Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher
Military Pilot, Admiral, Task Force Commander
Preston H. Wilbourne
Aircraft Mechanic, Airline President
Donald R. Cacic
USAF pilot, mechanic, airport manager
LuVerne H. "Vern" Reller
Air Show Pilot, Corporate Pilot, Aircraft Builder
Francis M. Higgins
Leadership that was instrumental in the success of North Central Airlines
Harry Orlady
Pilot, Human Factors Consultant
Logan "Jack" Vilas
First pilot to cross Lake Michigan, First Forest Fire patrol pilot, Civil Air Patrol
Ray Knaup
Edward "Ed" Knaup
Robert J. Goebel
WWII P51 Mustang Ace, became physicist, Gemini & Skylab programs
Paul A. Cassiman
Commanded Attack Squadron 94 in the western Pacific
Rose Dorcey
Aviation publisher, longest serving president of WAHF and pillar of many aviation organizations
Jeff Skiles
Airline pilot, aviation advocate
Ed Lachendro
2025 Inductee
Rellis Conant
First flight across Lake Michigan by a land based airplane
Sherwood Williams
Designated Pilot Examiner, Flight School Owner, Civil Air Patrol
Dean G. Crites
Donald G. Kiel
Airline pilot, general aviation advocate
Jean C. Hauser
Trailblazer and Wisconsin's first deaf pilot
Harold (Duffy) Gaier
Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Wisconsin aviation's best friend
John Hatz
Aircraft designer, builder, flight instructor and airport manager
John Moody
Father of the Ultralight Movement
Peter Drahn
Brigadier General, 3,000 hours as command pilot, 323 combat missions
Tad J. Olestrom
USAF Fighter Pilot, Air Force Academy Superintendent
Richard I. Bong
Ace of Aces, Medal of Honor recipient
Mark Lee
2025 Inductee
Greg Anderson
2025 Inductee
Ruth Harman Walravan
Mastered aerobatics and taught WWII aviators to fly back when women were the exception
Thomas "Tom" Hegy
Pilot, Aircraft Mechanic, Aircraft Restorer, Aviation Advocate
Timothy E. "Tim" Hoeksema
Pilot, Aircraft Mechanic, Airline President
Tom Thomas
Military Pilot, Civil Air Patrol, Aviation Advocate
Tom Bouchard
The Ambassador of Ashland’s John F Kennedy Memorial Airport
Warren Basler
Oshkosh airport FBO and Basler DC3 turbo conversion STC
Wendell L. McEldowney
Aviation Advocate
William A. "Bill" Blank
Senior AME, Air Show Pilot
William Amorde
Aviation community builder
William Brennand
Air racer, aircraft restorer, FBO and EAA seaplane base chairman
William J. Lotzer
Military Pilot, FBO Owner, Airport Manager, Designated Pilot Examiner
William L. "Billy" Mitchell
Military Pilot, Air Power Visionary
William M. "Bill" Rewey
Military Pilot, Pilot, Aircraft Builder
Woodrow P. Swancutt
Air Force Maj Gen, B29a atomic drop at Bikini, SAC, vice commander Second Air Force
Thomas P. "Tom" Poberezny
Air Show Pilot, EAA President
Thomas F. Hamilton
Made a long and lasting impact on the development of the airplane and aviation
S. J. "Steve" Wittman
Air Race Pilot, FBO Owner, Airport Manager
Steve Shallbreck
Pilot, Airport Manager, Air Ambulance Operator
Steven Krog
Experienced aviator, instructor, and leader
Samuel Curtiss Johnson Jr.
Pilot, Aviation Benefactor
Russell and Marjorie Van Galder
Pilot, Air Show Performer, Aircraft Mechanic, FBO Owner, Designated Pilot Examiner
Roy W. Reabe
Military Pilot, Agri-business Owner
Roy Shwery
Military Pilot, Pilot, Aircraft Mechanic, FBO Owner, Airline Founder
Roy Larson
Flight instructor, air show manager and barnstormer
Ron Scott
Pilot, Aircraft Builder, Volunteer
Rodney D. Williams
World War I Ace, Airport Manager
Robert Stuckey
Military Pilot, Corporate Pilot, Designated Pilot Examiner
Robert Skuldt
Military Pilot, Airport Manager
Robert R. Brackett
Pilot, mechanic, FBO owner and inventor Bob wore many hats.
