Archie Henkelmann
Educator and pilot
Bill Adams
Airshow performer
William Amorde
Aviation community builder
H. Paul Culver
Expert Pilot Certificate number 74
George F. Cudahy
Highly decorated F4 combat pilot
Orland Corben
Designed sporty little aircraft for the homebuilder
Bill Zivko
Founded Zivko Aeronautics
Louis R. Wuilleumier
Founded Four Lakes Aviation Corporation
Fritz Wolf
AVG, Military Pilot, Aeronautics Director
John P. Wood
Barnstormer, Air Race Pilot, Airport Manager
Charles M. Wood
CPTP Instructor, Airport Advocate
James Richard "Dick" Wixom
Aircraft Mechanic, Pilot, Founder of Blackhawk Airways
S. J. "Steve" Wittman
Air Race Pilot, FBO Owner, Airport Manager
Rodney D. Williams
World War I Ace, Airport Manager
Gunter Voltz
Military Pilot, Glider Instructor
Dan Donovan
Earned the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2008
Rellis Conant
First flight across Lake Michigan by a land based airplane
Paul Collins
Piloted inaugural flight of the fabled transcontinental route
Warren Basler
Oshkosh airport FBO and Basler DC3 turbo conversion STC
David Behncke
Founder and long time president of the Air Line Pilots Association
Robert Clarke
Developed one of the finest aviation education programs in the country
Jesse Brabazon
One of few Americans who soloed prior to December 1916
Bill Bordeleau
The most familiar voice in American air show history
Richard I. Bong
Ace of Aces, Medal of Honor recipient
Richard Wagner
Established one of Wisconsin's most successful aviation enterprises
Arthur P. Warner
Pilot, Inventor, first person to fly an airplane in Wisconsin
Harry Chaplin
Instrumental in the development of five airports
Paul A. Cassiman
Commanded Attack Squadron 94 in the western Pacific
Anton Brotz
Founding father of aviation in the Sheboygan area
William Brennand
Air racer, aircraft restorer, FBO and EAA seaplane base chairman
Daniel Brandenstein
Astronaut logged over 789 hours in space in 4 space shuttle missions
Peter Drahn
Brigadier General, 3,000 hours as command pilot, 323 combat missions
Arnold Ebneter
Designer, builder, record holder. FAA Master Pilot and Master Mechanic awards
Clairmont L. Egtvedt
From mechanical engineer to CEO of Boeing, known as the father of the B17
Duane Esse
No one has had a greater impact on the progress of Wisconsin aviation education
Collins Ferris
Has been called the "father" of the Wisconsin Air National Guard
James H. Flatley
Admiral, World War II flying ace, aerial gunnery expert and Naval tactician
Darrel R. Gibson
Founded Gibson Aviation in 1961 and Eau Claire Airport manager
Paul Benjamin Gnauck
Made the first attempt to cross Lake Michigan in a homemade aircraft
Carlyle Godske
Founded Racine Flying Service, helped establish Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
Robert J. Goebel
WWII P51 Mustang Ace, became physicist, Gemini & Skylab programs
Gregory G. Gorak
Master pilot, master flight Instructor, taught more than 18,000 flight instructors
LaVerne H. Griffin
One of the Air Force’s premier reconnaissance pilots in Korea and Vietnam
Carl E. Guell
Father of the aerial field trip has served in aviation and aerospace education for nearly 50 years
Thomas F. Hamilton
Made a long and lasting impact on the development of the airplane and aviation
Richard Hanusa
EAA Director of Ground Operations and founder of DH Aviation Consulting, LLC.
