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Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame 2022

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue CHAMPAIGN, ILL. – The 2022 Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame will be held Thursday, June 16, 2022, at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, Illinois. Inductees will include Doug … Continue reading

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Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame To Induct Davis, the Frantzes, Mueller, Outland & Powers

Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 issue The Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame (IAHoF) has selected Stephen Davis, Robert and Ruth Frantz, Keith Mueller, Everett Earl Outland and Doug Powers for 2019 induction May 7 at the Holiday Inn … Continue reading

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Illinois Aviation Conference To Be Held In Rockford

ROCKFORD, ILL. – The Illinois Aviation Conference (IAC) – a collaborative effort of the Illinois Aviation Trades Association (IATA), Illinois Public Airports Association (IPAA), and the Illinois Division of Aeronautics – will be held May 13-14, 2015 at the Clock … Continue reading

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St. Louis Regional – Host Airport of 2014 Illinois Aviation Conference

The 2014 Illinois Aviation Conference, sponsored by the Illinois Aviation Trades Association, Illinois Public Airports Association and the Illinois Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division, will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Collinsville, Illinois, May 13-14. The opening night “hangar … Continue reading

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2012 Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame To Induct Four Aviators

ST. CHARLES, ILL. – The 2012 Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet & Induction Ceremonies will be held May 23, 2012 in conjunction with the Illinois Aviation Conference, May 22-23, at the Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, Illinois. Inductees will … Continue reading

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Pilot, Mentor, Safety Advocate, Gene Littlefield

WILMINGTON, ILL. – Pilot, mentor, safety advocate and air show performer, Gene Littlefield, 81, died October 1, 2011 at his home from a brain tumor. Littlefield was most known in aviation circles for “Gene Littlefield Air Shows” – a wingwalking … Continue reading

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Blake, Lung, Rieser & Timmons Inducted Into Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame!

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative, William L. Blake; co-founder of the Ogle County Pilots Association, Francis N. Lung; the longest standing manager at a public airport in Illinois, Robert A. Rieser; and Jet Air founder, Harrel W. … Continue reading

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Illinois To Hold Aviation Conference & Hall of Fame In Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – The “spirit” of aviation, which is embodied in the passion of those who make general aviation their vocation, is alive and well with this year’s Illinois Aviation Conference to be held May 24 – 25, 2011 at … Continue reading

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