Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey

The Aviation Hall Of Fame & Museum of New Jersey was founded in 1972 and preserves New Jersey's aviation and space heritage. The museum displays historic aircraft, space equipment, artifacts, photographs, art and a model collection, many of which were donations from private sources. It is the first facility of its kind developed on a state level.^[1] Its library has more than 4,000 volumes and hundreds of aviation video tapes. An annual expo is limited in actual flights due to its proximity to Newark International Airport.^[1]

It is located at Teterboro Airport, the oldest operating airport in the Tri-State Region, at 400 Fred Wehran Drive, Teterboro, New Jersey.^[2]

1 Honorees
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Honorees

Name	Year of induction
Brooks, Arthur RaymondArthur Raymond Brooks	1980
Krantz, AaronAaron Krantz	1973
Forsythe, Albert E.Albert E. Forsythe	1985
Earhart, AmeliaAmelia Earhart	1973
Hofheimer, Aline RhonieAline Rhonie Hofheimer	2010
Lindbergh, Anne MorrowAnne Morrow Lindbergh
Distefano, AnthonyAnthony Distefano	2005
Fokker, AnthonyAnthony Fokker	1974
Feldman, Arlene B.Arlene B. Feldman
Godfrey, ArthurArthur Godfrey	1976
Schiff, BarryBarry Schiff
Rock, Ben B.Ben B. Rock	1977
Cascio, Benjamin R.Benjamin R. Cascio
Haydu, Bernice FalkBernice Falk Haydu
Balchen, BerntBernt Balchen	1975
Acosta, BertBert Acosta	1976
, Boland brothersBoland brothers	1980
Lindbergh, Charles A.Charles A. Lindbergh	1973
Durant, Charles E.Charles E. Durant	1981
Rosendahl, Charles EmeryCharles Emery Rosendahl	1980
Fletcher, Charles JosephCharles Joseph Fletcher	1989
Day, Charles HealyCharles Healy Day	1981
Jones, Charles S.Charles S. Jones	1984
West, CharlesCharles West	1977
Decker, Chester J.Chester J. Decker	1985
Chamberlin, Clarence DuncanClarence Duncan Chamberlin	1973
Pangborn, ClydeClyde Pangborn	1973
Kraissl, Cornelius J.Cornelius J. Kraissl
Van Dyke, David A.David A. Van Dyke
Smith, Dean C.Dean C. Smith
Luscombe, Donald ArthurDonald Arthur Luscombe	2006
Borg, Donald G.Donald G. Borg	1974
Strait, Donald J.Donald J. Strait
Estelle, Earl W.Earl W. Estelle
Gorski, EdwardEdward Gorski	1973
Aldrin, Jr., Edwin EugeneEdwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.	1980
Aldrin, Sr., Edwin EugeneEdwin Eugene Aldrin, Sr.
Bennett, FloydFloyd Bennett	1973
Gerard, Francis R.Francis R. Gerard	1983
Wehran, Fred L.Fred L. Wehran	1973
Feldman, FredFred Feldman
Kuhnert, FrederickFrederick Kuhnert
Bohlander, Frederick W.Frederick W. Bohlander	1974
Castle, Frederick WalkerFrederick Walker Castle
Vaughn, Jr., George AugustusGeorge Augustus Vaughn, Jr.	2006
DeGarmo, GeorgeGeorge DeGarmo	1976
Hicha, GeorgeGeorge Hicha	1979
Meade, GeorgeGeorge Meade
Wiliam, George WalkerGeorge Walker Wiliam
Wilson, Gill RobbGill Robb Wilson	1980
Reilly, H. V. PatH. V. Pat Reilly	1993
Curtis, HaroldHarold Curtis	1984
Nordheim, Harry A.Harry A. Nordheim
Hamlen, HarryHarry Hamlen
