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Utah Aviation Hall of Fame facts for kids

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The Utah Aviation Hall of Fame is a special place that honors people from Utah who have done amazing things in aviation. These are people who helped aviation grow or were brave pilots for the state.

Its main goal is to help everyone understand how important these people's contributions were to flying. This includes all kinds of flying, like planes for everyday use, business, and the military. The Governor officially recognized the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame in 1996. A group called the 32nd Flight (Pioneer), Order of Daedalians, helps run the program. New members are added to the Hall of Fame each 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. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Tuesday through Saturday. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays. The museum 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 main Air Force Base to visit. Admission is free for everyone.

Honoring Aviation Heroes

When the Hall of Fame started in 1996, eleven people were honored first. These people were the first to be added to this special group at the Hill Aerospace Museum.

Current Members of the Hall

Here are some of the people who have been honored in the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame:

  • 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

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