Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/wright-brothers-master-pilot-award Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:57:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/wright-brothers-master-pilot-award 32 32 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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]]> Justin “Jay” Strauss https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2022/jay-strauss Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:25:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1942 Justin “Jay” Strauss (1933-2021) was a USAF and General Aviation pilot with more than 12,000 hours of flight time. He flew tanker aircraft in the Strategic Air Command for three years. Best known as the longtime owner and manager of his family business, Eagle Cornice, he volunteered many hours on Angel Flight and Veteran’s Air […]

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