Geleski, HenryHenry Geleski	1978
Esposito, Henyy J.Henyy J. Esposito	1986
Kelleher, Herbert D.Herbert D. Kelleher
Fisher, Herbert O.Herbert O. Fisher	1983
Wisely, Hugh DennisHugh Dennis Wisely
Schlossbach, IssacIssac Schlossbach
Gates, IvanIvan Gates	1976
Elliott, JackJack Elliott	1986
Webster, Jack O.Jack O. Webster	1974
Wyld, James HartJames Hart Wyld
Holahan, JamesJames Holahan
Plinton, Jr., James O.James O. Plinton, Jr.	2006
Blanchard, Jean PierreJean Pierre Blanchard
Olcott, John W.John W. Olcott	1998
Trippe, Juan T.Juan T. Trippe	1975
Kotula, JoJo Kotula
Thomson, John E.John E. Thomson	1979
Habermann, John M.John M. Habermann
Penn, Sr., John S.John S. Penn, Sr.
Decrescendo, JulesJules Decrescendo	1983
Gorski, JuliaJulia Gorski	1978
Sullivan, Kathryn DwyerKathryn Dwyer Sullivan	1987
Brick, Kay A.Kay A. Brick	1978
Walsh, Kenneth A.Kenneth A. Walsh
Unger, Kenneth R.Kenneth R. Unger	1981
Loudenslager, LeoLeo Loudenslager	1982
Ranley, Louis G.Louis G. Ranley	1977
Reichers, Louis T.Louis T. Reichers
White, Lowell E.Lowell E. White	2006
Forbes, Malcolm S.Malcolm S. Forbes	1985
Bachik Jr., MichaelMichael Bachik Jr.	2004
Jackson, Michael J.Michael J. Jackson
Watson, Neville E.Neville E. Watson
LeBoutillier, Oliver ColinOliver Colin LeBoutillier
Simmons, Oliver GeorgeOliver George Simmons	1987
Herbert, O. R.O. R. Herbert	1975
Styger, Paul G.Paul G. Styger
Garber, PaulPaul Garber	1987
Landi, Phillip J.Phillip J. Landi	1986
Noorduyn, R.B.C.R.B.C. Noorduyn	1978
Barnaby, Ralph S.Ralph S. Barnaby	1981
Cosgrave, Richard C.Richard C. Cosgrave	2005
Dehmel, Richard C.Richard C. Dehmel
Johnson, Robert E.Robert E. Johnson
Byrd, Richard EvelynRichard Evelyn Byrd
Gillis, Richard F.Richard F. Gillis
Switlik, Sr., RichardRichard Switlik, Sr.
Collier, Robert JosephRobert Joseph Collier	1984
Copsey, Robert L.Robert L. Copsey	1981
Buck, Robert NietzelRobert Nietzel Buck	1981
Golem, Robert R.Robert R. Golem
Williams, Roger O.Roger O. Williams	1975
LaGrone, RoyRoy LaGrone
Ryder, Royal FrenchRoyal French Ryder	1979
White, Russell R.Russell R. White
Nichols, Ruth RowlandRuth Rowland Nichols
Barnitt, Samuel C.Samuel C. Barnitt	1977
Lawrance, SanderSander Lawrance
Cavalier, SilvioSilvio Cavalier	1987
Andrews, SolomonSolomon Andrews	1980
Switlik, StanleyStanley Switlik
Hart, Terry JonathanTerry Jonathan Hart
Murchio, Thomas A.Thomas A. Murchio	1983
McGuire, Jr., Thomas B.Thomas B. McGuire, Jr.	1982
O'Malley, Thomas J.Thomas J. O'Malley
Robertson, Thomas W.Thomas W. Robertson	1983
Solberg, ThorThor Solberg	1985
Burnelli, Vincent JustusVincent Justus Burnelli
Hartung, Walter M.Walter M. Hartung
Schirra, Walter M.Walter M. Schirra	1982
Hartig, William A.William A. Hartig	1974
Hughes, William A.William A. Hughes	1983
Diehl, WilliamWilliam Diehl	1973
Halsey, Jr., WilliamWilliam Halsey, Jr.	1988
Conrad, William J.William J. Conrad
Rhode, William E.William E. Rhode	1984
Picune, William J.William J. Picune	1979
, Wittemann brothersWittemann brothers	1973

