JD Wetterling sent this amazing poem in honor of his friend Major Vince Willett, Jr. who was shot down on April 17, 1969. ODE TO A WINGMAN: A Post-Midnight Passage to Glory (Robert “Vince” Willett, Jr., August 5, 1944 –April 17, 1969) We both were gung-ho, two young fighter jocks. Our blight was psychotic—a love
Walt Cunningham Jack Dailey Bill Dana Ron Fogleman
Join the National Aviation Hall of Famefor the 56th Annual Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony to be held in the breathtaking National Building Museum in Washington, DC on September 28th. On that evening we will again proudly present an event worthy of the title, “The Oscar Night of Aviation.” Surrounded by the grand columns within the facility built to provide pensions to America’s Civil War veterans, the NAHF Board of Trustees and staff are planning the most spectacular Enshrinement to date.