National Aviation Hall of Fame Reveals “Class of 2019”

The NAHF Class of 2019, who will be inducted at the 57^th Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony on September 28^th, 2019 in Denver, CO, is a diverse group representing a broad range of enduring contributions to both the advancement of flight and manned exploration of space:

Colonel Guion “Guy” S. Bluford, USAF (Ret)– Ph.D. aerospace engineer, fighter pilot, decorated Vietnam veteran, instructor pilot, NASA Group 8, mission specialist on four Space Shuttle missions.

(The late) Colonel Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, USMC– Congressional Medal of Honor Awardee,  “Flying Tiger” combat pilot and flight leader, WWII fighter ace, CO of the “Black Sheep Squadron”, WWII POW.

Brigadier General Charles M. Duke, Jr., USAF (Ret)– USNA graduate, test pilot, NASA Group 5, CAPCOM Apollo 11, LMP Apollo 16, 10^th person to walk on the moon.

Mrs. and Mr. Martha & John King– 40 year veterans of aviation instruction, revolutionary pioneers of multimedia training programs that have instructed more than half the pilots in the U.S. flying now. 

 (The late) Ms. Katherine Stinson– 4^th female in the U.S. to earn a pilot’s certificate, founder of the Stinson School of Flying (1915), trained WWI military pilots, first woman to carry airmail, exhibition circuit pilot, set multiple distance and endurance records.