Clay Lacy Honored at NBAA

Bethany Whitfield

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 09:43 PM ET

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Legendary aviator Clay Lacy was honored with NBAA's 2011 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award, the association's highest honor.
Lacy began flying at age 12 and has accumulated over 50,000 hours in more than 200 aircraft types.
His notable contributions include winning the Reno Air Races, completing aerial scenes for major movies, setting an around-the-world speed record, and founding one of the world's largest charter operations, placing him among aviation legends like Charles Lindbergh.

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Several leading names in aviation gathered to pay tribute to legendary aviator Clay Lacy as he was awarded NBAA‘s 2011 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award, the association’s highest honor, at the NBAA Convention on Tuesday.

Bob Hoover, Sean Tucker, Randy Babbitt, Fig Newton, Harrison Ford and Eugene Cernan joined Lacy on stage to celebrate his life-long love of aviation and his significant contributions to the aviation community.