Notable Aviation History People

Introduction

This is a list of people who have made important contributions to aviation history. It is not a list of history makers, but a list of history savers, recorders, and presenters. Much of the material is taken from a Warbird Information Exchange thread.

Criteria for Inclusion

There have been some objections to the inclusion of certain individuals on this list on the basis that they have a negative reputation. For this reason, this page very intentionally does not use the term "important", but instead "notable" as based on the Wikipedia policy. The intent of this page is neither to pass judgement nor to establish who is deserving of "veneration" and who is not. It is not a "Hall of Fame", but a list of those who have made a significant impact – good or bad – on the history of aviation. In this way, it uses the same criteria as Time magazine for naming their "Person of the Year".

Authors

• Peter M. Bowers
• Martin W. Bowman
• Martin Caidin
• Tom Cooper
• Robert F. Dorr
• Lou Drendel
• Jeffery Ethell
• Rene Francillon
• Roger Freeman
• William Green
• Bill Gunston
• Richard P. Hallion
• Robert Jackson
• Gordon Swanborough
• Bill Sweetman
• Scott A. Thompson
• Barrett Tillman
• Nicholas A. Veronico

Other

• Bob Odegaard
• Ed Maloney
• Daryl Greenamyer
• David Tallichet
• Frank Tallman
• Jerry Yagen
• Kermit Weeks
• Paul Mantz
• Robert Greinert
• Tom Reilly
• Steve Hinton
• Walter Soplata
• Paul Poberezny
• Gerald Beck
• Lynn Garrison
• Cole Palen
• Charles Darby
• Carl Scholl
• Taigh Raimey
• Ron Fagen
• Chuck Greenhill
• Mark Clark
• Ric Gillespie
• Paul Garber
• Justin Taylan
• Herb Tischler
• E. L. Mercer
• Jim Lansdale
• Bud Wheeler
• Dan Hagedorn
• Joshua Stoff
• Stewart Bailey
• Robert van der Linden
• Earl Reinert
• John Larsen
• John Chambers
• Don Subritzky
• David Aiken
• Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith
• Walter J. Boyne
• Ernie Simmons
• Robert Mikesh
• Paul Allen
• Greg Herrick