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Diffley, Gilruth, Goodrich, Judd, Rishovd & Voth To Be Inducted Into Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame

Posted on January 22, 2015 by mwflyer

BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The 26th Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame will be held Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Ramada Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The following people will be inducted: Larry Diffley, Bemidji native, fixed base operator and entrepreneur; Robert Gilruth, NASA engineer and director of Johnson Space Center during early manned launches; Brig. Gen. Leo Goodrich, Air Guard pilot and Assistant Minnesota Adjutant General-Air; Frank Judd, early Northwest Airlines pilot, superintendent of Northwest’s Northern Region, and Northwest Airlines executive; Robert Rishovd, Viet Nam veteran and Minnesota helicopter service pioneer; and Lt. Col. John Voth, Air Corps instructor and founder of St. Cloud Aero Club.

For reservations, go to mnaviationhalloffame.org.

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