WAI Names 2017 Pioneer Hall of Fame Inductees

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 10:05 PM ET

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Lt. j.g. Barbara Allen, Ensign Jane M. Skiles, Lt. j.g. Judith A. Neuffer and Ensign Kathleen L. McNary, part of the U.S. Navy's first class of women aviators, are among the 2017 International Pioneer Hall of Fame inductees. Women in Aviation International

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Women in Aviation International (WAI) announced its 2017 inductees to the International Pioneer Hall of Fame.
Inductees include the U.S. Navy’s first class of eight women aviators and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stayce Harris, the highest-ranking African-American woman military pilot.
The late Elizabeth “Betty” Everts Greene, a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) and founder of Mission Aviation Fellowship, was also honored.
All inductees will be recognized on March 4, 2017, at WAI’s 28th annual International Women in Aviation conference.

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Women in Aviation International (WAI), an organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation career fields and interests, just announced its 2017 inductees to the International Pioneer Hall of Fame.