Robert J. Jones
Military Pilot, Bataan Death March Survivor
Robert E. "Bob" Huggins
Pilot, Airport Owner, Airport Manager
Robert C. Reeve
Airline Founder, Bush Pilot, Aircraft Mechanic
Robert Clarke
Developed one of the finest aviation education programs in the country
Richard W. Lutz
Pilot, Airport Owner, Aviation Advocate
Richard W. Knutson
Pilot, Aircraft Restorer
Richard Wagner
Established one of Wisconsin's most successful aviation enterprises
Richard Schmidt
Military pilot, corporate pilot, airline pilot
Richard Hanusa
EAA Director of Ground Operations and founder of DH Aviation Consulting, LLC.
Richard A. Knobloch
Military Pilot, Doolittle Raider
Ralph Thomas Huggins
Aircraft Mechanic, Pilot
Pete J. Bunce
26-year Air Force (F-15s & A-10s), commanded fighter units in combat, CEO GAMA
Paul H. Poberezny
Military Pilot, Aircraft Builder, EAA Founder
Paul Collins
Piloted inaugural flight of the fabled transcontinental route
Paul Benjamin Gnauck
Made the first attempt to cross Lake Michigan in a homemade aircraft
Orland Corben
Designed sporty little aircraft for the homebuilder
Nobel F. Lee
FBO and Airport Manager
Nathan F Twining
Military Pilot, USAF Chief of Staff, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Michael "Mike" McArdle
Pilot, Aeronaut, Aviation Educator, Civil Air Patrol
Merton Baker
Military Pilot, Flew in Two Wars, Flight Instructor
Melvin Thompson
Pilot, Barnstormer, Aircraft Builder, FBO Owner
Lynn Erickson
Airport revitalizer, educator, experienced aviator
Lyle Grimm
Military pilot, FBO owner, Designated Pilot Examiner
Louis R. Wuilleumier
Founded Four Lakes Aviation Corporation
Libby Parod
Pilot, Airport Manager
Lester J. Maitland
Military Pilot, Trans-Pacific Pilot, Aeronautics Administrator, Episcopal lay Minister
Leonard W. Larson
Pilot, Airport Owner, FBO Owner,
Lance P. Sijan
Military Pilot, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Judy Zivko
Founded Zivko Aeronautics
Joshua D. Sanford
Military Pilot
Jon Kelk
Combat pilot, Airline pilot, Leader
John Schwister
Wisconsin's first aircraft homebuilder
John P. Wood
Barnstormer, Air Race Pilot, Airport Manager
John P. Salzer
Airport Developer
John M. Dorcey
WisDOT Chief pilot, KOSH Ops Manager, FAA Master Pilot and Charles Taylor awards
John L. "Jack" Jerstad
Military Pilot, Congressional Medal of Honor
John G. Kaminski
Pioneer Pilot
Jimmy L. Szajkovics
Military Pilot, Aviation Safety Advocate
Jesse Brabazon
One of few Americans who soloed prior to December 1916
Jerry K. Mehlhaff
Pilot, Airport Owner, FBO Owner, Airport Manager, Aircraft Manufacturer
Jerome C. LeBarron
USN, Aerospace engineer, pilot, flight instructor and aircraft mechanic
Jeff Baum
Entrepreneur, university lecturer, business manager, and pilot
Janis Sierra
Military Pilot, EMS Pilot
James Richard "Dick" Wixom
Aircraft Mechanic, Pilot, Founder of Blackhawk Airways
James Knaup
Pilot, FBO Owners, Aircraft Distributors, Airport Operators
James H. Flatley
Admiral, World War II flying ace, aerial gunnery expert and Naval tactician
James F. "Jim" Igou
Pilot, Aircraft Mechanic
James A. "Jim" Lovell Jr.
