2013 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/year-of-induction/2013 Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:54:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png 2013 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/achievement/year-of-induction/2013 32 32 Richard Warren Blackman https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-navy/richard-warren-blackman Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:05:42 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1030 Alabama-born Richard Warren Blackman (1939—2013) made a major contribution to aviation in RI through
his lengthy service with the Civil Air Patrol (CAP).

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]]> Paul Broadnax https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/minorities/paul-broadnax Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:13:39 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1036 Paul Broadnax, the child of two well-known and influential Boston-area classical musicians, played with the Tuskegee Airmen military band and dance band.

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]]> William Grosvenor Jr. https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-army/william-grosvenor Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:28:33 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=988 Long-time North Kingstown resident William Grosvenor Jr. (1920-1980) was born in Providence and attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, MA. In November 1942 he arrived in China where he flew 132 missions (286 combat hours) under General Chennault with the 75th Pursuit Squadron, the “Flying Tiger Sharks”.

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]]> Harold Edminston Lemont, Jr. https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/inventors-innovations/harold-lemont Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:02:05 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1026 Raised in Providence, Harold Edminston Lemont, Jr. (1920-2003) was an aeronautical engineer and inventor who graduated from Moses Brown School, and Rhode Island State College (now URI).

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]]> Mary Ann Lippitt https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/women/mary-ann-lippitt Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:56:06 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=986 Mary Ann Lippitt (1918-2006) was a descendant of an old and influential Rhode Island family that was very active in Rhode Island business and politics. In 1944 she learned to fly during a visit to Virginia, and was soon a skilled aviatrix. She worked as a flying instructor in Virginia and served in the US air postal service before returning to Rhode Island. She was one of about a dozen women pilots in the state.

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]]> Martin R. Shugrue, Jr. https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/commercial-aviation/martin-r-shugrue-jr Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:02:20 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1028 Providence-born Martin R. Shugrue, Jr. (1941—1999) was a Naval Aviator and airline executive who played a pivotal and at times controversial role in unsuccessful attempts to keep Pan American World Airways and, later, Eastern Airlines from failing. He was known as a gregarious executive who had a knack for getting along with union leaders and […]

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