Commercial Aviation Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/commercial-aviation Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:57:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png Commercial Aviation Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/commercial-aviation 32 32 LCDR Lynn Carter II, US Navy, Retired https://riahof.org/recognition-awarded/inductees/lcdr-lynn-carter-ii Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:37:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2007 LCDR Lynn Carter II, US Navy, Retired  (1946-) US Naval Academy, 1968; Navy fighter pilot; numerous carrier-based combat missions over Vietnam, earning multiple Strike/Flight Air Medals and three Commendation Medals with combat “V”. Graduate of Naval Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun). Flew 747s around the world for Atlas Air until mandatory retirement.

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]]> Robert L. Crandall https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/robert-l-crandall Thu, 23 Oct 2003 18:11:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2246 Robert Crandall is a native of Westerly, University of RI grad and long-time Chairman of American Airlines.

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]]> CDR Edward “Ted” Cunningham, USN (Ret) https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/commercial-aviation/commander-edward-ted-cunningham-usn-ret Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:26:33 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=792 Edward “Ted” Cunningham is a Rumford native and a 1949 graduate of St. Raphael High School in Pawtucket. Ted enlisted in the Navy to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a carrier pilot. During the early days of the Vietnam War, he flew numerous highly classified ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) missions shadowing and photographing Soviet missiles. After […]

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]]> Robert G. Danis https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/administrators-educators/robert-g-danis Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:53:17 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2306 Robert G. Danis (1936-2009) soloed on his 16th birthday and went on to accrue more than 20,000 flying hours. He flew with the Civil Air Patrol and as a private charter pilot before spending 30 years with US Air. After retirement he launched Lincoln Flight Center in Smithfield. Bob was designated Pilot of the Year […]

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]]> William C. Harris https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2022/william-c-harris Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:14:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1938 William C. Harris (1906-1963) As an early transport pilot and commercial aviation executive, Harris led the American Airlines operations in Providence from inception in 1936 until he retired in 1962. He learned to fly at Harvard University in the late 1920s, and went to work for Curtiss-Wright Flying Service in Boston, piloting a Ford Trimotor to […]

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]]> CW5 (Ret) Joseph A. Lopes, USA https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-army/cw5-ret-joseph-a-lopes-usa Sat, 23 Nov 2024 19:04:03 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2072 RI Army National Guard helicopter and fixed wing pilot; during the Vietnam War he flew clandestine CIA missions in Laos with Air America for six years. After civilian postings to Iran and Saudi Arabia, he finished his career as Maintenance Officer for Army Aviation. He accrued more than 11,000 flight hours over his 43 years […]

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