Texas Aviation Hall of Fame

ABOUT THE TEXAS AVIATION HALL OF FAME

The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame was established in 1995 through a resolution by the 74^th Texas Legislature and signed by then Gov. George W. Bush to honor and recognize Texans and Texas companies or organizations that have made significant and lasting contributions to the advancement of aviation. There are currently 100 individuals and groups in the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, in four categories which include trailblazers and explorers, wartime aviators, leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators. The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame represents trailblazers and explorers such as Bessie Coleman and Wiley Post; leaders such as Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush; World War II aviators Tex Hill, the Doolittle Raiders, Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots; astronauts Eileen Collins, Joe Engle and Gene Cernan; and entrepreneurs Howard Hughes and Rod Lewis.

Al Cisneros

Class of

2025

First Hispanic pilot with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels

Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman

Class of

2000

First African-American Female to Receive a Pilot License

Col. Eileen Collins

Class of

2020

Astronaut

R. Walter Cunningham

Class of

2024

Astronaut

George A. Davis

Class of

2006

American Ace Pilot

David H. Dewhurst, Jr.

Class of

2016

World War II Pilot

Archie G. Donahue

Class of

2003

Marine Corps Fighter Pilot

The Doolittle Raiders

Class of

2001

Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders

James Henry “Red” Duke, Jr.

Class of

2002

Trauma Surgeon. Developer of Life Flight.

William E. Dyess

Class of

2001

Commander of the 21st Pursuit Squadron in the Philippines and P.O.W.

Ira C. Eaker

Class of

2019

Pioneer Aviator / Creator of the 8th Air Force

The Edwards Family

Class of

2016

Warbird Enthusiasts

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Class of

2016

U.S. President and Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe

Joe H. Engle

Class of

2023

X-15 Test Pilot & NASA Astronaut

Beryl A. Erickson

Class of

1997

Production Test Pilot

Maxime A. “Max” Faget

Class of

1999

NASA Director of Engineering and Development

Maybelle M. Fletcher

Class of

2001

Aviator, Flight Instructor, Business Owner

Benjamin D. Foulois

Class of

2017

United States Army General, Aviator Pioneer

Wally Funk

Class of

2024

Aviation Trailblazer

Pauline Glasson

Class of

2007

Flight Instructor

George E. Haddaway

Class of

2020

Founder of Flight Magazine, Aviation Humanitarian, Historian and Pilot