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Aerospace Walk of Honor honors aerospace pioneers

The Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster,
Calif., 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 Val-
ley, near four flight test facilities: U.S. 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 Photograph by Alan Radecki
Plaza, which has a restored F-4 Phantom II on The Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster,
display. Honorees are memorialized with granite Calif.
monuments located along Lancaster Boulevard.
Test pilots who receive awards were inducted
annually in late summer. • Mervin L. Evenson, 2006
The Walk of Honor monuments and activities • Frank Kendall Everest, Jr, 1991
are funded by several aerospace companies, in- • John A. Fergione, 2009
cluding Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop • David L. “Ferg” Ferguson, 1998
Grumman, all of which perform flight test opera- • Robert G. “Bob” Ferry, 1997
tions in the Antelope Valley. • C. Gordon Fullerton, 2000
• Fitzhugh L. “Fitz” Fulton, Jr., 1991
Inductees • James R. Gannett, 2001
Alphabetical, with year of induction • Jerauld R. “Jerry” Gentry, 1993
• John E. “Jack” Allavie, 2005 • Robert J. Gilliland, 2002
• Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, 1993 • John H. Griffith, 2006
• Harry Andonian, 2009 • Fred W. Haise, 1995
• Neil Armstrong, 1991 • Bruce Hinds, 1999
• Maj. Gen. Fred J. Ascani, U.S. Air Force, 1999 • Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, 1992
• Carl A. Bellinger, 2001 • Jesse P. “Jake” Jacobs, Jr., 1996
• Tommie D. “Doug” Benefield, 2002 • George R. Jansen
• Frank T. Birk, 2001 • Richard L. “Dick” Johnson, 1998
• Charles C. “Charlie” Bock, Jr., 1994 • Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr., 1992
• Frank Borman, 2000 • William J. Knight, 1990
• Albert Boyd, 1991 • Fred D. Knox, Jr., 2006 Photograph by Alan Radecki
• Irving L. Burrows, 2008 • Tony LeVier, 1990 Boeing Plaza, Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster, Calif. Boeing Plaza is located at the
• Stanley P. “Stan” Butchart, 1999 • Maj. Wallace A. “Wally” Lien, 2005 intersection of Lancaster Boulevard and Sierra Highway.
• Robert C. Little, 2003
• Robert L. Cardenas, 1995
• Marion E. Carl, 1992 • Donald L. Mallick, 2000 • Joseph John “Tym” Tymczyszyn, 2004 • Robert M. “Bob” White, 1992
• John A. Manke, 1997
• Henry E. “Hank” Chouteau, 1996 • Alfred P. “Paul” Metz, 2002 • Joseph A. Walker, 1991 • Jack Fraser Woodman, 2009
• Jacqueline Cochran, 2006 • James McDivitt, 2009 • George Welch, 2007 • Chuck Yeager, 1990
• Eileen Collins, 2008 • John B. “Jack” McKay, 1996 • Alvin S. “Al” White, 1994 • Jean L. “Skip” Ziegler, 2009
• Michael Collins, 2008 • Larry D. McClain, 2001
• Gordon Cooper, 2008 • Thomas C. McMurtry, 1998
• Joseph F. Cotton, 1997 • Corwin H. “Corky” Meyer, 1999
• Robert Crippen, 2007 • Thomas Albert Morgenfeld, 2004
• Albert Scott Crossfield, 1990 • George K. Muellner, 2002
• William H. Dana, 1993 • Arthur K. “Kit” Murray, 1996
• James H. Doolittle, 1990 • John W. Myers, 2001
• Norman K. “Ken” Dyson, 1997 • Lewis A. Nelson, 2007
• James D. Eastham, 2003 • William C. Park, 1995
• Glen W. Edwards, 1995 • Wilbert D. “Aggie” Pearson, 2005
• Joe H. Engle, 1992 • Bruce Peterson, 2003
• Robert C. Ettinger, 2007 • Robert O. “Bob” Rahn, 1994
• Jack Ridley, 1996
• Robert L. Riedenauer, 2002
• Col. Joseph W. Rogers, 2004
• Russell M. “Rusty” Roth
• Robert A. “Bob” Rushworth, 1994
• Herman Richard “Fish” Salmon, 1994
• Louis W. “Lou” Schalk, 1999
• Joe Schiele, 2008
• Russell E. Schleeh, 2000
• Edward T. Schneider, 2005
• Wendell H. “Wendy” Shawler, 1998
• Roger J. Smith, 2004
• Rogers E. Smith, 2003
• Thomas P. Stafford, 1997
• Max R. Stanley, 1993
• Robert L. “Silver Fox” Stephens, 1998
• Emil Sturmthal, 2006
• Richard G. “Dick” Thomas, 2005
• Milton O. Thompson, 1993
• Guy M. Townsend, 1995 Photographd by Alan Radecki
• Richard H. Truly, 2004 Three of the Aerospace Walk of Honor monuments in front of the Lancaster Sheriff’s station.
• Charles Tucker, 2007

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