Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue WASHINGTON, DC – The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) will hold its 56th Annual Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony at the National…
Category: Awards & Recognitions
Midwest Pilots Baker & Clisham Named Living Legends of Aviation
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. – The fifteenth annual Living Legends of Aviation awards ceremony was held January 19, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton…
National Aviation Hall of Fame Names A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Educator of The Year
DAYTON, OHIO – The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that Velvet Thomas of Golden Poppy Elementary School, Palmdale, Calif., is the recipient of the “A. Scott Crossfield…
EAA Halls of Fame Honor Five Aviators
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) recognized the contributions made to the world of flight by five people as…
Batten & Rowland Awarded Congressional Medals of Honor
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2017/January 2018 issue RACINE, WIS. – During World War II, John H. Batten, after whom John H. Batten International Airport in Racine, Wis., is…
Duluth Area Students Receive 2017 Apollo Gilruth Continuum Award For Academic Excellence
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue DULUTH, MINN. – The top Gilruth Continuum aviation science students – Peyton Nelson, Claire Atella, and Grace Heine – have received the…
Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri & Wisconsin Students Among AOPA Flight Training Scholarship Recipients
Published In Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has announced the names of the 23 students who earned scholarships through…
Online Registration Open For 2017 Skydiving Hall of Fame
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue ROCHELLE, ILL. – Registration is now open for the 2017 International Skydiving Hall of Fame Celebration, September 21 – 23, at Chicagoland…
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame board of directors have selected six aviators to be inducted at its 2018…
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts Six Aviators
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame (MAHF) held its 28th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Banquet at the Hyatt…