Iowa Aviation Museum

The Iowa Aviation Museum is located at the Greenfield Municipal Airport in Greenfield, Iowa, and is dedicated to preserving Iowa's aviation heritage. The Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame, located at the museum, honors Iowans who have contributed significantly to the growth of aviation.

Collection

The Iowa Aviation Museum has eleven civil aircraft on display, including some rare examples of early flying machines from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. The museum's collection includes:

1941 de Havilland Tiger Moth, Australian Model
1946 Piper J-3 Cub
1928 Curtiss Robin
1929 Northrop Primary Glider
1937 Piper J-2
1941 de Havilland Tiger Moth, Canadian Model
1941 Aetna-Timm Aero craft
1946 Taylorcraft, BC12
1957 Schweizer 1-20
1932 Mead Primary Glider
1968 Pitts Special S1S
1975 Easy Riser Glider
A-7D Corsair II
AH-1 Huey Cobra Gunship
1929 Pietenpol Replica
1931 Kari Keen
1929 Stearman
1963 Cherokee II Sailplane
Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame

The Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame began in 1990 and preceded the opening of the Iowa Aviation Museum. According to the museum's website, "Nominations to the Hall of Fame are accepted until February 1st of each year. A selection committee, appointed by the Museum's Board of Directors, evaluates the nominations on a point system. A permanent tribute for each Hall of Fame inductee is featured at the Museum. The Museum is the only place in Iowa which focuses on the state's aviation heritage."

Iowa Aviation Hall Of Fame Inductees By Year

1990

Ann Holtgren Pellegreno: First woman to serve as a Commissioner for both the Iowa Aeronautics Commission and the Iowa Department of Transportation.
John and Yvonne Schildberg: John's fascination with vintage aircraft and Yvonne's generosity resulted in the presentation of ten antique aircraft to the Greenfield community which was the foundation of the Iowa Aviation Museum.
John Wesley Cable: Constructed the first airport in Waterloo, Iowa in 1927.
William "Billy" Robinson
Wyman Fiske Marshall: A member of the “Three Musketeers,” the first aerobatic flying team in the United States, from 1928 to 1929 and United States Marine Corps Brigadier General.

1991

Aden "Bite" Livingston
Arthur J. Hartman
Don Ultang
Ila Fox Loetscher

1992

Charles A. Horner
Neta Snook Southern: Taught Amelia Earhart how to fly.
Sidney "Sid" Cleveland

1993

Clarence Duncan Chamberlin
Clayton Folkerts
Louis "Andy" Anderson
Nellie Vos Ruby

1994

Eugene Burton Ely
JC Pemberton
Luther H. Smith
Robert L. Taylor

1995

John Livingston
Ralph E. Piper
Robert Freyermuth

1996

Carl G. Zeliadt
Grant H. Woldum
Howard V. Gregory

1997

Charles W. Fink
Donald A. Luscombe
Herbert R. Elliott
William Norman Reed

1998

Avery "Jack" Ladd
Elvin F. Knotts
Robert W. Williams

1999

Charles Gatschet
Clifton P. "Ole" Oleson
Harold B. Miller

2000

Hartley A. "Hap" Westbrook

2001

Ralph Weberg
Robert Parmele
Russell and Dolly Zangger

2002

Carl Bates
Glenn L. Martin

2003

Louis Schalk
Walter Cunningham
Wilbur and Orville Wright

2004

Ellen Church Marshall
Joseph P. Gomer

2005

H. Jerry Dwyer

2006

The Iowa Tuskegee Airmen: William V. Bibb, James E. Bowman, Russell L. Collins, Maurice V. Esters, Joseph P. Gomer, Robert L. Martin, George R. Miller, Clarence A. Oliphant, Robert M. Parkey, Luther H. Smith, Thurman E. Spriggs, and Robert W. Williams.

2007

Frank C. Wallace
Wilmer A. Reedholm

2008

Kimberly D. Olson
William J. Fox

2009

Delbert H. Clayton
Jack E. Conger

2010

Clyde Cable
Glen Niederhauser