Master Army Aviator Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/master-army-aviator Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:39:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png Master Army Aviator Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/master-army-aviator 32 32 COL (Retired) Lawson W. “Topper” Durfee USA https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2022/lawson-topper-durfee Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:02:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1934 Lawson “Topper” Durfee (1945—), an Army helicopter pilot with almost 1000 Vietnam combat hours, he earned the coveted Master Army Aviator designation. He retired from the RI Army National Guard after 26 years of service accruing some 7000 total flight hours. Durfee has been a South Kingstown Reserve Police Officer for 25 years, and a […]

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]]> BG (Retired) John L. Enright Sr., USA https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2022/bg-john-enright Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:09:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1936 BG (Retired) John L. Enright Sr., USA (1947—) General Enright is the former Deputy Commanding General and Assistant Adjutant General-Army for the State of RI. As an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam he accrued close to 1000 combat flight hours. A Master Army Aviator, he he retired from the RI Army National Guard after forty […]

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]]> MAJ David L. Nuttall, US Army, Retired https://riahof.org/recognition-awarded/inductees/maj-david-l-nuttall Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:48:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2011 MAJ David L. Nuttall, US Army, Retired (1948- Army helicopter pilot, Vietnam; Master Army Aviator; helicopter instructor in Iran; maintenance test pilot; aviation instructor in both RI and NJ National Guard, accruing about 7500 hours military flight time. Flew another 2500 hours in civilian assignments—medevac, forest firefighting and oil rig support. 

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]]> COL (Retired) William H. Pond USA https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2022/william-h-pond Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:21:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1940 COL (Retired) William H. Pond USA (1945—) As an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam he flew more than 1300 combat hours, earning two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars and numerous other decorations. Colonel Pond is a Master Army Aviator with more than 7800 hours total flight time. He is a two-time recipient of the […]

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