Aerospace Walk of Honor
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/about-us/departments-services/parks-recreation-arts/special-events/aerospace-walk-of-honor-program-has-been-concluded |title=Aerospace Walk of Honor – Program has been Concluded |accessdate=2017-10-02 |archive-date=2017-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003030913/http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/about-us/departments-services/parks-recreation-arts/special-events/aerospace-walk-of-honor-program-has-been-concluded |url-status=dead }}
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)
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- Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, 1993
- Harry Andonian, 2009{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/never-walked-on-moon-but-local-pilot-helped-train-lunar/article_d90244ea-aa87-11e9-9965-775b58c66a0f.html|title=Never walked on moon but local pilot helped train lunar astronauts|last1=Kellar|first1=Brad|date=July 20, 2019|newspaper=Herald Banner|location=Greenville, Texas|access-date=September 29, 2019}}
- Neil Armstrong, 1991
- Fred J. Ascani, MGen USAF, 1999{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36530162/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Pilots to be Honored with Monuments|last1=Haynes|first1=Karima A.|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 17, 1999|via=Newspapers.com}}
- Frank T. Birk, 2001
- Charles C. "Charlie" Bock, Jr., 1994{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36298146/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Aerospace Walk of Honor Inducts 5|last1=Johnson|first1=Chip|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 19, 1994|page=53|via=Newspapers.com}}
- Albert Boyd, 1991{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36299181/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Neil Armstrong to Join Lancaster Walk of Honor|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 17, 1991|page=B3|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Chandler|first1=John}}
- Irving L. Burrows, 2008
- Stanley P. "Stan" Butchart, 1999
- Robert L. Cardenas, 1995
- Marion E. Carl, 1992{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36299236/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Ceremony Will Honor 5 Test Pilots|last1=Halley|first1=Blaine|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 19, 1992|via=Newspapers.com|page=B2}}
- 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{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36299122/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Ground-Level Monuments Honor Heroes of the Air|last1=Kaplan|first1=Tracey|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 23, 1990|page=840|via=Newspapers.com}}
- 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{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/Index.aspx?page%3D692 |title=City of Lancaster : 2009 |accessdate=2014-10-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215953/http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/index.aspx?page=692 |archivedate=2014-05-27 }}
- 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
- James McDivitt, 2009
- John B. "Jack" McKay, 1996
- Thomas C. McMurtry, 1998{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36298985/the_signal/|title=Aerospace Walk of Honor Ceremonies Set Sept. 19|newspaper=The Signal|location=Santa Clarita, California|date=August 28, 1998|page=45|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Rock|first1=Carol}}
- Corwin H. "Corky" Meyer, 1999
- Arthur K. "Kit" Murray, 1997
- Lewis A. Nelson, 2007{{cite web|url=https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/lew-nelson/|title=Lew Nelson Archives|website=This Day in Aviation|date=10 April 2024 }}
- William C. Park, 1995
- Bruce Peterson, 2003
- Robert O. "Bob" Rahn, 1994
- Jack Ridley, 1996
- Colonel Joseph W. Rogers, USAF, 2004{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36530314/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Col. Joseph Rogers, 81; Pilot Set Speed Record, Flew in Korean, Vietnam Wars|last1=Oliver|first1=Myrna|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|page=15|date=August 13, 2005|via=Newspapers.com}}
- 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{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/Index.aspx?page%3D692 |title=City of Lancaster : 2009 |accessdate=2014-10-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215953/http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/index.aspx?page=692 |archivedate=2014-05-27 }}
- Chuck Yeager, 1990
- Jean L. "Skip" Ziegler, 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/Index.aspx?page%3D692 |title=City of Lancaster : 2009 |accessdate=2014-10-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215953/http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/index.aspx?page=692 |archivedate=2014-05-27 }}
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070509200957/http://www.cityoflancasterca.org/Index.aspx?page=80 City of Lancaster's web pages for the Walk of Honor]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050204032601/http://www.awoh.org/index2.htm AWOH.org, the Walk's official web site, is inactive as of January 2007; this is archive.org's backup from February 2005]
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Category:Halls of fame in California
Category:Buildings and structures in Lancaster, California
Category:Awards established in 1990
Category:Monuments and memorials in Los Angeles County, California