
Darrel Berry (posthumous): Berry, who died in October 2025, was a member of the EAA Tennessee Warbirds First Squadron, a founding member of the Ridge Runner flight team, and a lead pilot for the T-34 Association’s FAST team. As the owner of BMT Aviation, his passion for collecting, restoring, and flying vintage military aircraft included more than three dozen warbirds, featuring several T-34s, T-6s, AT-11s, helicopters, and a Grumman TBM Avenger. An Army and Marine Corps veteran, Berry became a pilot in 1978 and logged more than 8,000 hours of flying over his career.