RIAHOF Inductee Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/recognition-awarded/inductees Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:46:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png RIAHOF Inductee Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/recognition-awarded/inductees 32 32 The Allen Family of Aeronauts https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/women/the-allen-family-of-aeronauts Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:46:27 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=930 The Allen Family of Aeronauts: according to New York-based aeronautical researcher Chris Lynch, “If there was a founding family of RI aviation, they are it.”

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]]> James & Ezra Allen https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/other-military/james-ezra-allen Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:22:56 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=916 Barrington natives James Allen (1824-1897) and his younger brother Ezra Allen (1840 - 1902) distinguished themselves through a lifelong commitment to aeronautics in the 19th century.

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]]> MG Bill Anders, USAF (Ret) https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-air-force/mg-bill-anders-usaf-ret Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:52:07 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1309 Retired Air Force Major General, Apollo 8 Astronaut and former Textron executive Bill Anders is one of the first three humans to view the dark side of the moon. Anders described his experiences and his famous photograph, “Earthrise,” which he took on Christmas Eve, 1968. Along with the first pictures taken of the earth from […]

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]]> George Armitage https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/inventors-innovations/george-armitage Sat, 22 Oct 2005 22:01:59 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=942 George Armitage (1887-1948) Born in England, he came to Rhode Island as a youngster and attended Providence public schools. He may have been the first person to fly in Rhode Island; it is known that he began experimenting with “power driven gliders” as early as 1905. A 1934 article in Rhode Island Review stated: “To […]

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]]> Raymond W. Barnes https://riahof.org/recognition-awarded/inductees/ssgt-raymond-barnes Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:15:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2292 Raymond W. Barnes (1915-1992) was a radioman/gunner whose B-17 was shot down over Germany in November, 1943. Seven crew members perished and three survived as POWs, including Barnes, who lost an eye during the fight. He was liberated in June 1945. His son Ron Barnes is going to Germany in 2026 to dedicate a memorial […]

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]]> Col. John F . “Jack” Barrett, US Air Force, Retired https://riahof.org/recognition-awarded/inductees/col-john-jack-barrett Sat, 18 Nov 2023 17:53:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1991 Col. John F . “Jack” Barrett, US Air Force, Retired (1912-1997) WWII recon, patrol and bomber pilot. Named CO of the 152nd Fighter Squadron, RI Air National Guard in 1949. Born in New Hampshire, he moved to RI in 1912 and graduated from St. Andrew’s Technical School in Barrington. After two years in the Merchant Marine, […]

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