2004 – 11/02 - EAA Halls of Fame Induct Eight

The Experimental Aircraft Association will honor eight of its members this week who contributed greatly to the world of flight as the newest inductees of the EAA-affiliated Halls of Fame. The group will be inducted on Friday, November 5, during a program at the EAA Aviation Center at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Bob Whittier and the late Pete Bowers are being inducted into the EAA Homebuilders' Hall of Fame; Betty Stewart and the late Dorothy Hester, the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Hall of Fame; Howard Pardue the EAA Warbirds of America Hall of Fame; Espie "Butch" Joyce the Vintage Aircraft Association Hall of Fame; and Klaus Hill and Bert Howland, posthumous inductees to EAA Ultralight Hall of Fame.

"Each of these eight people has made a unique contribution to the world of flight," said EAA President Tom Poberezny. "Those of us active in aviation today recognize their commitment and passion for flying. These inductees represent the best that recreational aviation has to offer and serve as an example for everyone involved in flying. We are honored to welcome them as our newest inductees to the EAA Halls of Fame."

Members of EAA and EAA Divisions nominated the inductees. The Board of Directors of each group made the final selections. Nominees were considered for their contributions to the history, development and growth of a particular facet of sport aviation.

The IAC Hall of Fame was founded in 1987, while the Homebuilders' Hall of Fame was founded in 1993 and the Warbirds of America Hall of Fame in 1995. The Vintage Aircraft Association Hall of Fame was created in 1993, while 1999 was the inaugural year for the Ultralight Hall of Fame.

EAA HALLS OF FAME 2004 INDUCTEES HOMEBUILDERS' HALL OF FAME
Pete Bowers: Bowers (EAA #977), who passed away in April 2003, was a Boeing engineer and an EAA member since the 1950s. In 1962, his "Fly Baby II" design won an EAA aircraft design contest and became extremely popular. The airplane's simple design led to extensive innovation and evolution by later builders. Bowers also wrote hundreds of aviation articles over the last half-century.
Bob Whittier: Whittier (EAA# 1235) is a mainstay of EAA's publications. Despite a childhood illness that robbed him of his hearing, he authored 2,500 articles and 10 books on a wide range of topics. Whittier began writing for the original Experimenter magazine (now EAA Sport Aviation) in the 1950s and still contributes to EAA Sport Pilot & Light-Sport Aircraft magazine.
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME
Espie "Butch" Joyce: Joyce (EAA #19740), Joyce began his involvement with aviation at age 10 and after serving in the U.S. Army's Green Berets, began an interest in vintage aircraft. He became an advisor to the then-EAA Antique/Classic Division in 1981 and was elected president of the group in 1988, establishing a vintage aircraft insurance plan and nearly tripling the group's membership.
INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB HALL OF FAME
Betty Stewart: Stewart (EAA #77573), of Moscow, Idaho, earned a bronze medal in the 1976 world championships at Kiev, U.S.S.R., the only American medal that year. Stewart has been an aerobatics judge since 1976, achieving an international judge rating-the highest level attainable. She continues to support the growth of grassroots aerobatic in both powered aircraft and gliders.
Dorothy Hester: Hester, who died in 1991, became the first woman pilot to perform an outside loop and was traveling the national air show circuit by age 20. She put her career on hold to tend to her family, but in 1948 (at age 38), she became the first woman to take the U.S. Navy's "G-test," the forerunner to tests given to the first astronauts.
ULTRALIGHT HALL OF FAME
Klaus Hill: Hill, who died in 1979, was a pioneer in ultralight flight as the designer of the Sailwing glider, the basis for the Twin Boomer and Delight Wing in the 1970s. His designs also included the Honeybee, Weedhopper, Hummer and Humbug soon followed. The Hummer, at the time one of the few ultralights in existence, received the best workmanship award at EAA Oshkosh 1978.
Bert Howland: Howland, who passed away in 1995, made his mark in aviation in the 1980s. He developed such designs as the H-1 "Meteor," H-2 "Honey Bee," H-3 "Pegasus" and H-4 "Chimp" in the mid- to late 1980s. Howland also offered kits of the H-2 and H-3, while developing the two-place H-5 "Gemini." He also turned to creating ultralight "warbird" replicas in the 1990s.
WARBIRDS HALL OF FAME
Howard Pardue: Pardue (EAA #127179) has logged 14,000 flight hours in 120 different types of aircraft over 50 years of flying. He flew more than a dozen types of aircraft as a military pilot, then turned to warbird air show flying and competing at the National Championship Air Races. Pardue also showed his passion for military aircraft by founding the Breckenridge Aviation Museum in Texas. View Howard Pardue’s Hall of Fame Video Vignette. Windows Media (4.26 MB) QuickTime (4.51 MB)

INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC HALL OF FAME  (established 1987) 1987: Jose Luis Aresti, Duane Cole, Curtis Pitts, Frank Price 1988: Marion Cole, Mike Murphy, Betty Skelton 1989: Robert L. Heuer, Beverly “Bevo” Howard, Harold Krier 1990: Lincoln Beachey, Bob Herendeen, Charlie Hillard, Art Scholl 1993: Neil Williams, Clint McHenry 1998: Bill Barber, Rodney Jocelyn, Tex Rankin, Harold Neumann, Tom Poberezny 1999: Henry Haigh 2000: Gene Beggs 2001: Mike Heuer 2002: Bill Thomas, Bob Davis 2003: Don Taylor 2004: Betty Stewart, Dorothy Hester EAA HOMEBUILDERS HALL OF FAME (established 1993) 1993: Paul Poberezny, S.J. “Steve” Wittman, George Bogardus 1994: Bernie Pietenpol, Bob Burbick, Ray Stits 1995: Tony Bingelis, Molt Taylor, John Thorp 1996: Sam Burgess, Nick D’Apuzzo, Ed Heath, Volmer Jensen 1997: Ladislao Pazmany, William Ghan, Harold Best-Devereux 1998: Curtis Pitts, Burt Rutan, Bill Warwick 1999: Henri Mignet, Richard Van Grunsven, Chris Heintz 2000: Jean Delemontez, Leslie Long 2001: John Monnett 2002: Jack Cox, Ken Brock 2003: William Chana 2004: Bob Whittier, Pete Bowers VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME (established 1993) 1993: E.E. “Buck” Hilbert, George York 1995: Cole Palen, Kelly Viets, Joe Juptner 1997: Paul Poberezny, Ann Pellegreno, Jim Younkin, Harold Armstrong 1999: Gene Chase, Edward C. Wegner, Tom Flock 2000: Jack Cox 2001: Dr. Roy Wicker, Ted Koston 2002: John M. Miller 2003: Al Kelch, Nick Rezich 2004: Espie “Butch” Joyce

EAA WARBIRDS OF AMERICA HALL OF FAME (established 1995) 1995: Paul Poberezny, Walt Ohlrich, John Baugh, Bill Harrison, Jerry Walbrun 1996: Dick Dieter, Charlie Nogle 1997: Sue Parish, Rudy Frasca, Jeff Ethell 1998: John Ellis, Randy Sohn 1999: William Dodds, Richard Ervin 2000: Dave Schlingman 2001: Lincoln Dexter, Edward Maloney 2002: Frank C. Sanders 2003: Chuck Doyle, Lloyd Parker Nolen 2004: Howard Pardue FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS HALL OF FAME (established 1997) 1997: Bernie Geier, Evelyn Bryan Johnson, James W. “Pete” Campbell 1998: Joe Vorbeck, Marvin Easter, Bill Kershner 1999: Anders Christenson, Dale DeRemer, Verne Jobst 2000: Iris Critchell, Ken Medley 2001: Amelia Reid2002: Jack Eggspuehler 2003: Barry Schiff EAA ULTRALIGHT HALL OF FAME (established 1999) 1999: Homer Kolb, John Moody, Chuck Slusarczyk 2000: Boris Popov, Wayne Ison 2001: Mike Sacrey 2002: John Chotia, Tom Peghiny 2003: Mike Jacober 2004: Klaus Hill, Bert Howland

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