of Fame inductees webpage (on American Airpower Heritage Museum website)