Santa Monica Airport’s Museum of Flying last week announced that this year’s inductees into the California Aviation Hall of Fame are Angela Masson, Mike Melvill, Dick Rutan and Barry Schiff. The California Aviation Hall of Fame is a subsidiary of the Museum of Flying. The award ceremony will be held at the museum on Saturday, May 5, 2018, with a reception beginning at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and the induction ceremony will follow. Previous inductees include Bob Hoover, Clay Lacy and astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
California Aviation Hall of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees
Key Takeaways:
- The Museum of Flying announced Angela Masson, Mike Melvill, Dick Rutan, and Barry Schiff as the 2018 inductees into the California Aviation Hall of Fame.
- The inductees include Angela Masson, American Airlines' first female chief pilot and inventor; Dick Rutan, who piloted the first non-stop global flight; Captain Barry Schiff, a veteran TWA pilot with over 28,000 flight hours; and Mike Melvill, the world's first commercial astronaut.
- The induction ceremony, celebrating these pioneers in aviation, is scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Museum of Flying.
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