FAA Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/faa Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:39:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png FAA Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/faa 32 32 Harry M. Jones https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-army/harry-m-jones Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:49:59 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=934 Harry M. Jones (1890-1973) Described in a 1912 Providence Journal article as Rhode Island’s “1st home grown aviator”, Jones managed the very first air show ever held in Rhode Island that same year. He was also the first (and last) person ever to land a plane on the Boston Common. Jones was best known, however, […]

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]]> John A. Rutledge, Jr. https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2015/john-a-rutledge-jr Sat, 21 Nov 2015 19:26:02 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=956 John A. Rutledge Jr. (1943-2012) was born in Westerly and raised beneath the traffic pattern of Westerly Airport. John began flying as a teen and ultimately logged more than 40,000 flight hours, flying more than 30 different types of airplanes.

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