Mission:

Every year the Aviation Hall of Fame recognizes 4 individuals who came from New Jersey who have made a major contribution to NJ’s aerospace industry. 


Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), 
Inducted 01/10/1973
An American aviator who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927. Other pilots had crossed the Atlantic before him. But Lindbergh was the first person to do it alone nonstop.



Amelia Earhart
Inducted 1/1/2010
Amelia Earhart (Born July 24, 1897; missing July 2, 1937; declared legally dead January 5, 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.