Military Pilot, Astronaut, Aerospace Business Executive
H. Paul Culver
Expert Pilot Certificate number 74
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
USAF Chief of Staff
Howard A. Morey
Pilot, Airport Founder, Airline Executive
Herbert Hardrath
One of America's foremost experts in aircraft material and structure fatigue
Harry Chaplin
Instrumental in the development of five airports
Gunter Voltz
Military Pilot, Glider Instructor
Giles Meisenheimer
Military Pilot, Chief Pilot, Airport Manager
George F. Cudahy
Highly decorated F4 combat pilot
George A. Hardie
Writer and aviation historian. EAA Board of Directors
Gene R. Chase
Military aviator, flight instructor, EAA museum director, author, restorer
Fritz Wolf
AVG, Military Pilot, Aeronautics Director
Elwyn West
Pilot, Airport Manager, FBO Owner
Ed Hedeen
Naval aviator, stunt pilot, air racer, Johnson Wax pilot, flight school manager
Earl Pingel
Military Pilot, Aviation Educator
Duane Esse
No one has had a greater impact on the progress of Wisconsin aviation education
Donald Winkler
Air Traffic Controller, Aviation Marketing, Civil Air Patrol
Don Voland
Military Pilot, Corporate Pilot, Aviation Educator
Donald K. "Deke" Slayton
Military Pilot, Astronaut
Dennis Sullivan
Military Combat Pilot
David Behncke
Founder and long time president of the Air Line Pilots Association
Darrel W. Gibson
Founded Gibson Aviation in 1961 and Eau Claire Airport manager
Daniel Brandenstein
Astronaut logged over 789 hours in space in 4 space shuttle missions
Dan Donovan
Earned the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2008
Collins Ferris
Has been called the "father" of the Wisconsin Air National Guard
Clyde Lee
Air Show Pilot, Wingwalker, Parachute Jumper
Clairmont L. Egtvedt
From mechanical engineer to CEO of Boeing, known as the father of the B17
Charles M. Wood
CPTP Instructor, Airport Advocate
Charles Swain
Pilot, Mechanic, MRO Owner
Charles A. "Chuck" Vehlow
Military Pilot, Aircraft Manufacturing Company Vice President
Carlyle Godske
Founded Racine Flying Service, helped establish Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
Carl E. Guell
Father of the aerial field trip has served in aviation and aerospace education for nearly 50 years
Bob Lussow
Airline pilot, FBO owner, Flight instructor, Mentor
Bobbie Wagner
Aviation Business Owner
Bill Zivko
Founded Zivko Aeronautics
Bill Bordeleau
The most familiar voice in American air show history
Bill Adams
Airshow performer
Austin Straubel
Military Pilot
Arthur P. Warner
Pilot, Inventor, first person to fly an airplane in Wisconsin
Arthur "Art" Scholl
Aeronautical Engineer, Aviation Educator, Air Show Pilot, Movie Stunt Pilot, Aircraft Mechanic
Arnold Ebneter
Designer, builder, record holder. FAA Master Pilot and Master Mechanic awards
Archie Henkelmann
Educator and pilot
Anton Brotz
Founding father of aviation in the Sheboygan area
Alfred W. Lawson
Pilot, Aviation Author, Aircraft Designer and Builder
Alfred M. Gorham
Military Pilot, Tuskegee Airman
Jeanette C. Kapus
Pilot, WASP, USAF officer
Leroy Jonas
Airport Proponent
Paul A. Johns
Pan Am Pilot, Aircraft Builder, Airport Namesake
LaVerne H. Griffin
One of the Air Force’s premier reconnaissance pilots in Korea and Vietnam
Warren S. O'Brien
Pilot, Waukesha Flying Club fonder, Civil Air Patrol, Aviation Historian
Robert W. "Bob" Kunkel
Pilot, Airport Engineer, Aeronautics Bureau Director
Walter J. Kohler
Aviation Advocate
Marie Schuette
Respected Pilot and Aviation Business Woman
Carl F. Rindlisbacher
Airport Manager, Weather Observer, Airport Advocate
Walter E. Lees
Pilot, Mechanic, Flight Instructor, Corporate Pilot, Test Pilot, Military Pilot
Caroline "Blaze" Jensen
USAF Thunderbird, F-16 Combat Pilot
Daniel T. Knutson
A leader in aircraft restoration
George Doersch
Wisconsin's second leading ace
Herman "Fish" Salmon
Barnstormer, Parachute Stuntman, Race Pilot, Test Pilot
Archie Towle
FBO Manager and Industry Leader
Gregory G. Gorak
Master pilot, master flight Instructor, taught more than 18,000 flight instructors
Field P. Morey
Pilot, Flight Instructor, FBO Owner, Airport Owner,
Dale B. Crites
A central figure in Wisconsin aviation for over 60 years
Richard (Dick) Werling
2025 Inductee
Captain Scott Robinson Alwin
2025 Inductee
Joseph M. Abernathy
Left an indelible mark on aviation in Wisconsin.