Aviation timeline for New Jersey

1793 French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascended from Philadelphia, flew across the Delaware River and landed in Deptford, New Jersey. The Western Hemisphere’s first flight took 45 minutes and covered 15 miles on January 9.
1830 Charles Durant of Jersey City, New Jersey became the first American balloonist to fly.
1863 Solomon Andrews (balloonist) of Perth Amboy, New Jersey constructed and flew the first American dirigible.
1909 The Boland brothers of Rahway, New Jersey built and flew New Jersey's first fixed-wing aircraft. They were also the first to fly in South America.
1912 Oliver G. Simmons in a Wright Flyer carried the first official sack of mail across the Raritan Bay from South Amboy to Perth Amboy.
1918 Five New Jersey combat pilots became World War I flying aces.
1921 The world’s largest hangar and America’s first dirigible, the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), were built in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
1922 The world’s largest airplane, the Barling Bomber, was constructed at Teterboro Airport by the Wittemann brothers.
1923 Wright aeronautical air-cooled Whirlwind engines, built in Princeton, New Jersey.
1925 Hadley Field in South Plainfield, New Jersey was established as an airmail hub.
1926 Teterboro-built Fokker trimotor powered by a Whirlwind engines was the first to fly over the North Pole with Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett at the controls.
1927 Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis powered by a Whirlwind engine. Two weeks later, Clarence Chamberlin in a Wright-Bellanca built in Princeton, New Jersey flew to Germany with a Whirlwind engine. A month later, Richard Byrd used a Whirlwind engine to fly to France.
1928 Newark Airport opened.
1929 William Conrad (New Jersey) at Newark Airport was America's first air traffic controller.
1930 Fokker build’s the world’s largest passenger plane, a Fokker F.32 at Teterboro Airport.
1930 Eddie August Schneider of Jersey City, New Jersey established the transcontinental airspeed record for people under 18 years of age.
1932 Amelia Earhart prepares for her solo transatlantic flight at Teterboro Airport
1933 Teaneck, New Jersey established the first high school aviation course in the nation.
1933 The Navy dirigible USS Akron (ZRS-4) crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Barnegat, New Jersey.
1936 Chester Decker of Glen Rock, New Jersey becomes the National Soaring Champion. He won the title again in 1939.
1937 Hindenburg ignites at Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
1941 Civil Air Patrol is founded in New Jersey by Gill Robb Wilson.
1942-1945 General Motors’ Eastern Aircraft Division built 13,500 Grumman fighter planes at Linden and Trenton plants. The Curtiss-Wright Corporation built 281,164 engines and 146,468 electric propellers in plants in six north Jersey locations.
1945 Major Thomas McGuire of Ridgewood, New Jersey became America’s second leading flying ace with 38 enemy kills.
1945 General Frederick Castle of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey 1st Lt. Kenneth Walsh of Jersey City and McGuire were recipients of the Medal of Honor.
1947 Reaction Motors of Denville, New Jersey developed the rocket engine for the Bell X-1
1949 Bill Odom flew a single-engine Beach Bonanza non-stop from Hawaii to Teterboro.
1953 Charles J. Fletcher of Sussex, New Jersey invents and flies the world’s first hovercraft.
1968 Walter M. Schirra of Oradell, New Jersey becomes the only astronaut to fly in all three spacecraft. The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.
1969 Edwin Aldrin of Montclair, New Jersey was the first astronaut to land a vehicle on the moon.
1973 Malcolm Forbes of Far Hills, New Jersey made the first coast-to-coast flight in a hot air balloon.
1980 Leo Loudenslager, of Sussex, New Jersey won the World Aerobatic championship. Throughout his career he won seven National Aerobatic championships.
1984 Astronaut Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, of Paterson, New Jersey was the first woman to walk in space.
1991 During Desert Storm, Major Marie Rossi of Oradell, New Jersey was the first American woman to fly in combat.
1991 Rick Trader flew his home-built Ultralight aircraft 15,000 miles from coast to coast and north to Alaska before returning to New Jersey.
1994 Kenneth Johnson (pilot) and Larry Cioppi of Ringoes, New Jersey flew around the world in their Glasair monoplane.

References

^ ^a ^b Robert Sullivan (2010-01-11). "Across the River - Flight Time". The New Yorker: pp. 27. ISSN 00028792X.
^ Teterboro: A General Aviation Town The Article Writer, October 11, 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2008.

External links

Official website

Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey

1973 Amelia Earhart / Anne Morrow Lindbergh / Floyd Bennett / Clarence Duncan Chamberlin / Clyde Pangborn / Wittemann brothers · 1974 Anthony Fokker · 1975 Juan Terry Trippe · 1976 Bert Blanchard Acosta / Arthur Godfrey · 1980 Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. / Boland brothers / Charles Emery Rosendahl / Gill Robb Wilson · 1981 Robert Nietzel Buck · 1982 Walter M. "Wally" Schirra · 1984 Robert J. Collier · 1985 Malcolm S. Forbes · 1987 Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan / Oliver George Simmons · 1988 William Halsey, Jr. / Frederick Walker Castle · 1989 Charles J. Fletcher · 1993 Jean-Pierre Blanchard · 1996 Vincent Justus Burnelli / Kenneth A. Walsh · 1998 Richard E. Byrd · 1999 Terry Jonathan Hart · 2002 Oliver Colin LeBoutillier

Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey

Contents

Honorees

See also

References

External links