George A. Hardie
Writer and aviation historian. EAA Board of Directors
Ruth Harman Walravan
Mastered aerobatics and taught WWII aviators to fly back when women were the exception
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
USAF Chief of Staff
Jimmy L. Szajkovics
Military Pilot, Aviation Safety Advocate
Don Voland
Military Pilot, Corporate Pilot, Aviation Educator
Logan "Jack" Vilas
First pilot to cross Lake Michigan, First Forest Fire patrol pilot, Civil Air Patrol
Jean C. Hauser
Trailblazer and Wisconsin's first deaf pilot
Francis M. Higgins
Leadership that was instrumental in the success of North Central Airlines
Donald K. "Deke" Slayton
Military Pilot, Astronaut
Donald Winkler
Air Traffic Controller, Aviation Marketing, Civil Air Patrol
Preston H. Wilbourne
Aircraft Mechanic, Airline President
Charles A. "Chuck" Vehlow
Military Pilot, Aircraft Manufacturing Company Vice President
Russell and Marjorie Van Galder
Pilot, Air Show Performer, Aircraft Mechanic, FBO Owner, Designated Pilot Examiner
Nathan F Twining
Military Pilot, USAF Chief of Staff, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Austin Straubel
Military Pilot
Melvin Thompson
Pilot, Barnstormer, Aircraft Builder, FBO Owner
Tom Thomas
Military Pilot, Civil Air Patrol, Aviation Advocate
Robert Stuckey
Military Pilot, Corporate Pilot, Designated Pilot Examiner
Rose Dorcey
Aviation publisher, longest serving president of WAHF and pillar of many aviation organizations
Woodrow P. Swancutt
Air Force Maj Gen, B29a atomic drop at Bikini, SAC, vice commander Second Air Force
Pete J. Bunce
26-year Air Force (F-15s & A-10s), commanded fighter units in combat, CEO GAMA
Ed Hedeen
Naval aviator, stunt pilot, air racer, Johnson Wax pilot, flight school manager
Charles Swain
Pilot, Mechanic, MRO Owner
Dennis Sullivan
Military Combat Pilot
Robert Skuldt
Military Pilot, Airport Manager
Lance P. Sijan
Military Pilot, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Roy Shwery
Military Pilot, Pilot, Aircraft Mechanic, FBO Owner, Airline Founder
Steve Shallbreck
Pilot, Airport Manager, Air Ambulance Operator
Ron Scott
Pilot, Aircraft Builder, Volunteer
John Schwister
Wisconsin's first aircraft homebuilder
Arthur "Art" Scholl
Aeronautical Engineer, Aviation Educator, Air Show Pilot, Movie Stunt Pilot, Aircraft Mechanic
John P. Salzer
Airport Developer
Herman "Fish" Salmon
Barnstormer, Parachute Stuntman, Race Pilot, Test Pilot
Janis Sierra
Military Pilot, EMS Pilot
William M. "Bill" Rewey
Military Pilot, Pilot, Aircraft Builder
Carl F. Rindlisbacher
Airport Manager, Weather Observer, Airport Advocate
LuVerne H. "Vern" Reller
Air Show Pilot, Corporate Pilot, Aircraft Builder
Robert C. Reeve
Airline Founder, Bush Pilot, Aircraft Mechanic
Roy W. Reabe
Military Pilot, Agri-business Owner
Thomas P. "Tom" Poberezny
Air Show Pilot, EAA President
Paul H. Poberezny
Military Pilot, Aircraft Builder, EAA Founder
Libby Parod
Pilot, Airport Manager
Harry Orlady
Pilot, Human Factors Consultant
Warren S. O'Brien
Pilot, Waukesha Flying Club fonder, Civil Air Patrol, Aviation Historian
Howard A. Morey
Pilot, Airport Founder, Airline Executive
Field P. Morey
Pilot, Flight Instructor, FBO Owner, Airport Owner,
Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher
Military Pilot, Admiral, Task Force Commander
William L. "Billy" Mitchell
Military Pilot, Air Power Visionary
Giles Meisenheimer
Military Pilot, Chief Pilot, Airport Manager
Jerry K. Mehlhaff
Pilot, Airport Owner, FBO Owner, Airport Manager, Aircraft Manufacturer
Lester J. Maitland
Military Pilot, Trans-Pacific Pilot, Aeronautics Administrator, Episcopal lay Minister
Michael "Mike" McArdle
Pilot, Aeronaut, Aviation Educator, Civil Air Patrol
Richard W. Lutz
Pilot, Airport Owner, Aviation Advocate
James A. "Jim" Lovell Jr.
Military Pilot, Astronaut, Aerospace Business Executive
Airports, Fixes, and Waypoints
Airports, fixes and waypoints
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