{"id":12479,"date":"2019-04-06T16:47:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T16:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=12479"},"modified":"2019-04-06T16:50:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T16:50:17","slug":"national-aviation-hall-of-fame-announces-17th-annual-combs-gates-award-call-for-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/national-aviation-hall-of-fame-announces-17th-annual-combs-gates-award-call-for-entries\/%20","title":{"rendered":"National Aviation Hall of Fame Announces 17th Annual Combs-Gates Award \u201cCall for Entries\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/National-Hall-of-Fameedit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/National-Hall-of-Fameedit.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/National-Hall-of-Fameedit-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/National-Hall-of-Fameedit-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that the 2019 Combs-Gates Award \u201ccall for entries\u201d is now open. The prestigious $20,000 cash award is presented each year to an individual or group for a project judged to be exemplary in the promotion and preservation of America\u2019s air and space heritage. Submitted projects ideally spotlight one or more of the 241 men and women aviation pioneers that have been inducted into the Congressionally-chartered, non-profit NAHF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2019 award ceremony will take place during a special\nsession of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and\nconvention. The NBAA convention will be held October 22-24 in Las Vegas, NV and\nis the largest civil aviation event in the world. Officials from the NAHF and\nNBAA, alongside previous NAHF Enshrinees, will present the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judges of the Combs-Gates Award will independently\nreview each award submission based upon criteria such as historical accuracy,\ncreativity, potential for long-term impact and value to the NAHF mission of\nhonoring America\u2019s outstanding air and space pioneers. Winning applicants will\nbe notified by August 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1996 Enshrinee Harry Combs established the Combs Award to\nencourage and support relevant historic research and preservation in aviation.\nThe name of the honor was changed to the Combs-Gates Award a decade later, when\nJohn Gates and his sister, Diane G. Wallach, chose to commemorate their\nfather\u2019s dedication to historic preservation and study in aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The late Charles Gates, who passed away in 2005, partnered\nwith Combs on several aviation businesses, including the Combs Gates FBO chain\nand Gates Learjet. Mr. Combs was instrumental in the growth and development of\nbusiness aviation. It was therefore fitting when in 2003, the 100th anniversary\nof the first powered flight, the NAHF partnered with NBAA to host the inaugural\nCombs Gates Award presentation at the NBAA annual meeting and convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peggy Loeffler won the Combs-Gates Award in 2018 for her\nmuseum exhibit, \u201cNew England Women Take Flight.\u201d 1994 Enshrinee Colonel Joe\nKittinger, USAF (Ret), 2008 Enshrinee Mr. Sean D. Tucker, 2010 Enshrinee Mr.\nClay Lacy, and 2014 Enshrinee Mr. Dale Klapmeier presented the award to Mrs.\nLoeffler with NBAA President Ed Bolen and members of the NAHF Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the Combs-Gates Award or to apply, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalaviation.org\">www.nationalaviation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that the 2019 Combs-Gates Award \u201ccall for entries\u201d is now open. The prestigious $20,000 cash award is presented each year to an individual or group for a project judged to be exemplary in the promotion and preservation of America\u2019s air and space heritage. 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