Delta Air Lines
was was recognized with the Aviation Achievement Award in 1996 organized in 1926 in Monroe, Louisiana, as an aerial crop-dusting company, has grown and merged to become Kentucky’s major air […]
1996
Matthew B. Sellers
Did extensive research toward developing and flying the first aeroplane in Kentucky, at Grahn, Carter County, in December 1908. He continued to develop aircraft in Kentucky and later in the
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John Paul Riddle
A Pikeville native, trained in the U.S. Air Service in 1920 and 1921 and thereafter “barnstormed” and operated a flight training and charter service in eastern Kentucky. Later, in Cincinnati,
Harry Peet
Louisville and Winchester, in 1928 became the first of Kentucky’s pilots to obtain a C.A.A. license. He was a pioneer of corporate aircraft use, conducting geological surveys, industrial and utility
Mary Edith Engle
was an active member of the Blue Grass Flying Club at old Cool Meadow Airport prior to World War II. She was an early enlistee in the wartime Women Airforce
Maj. Gen. Philip Ardery
Throughout his 98 years, Philip Ardery exemplified courage, service, and a commitment to bettering his community and nation. His lasting impact on the Kentucky Air National Guard, legal profession, and mental health advocacy cemented his legacy as one of the Commonwealth’s most distinguished citizens.
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