{"id":31173,"date":"2025-03-24T16:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=31173"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:52:48","slug":"new-exhibit-at-ind-honors-indianas-legendary-contribution-to-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/news\/airports\/new-exhibit-at-ind-honors-indianas-legendary-contribution-to-aviation\/%20","title":{"rendered":"New Exhibit at IND Honors Indiana\u2019s Legendary Contribution to Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aviation leaders from the Indianapolis Airport Authority and the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame<\/a> gathered recently to dedicate a new exhibit at the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) that honors and tells the rich history of Hoosiers in Flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the first flight at Kitty Hawk to the Apollo 11 mission, to Amelia Earhart, the Tuskegee Airmen and Rolls Royce, Hoosier natives and institutions have made pivotal contributions to mankind\u2019s major breakthroughs and monumental moments in aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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All photos provided by the Indianapolis Airport Authority.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThese aviation legends came from throughout Indiana to do great things that have not only enabled us to soar in the skies but to expand into the vastness of space,\u201d said Mario Rodriguez, IAA executive director. \u201cHoosiers have truly been at the forefront across aviation history and are shaping its future even today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new exhibit brings together the inspiring stories of Indiana\u2019s legends in aviation highlighting their influences and achievements, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Wilbur Wright, a Millville, Ind., native flew the first airplane flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Margaret Hamilton, a Paoli, Ind., native invented software engineering and wrote the code for the Apollo 11 mission, helping to put Neil Armstrong on the moon in 1969<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Abe Silverstein, a Terre Haute, Ind., native known as the \u201cFather of the U.S. Space Program\u201d, contributed to the planning and launching of the first satellite and manned space missions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lewis A. Jackson, an Angola, Ind., native combined his aviation skills with his education degree to become the Director of Training for the 99th Pursuit Squadron of Tuskegee Airmen during World War II<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • James Allison, whose Indianapolis-based Allison Experimental Company built engines for the U.S. military, helping the nation to win both World Wars \u2014 and whose contribution continues today at Allison Transmission and Rolls-Royce<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Col. Harvey Weir Cook, a Wilkinson, Ind., native, a military hero, and the namesake of the Indianapolis International Airport campus, was instrumental in educating the public in the 1930s about the history of flight and aviation via his radio show sponsored by Pennant Syrup<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Purdue University, where in 1935, Amelia Earhart joined the staff as the \u201cCounselor on Careers for Women\u201d mentoring female students for four years and is credited with inspiring an uptick in the number of women drawn to the Purdue\u2019s aeronautics engineering program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    These and many more stories fill the Hoosiers in Flightexhibit, along with aviation artifacts, designs and achievements in aviation engineering. The exhibit is located in the Baggage Claim area near Carousel 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Honoring Inductees \u2014 Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Through this exhibit, the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame now has a physical space to honor their inductees, with the newest class being represented at today\u2019s event. The 2024 class members are Wil Davis, Larry Gross, Worthe Holt, Jr., John Riddle, Edmond \u201cEd\u201d Soliday and Joseph Allen IV. Each of the inductees has brought a Hoosier connection and significant contribution to aviation history.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    David Newill, Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame, Treasurer. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    \u201cOur new inductees\u2019 names will live among those Hoosiers who have bravely conquered the sky, and who are exemplary inspiration for generations of aviation and aerospace leaders to come,\u201d said Dave Newill, a Director and Historian for the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Inductees\u2019 names will be added each year to the Indy airport\u2019s new Hoosiers in Flightexhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe partnership between the airport and the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame is both a longstanding and natural relationship that amplifies the amazing feats of Hoosiers in aviation, and we\u2019re proud to have this living and breathing exhibit as part of our arts and culture focus,\u201d said Megan Carrico, IAA senior director of public affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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