Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame

The Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame (Also WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame) was established in 1992 by Women in Aviation International to honor and recognize women who have made significant contributions to aviation. Its purpose is to honor women who have made significant contributions as record setters, pioneers, or innovators in the aviation and aerospace industries. WAI solicits nominations from throughout the aviation industry each year for the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame.Hall of Fame Inductees are chosen from the nominations by a committee, "with special consideration given to individuals who have helped other women become successful in aviation or opened doors of opportunity for other women." Women are inducted to the hall of fame at the conclusion of the WAI annual conference. +Pioneer Hall of Fame InducteesNameImageBirth–DeathYear20052005(1925–2010)2001(1944–2024)20052010(1903–1993)1994(1924–2018)2006(1915–2009)2023(1947–)200420152013(1953–)2007(1948–)2018(1918–2008)2001(1966–)20192011(1904–2003)2000(1948–)2002(1931–2019)2000(1906–1980)2009(1892–1926)1995(1956–)1995(1934–2020)2004(1952–)2010(1920–)2007(1958–)2014(1956–)2010(1928–2020)2002(1931–2009)1996(1968–)2011(1897–1937)1997(1918–2010)1999(1924–2016)19942004First Women of U.S. Coast Guard Aviation2019First Class of Women Naval Aviators2017First Women's National Air Derby Pilots2012(1919–1943)2022(1951–)2018(1939–)1995(1920–1997)2017(1959–)2017(1920–2021)2012(1922–2017)1999(1958–)2011(1921–2010)2006(1909–1997)1993(1916–2004)1995(1926–1996)2000(1914–1996)1995(1903–1941)2016(1909–2012)199419982023(1935–2004)2006(1915–2001)1992(1967–)2020(1912–1944)20112004(1915–2013)2004(1905–2001)1999(1910–2017)2002(1920–2013)2005(1914–1976)2008(1905–1980)20122012(1974–)2008(1924–2008)2009(1953–2019)2022(1902–1986)2014(1875–1963)2007(1917–2009)1999(1957–2017)2018Mercury 13 'The Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees' (FLATS)1996(1912–2002)2010(1925–2014)20082006Navy Women Navigators of WWII (WAVES)1997(1901–1960)2009(1902–1975)2015(1922–2022)20152015(1921–2011)20012022(1925–2020)1996(1875–1912)1998(1951–2012)2014(1921–2008)2008(1956–)20162021(1908–2008)2019(1885–1970)2002(1922–1988)2014(1917–2017)2009(1935–)2013(1926–2011)1997(1911–2010)20011998(1951–)2010(1971–)2023(1905–1979)2000(1958–2020)2021(1916–2009)2009(1906–2003)1993UPT Class 77-082016U.S. Army's First Women Rotary Wing Aviators2020U.S. Marine Corps' First Class of Women Aviators2021WAI Founding Board of Directors20132020(1951–)1997(1939–)1992(1920–2014)2005(1908–2012)1992Whirly-Girls, International Women Helicopter Pilots1998(1902–1992)1992(1938–)1996(1919–2008)2006(1958–)2016Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)1993Women's Section of the Air Transport Auxiliary2008(1909–2001)1994(1922–2017)2011(1952–)1992

See also North American aviation halls of fame

References

External links Official website