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Aero Club of Washington
2011 Wright Memorial Dinner
honoring
Thomas Stafford
The Aero Club of Washington hosted the 64nd annual Wright Memorial Dinner on Friday, December 16, 2011 , at the Washington Hilton Hotel. The dinner honored the 2011 recipient of the NAA Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy,
Thomas P. Stafford.
 
Thomas Stafford
2011 recipient of the NAA Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
Past Recipients of the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
| 2011 |
Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford, USAF (Ret.) |
| 2010 |
Harrison Ford |
| 2009 |
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy |
1978 |
Senator Jennings Randolph |
| 2008 |
Norman R. Augustine |
1977 |
Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, USAF (Ret.) |
| 2007 |
Captain Eugene Cernan |
1976 |
William A. Patterson |
| 2006 |
Norman Y. Mineta |
1975 |
Clarence “Kelly” Johnson |
| 2005 |
Pete Aldridge |
1974 |
Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb |
| 2004 |
Bob Crandall |
1973 |
Senator Barry M. Goldwater |
| 2003 |
Senator John Glenn |
1972 |
John H. Shaffer |
| 2002 |
Paul Poberezny |
1971 |
Senator Howard W. Cannon |
| 2001 |
Neil A. Armstrong |
1970 |
C. R. Smith |
| 2000 |
Herb Kelleher |
1969 |
William M. Allen |
| 1999 |
Delford M. Smith |
1968 |
Senator Warren C. Magnuson |
| 1998 |
Edward Stimpson |
1966 |
Igor I. Sikorksy |
| 1997 |
Charles H. Kaman |
1966 |
Juan T. Trippe |
| 1996 |
Frederick W. Smith |
1965 |
Jerome Lederer |
| 1995 |
Russell W. Meyer, Jr. |
1964 |
Henry F. Guggenheim |
| 1994 |
A. L. Ueltschi |
1963 |
Donald W. Douglas, Sr. |
| 1993 |
Gerhard Neumann |
1962 |
John Stack |
| 1992 |
Senator Jake Garn |
1961 |
Senator A. S. Mike Monroney |
| 1991 |
Benjamin A. Cosgrove |
1960 |
Frederick C. Crawford |
| 1990 |
Edwin I. Colodny |
1959 |
William P. MacCracken, Jr. |
| 1989 |
Thomas Jones |
1958 |
Dr. John Francis Victory |
| 1988 |
Sam B. Williams |
1957 |
Senator Stuart Symington |
| 1987 |
Allen E. Paulson |
1956 |
Dr. Edward P. Warner |
| 1986 |
Joseph F. Sutter |
1955 |
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden |
| 1985 |
Harry B. Combs |
1954 |
Dr. Theodore von Kármán |
| 1984 |
David S. Lewis |
1953 |
Carl Hinshaw |
| 1983 |
J. Leland Atwood |
1952 |
Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, USAF (Ret.) |
| 1982 |
Dr. Willis M. Hawkins |
1951 |
Dr. Jerome Hunsaker |
| 1981 |
Dwayne L. Wallace |
1950 |
Grover C. Loening |
| 1980 |
Olive Ann Beech |
1949 |
Charles A. Lindbergh |
| 1979 |
T. A. Wilson |
1948 |
Dr. William F. Durand |
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