The Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster, California, US, honors test pilots who have contributed to aviation and space research and development.
The Aerospace Walk of Honor awards were established in 1990 by the City of Lancaster "to recognize the important contributions of unique and talented aviators who soared above the rest." Lancaster is located in the Antelope Valley, near four flight test facilities: US Air Force Plant 42, Edwards AFB, Mojave Air and Space Port and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The Walk of Honor program officially concluded in August 2009.
The Walk of Honor is located on Lancaster Boulevard between Sierra Highway to the east and 10th Street West and is anchored by Boeing Plaza, which has a restored F-4 Phantom II on display. Honorees are memorialized with granite monuments located along Lancaster Boulevard. Test pilots who receive awards were inducted annually in late summer.
The Walk of Honor monuments and activities are funded by several aerospace companies, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, all of which perform flight test operations in the Antelope Valley.
Inductees
(Alphabetical, with year of induction)
Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, 1993 Harry Andonian, 2009 Neil Armstrong, 1991 Fred J. Ascani, MGen USAF, 1999 Frank T. Birk, 2001 Charles C. "Charlie" Bock, Jr., 1994 Albert Boyd, 1991 Irving L. Burrows, 2008 Stanley P. "Stan" Butchart, 1999 Robert L. Cardenas, 1995 Marion E. Carl, 1992 Henry E. "Hank" Chouteau, 1996 Jacqueline Cochran, 2006 Eileen Collins, 2008 Michael Collins, 2008 Gordon Cooper, 2008 Joseph F. Cotton, 1997 Robert Crippen, 2007 Albert Scott Crossfield, 1990 William H. Dana, 1993 James H. Doolittle, 1990 Gordon Fullerton, 1936-2013 TBA James D. Eastham, 2003 Glen W. Edwards, 1995 Joe H. Engle, 1992 Robert C. Ettinger, 2007 Mervin L. Evenson, Colonel, USAF, 2006 Frank Kendall Everest, Jr, 1991 John A. Fergione, 2009 David L. "Ferg" Ferguson, 1998 Fitzhugh L. "Fitz" Fulton, Jr., 1991 Jerauld R. "Jerry" Gentry, 1993 John H. Griffith, 2006 Fred W. Haise, 1995 Lt. Col. Bruce Hinds, USAF, 1999 Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, 1992 Jesse P. "Jake" Jacobs, Jr., 1996 Richard L. "Dick" Johnson, 1998 Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr., 1992 William J. Knight, 1990 Fred D. Knox, Jr., 2006 Tony LeVier, 1990 Maj. Wallace A. "Wally" Lien, 2005 John A. Manke, 1997 James McDivitt, 2009 John B. "Jack" McKay, 1996 Thomas C. McMurtry, 1998 Corwin H. "Corky" Meyer, 1999 Arthur K. "Kit" Murray, 1997 Lewis A. Nelson, 2007 William C. Park, 1995 Bruce Peterson, 2003 Robert O. "Bob" Rahn, 1994 Jack Ridley, 1996 Colonel Joseph W. Rogers, USAF, 2004 Robert A. "Bob" Rushworth, 1994 Herman Richard "Fish" Salmon, 1994 Louis W. "Lou" Schalk, 1999 Joe Schiele, 2008 Edward T. Schneider, 2005 Wendell H. "Wendy" Shawler, 1998 Max R. Stanley, 1993 Robert L. "Silver Fox" Stephens, 1998 Emil Sturmthal, Colonel, USAF, 2006 Richard G. Thomas, 2005 Milton O. Thompson, 1993 Guy M. Townsend, 1995 Charles Tucker, 2007 Joseph John "Tym" Tymczyszyn, 2004 Joseph A. Walker, 1991 George Welch, 2007 Alvin S. "Al" White, 1994 Robert M. "Bob" White, 1992 Jack Fraser Woodman, 2009 Chuck Yeager, 1990 Jean L. "Skip" Ziegler, 2009
See also North American aviation halls of fame List of halls and walks of fame
References
External links City of Lancaster's web pages for the Walk of Honor AWOH.org, the Walk's official web site, is inactive as of January 2007; this is archive.org's backup from February 2005