Utah Aviation Hall of Fame facts for kids
The Utah Aviation Hall of Fame was created in 1996. It honors people in Utah who have done amazing things in aviation. These individuals are recognized for helping aviation grow or for their brave actions as pilots. They could be pilots for regular flights or for the military in Utah.
This program also helps people understand how important these individuals are. It teaches about the history and future of air power. This includes learning about civil, general, commercial, and military aviation across Utah.
The Governor officially recognized the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame in 1996. The 32nd Flight (Pioneer), Order of Daedalians, a group of military pilots, became its official sponsor. New members are added to the Hall of Fame every year around Memorial Day.
Visiting the Hall of Fame
The Utah Aviation Hall of Fame is located inside the Hill Aerospace Museum. This museum is on Hill Air Force Base in Utah. You can find it by taking Interstate 15, Exit #338 (5600 South Exit).
The Hall of Fame is open at the same times as the museum. It is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays. It is also closed on December 24–25 for Christmas and on January 1 for New Year's Day. You do not need to enter the Air Force Base to visit. Admission is free for everyone.
Honored Members of the Hall
In 1996, the first eleven people were honored when the Hall of Fame began. This happened at the Hill Aerospace Museum. The person in charge of the Hall now is Charles P. "Pat" Gilmore, a retired Major from the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
Current Honorees
- Major General Orvil A. Anderson, USAF
- Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Bloomquist, AUS
- General John Kenneth Cannon, USAF
- Verenus "Vern" and Jessie Carter, Utah Aviation Pioneers
- Brigadier General Darrell Stuart Cramer, USAF
- Major General William E. Creer, USAF
- Colonel Emmett Smith "Cyclone" Davis, USAF (2016)
- 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
- Lieutenant Commander William Edward Hall, USNR
- 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
- Harold A. Sweet, China National Aviation Corporation
- Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets, USAF
- Lieutenant Wendell Van Twelves, USNR
See also
- North American aviation halls of fame
- Early Birds of Aviation
- Hall of fame
- Timeline of aviation
- Wright brothers
