Army Captain Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient. Was awarded by President Biden in September of 2023 for his actions Ap Go Cong, South Vietnam in 1968. (Born 1942)
WWII: Piloted B-4, B-17 and P-51 planes in the 839th Squadron, 487th Bombardment Group, 8th AF(Lavenham base). 30 missions (including D - Day) from 6 May to 5 November 1944. Wounded twice: 14 October 1944 at Cologne and 5 November 1944 at Ludwigshafen
F-86 Sabre pilot assigned to the 39thFighter Interceptor Squadron, 51st Fighter Interceptor Group during the Korean Conflict. Besides gaining 2 aerial victories over MiG-15s
Member Early Birds of Aviation/devoted to history of early pilots. Started 1928 & membership totaled 598/Membership limited to the pilots of glider, gas balloon, or airplane, pre-12/17/1916. Time of Wright Bro's 1st flight-1916 when many trained 4 WW1
(February 11, 1953 - May 24, 1986), (Lt Cmdr, USN), was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot and a NASA astronaut candidate.Thorne was killed in an aircraft accident of a stunt plane -in which he was a passenger- on May 24, 1986
NASA pilot - high-altitude ER-2 Earth science aircraft and the C-20A, a modified Gulfstream III business jet that carries a sophisticated synthetic aperture radar on environmental science missions
Member Early Birds of Aviation/devoted to history of early pilots. Started 1928 & membership totaled 598/Membership limited to the pilots of glider, gas balloon, or airplane, pre-12/17/1916. Time of Wright Bro's 1st flight-1916 when many trained 4 WW1
1/7/1906-1/24/2003 Early female aviator, notable for pioneering flying activities & participated in Women's Air Derby of 1929, dubbed Powder Puff Derby/Flew 1st Women's Transcontinental Air Derby with aviators including Amelia Earhart
(Born 1939) US Air Force Vietnam Veteran. Flew the F-105. 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing. Shot down in 1965 in Vietnam and recused