3 Persons in the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame:

Amelia Earhart

aviator, accident, air crash, hall of fame

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Amelia Mary Earhart

Also Known As:

Amelia Earhart Putnam

Birth Date:

July 24, 1897

Death Date:

July 2, 1937

Age at Death:

39, 22 days before her 40^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo

- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Atchison, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Apparently died in a plane crash. She was flying across the Pacific.
California Hall of Fame 2006.
National Women's Hall of Fame 1973.
International Women's Sports Hall of Fame 1980.
New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame 1973.
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1992.
Kansas Hall of Fame 2011.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 1968.
Women in Aviation, International Pioneers Hall of Fame 1997.
Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey 1973.
Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame 1988.
Missouri Walk of Fame 2012.

Joe Engle

aviator, space, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Joe Henry Engle

Birth Date:

August 26, 1932

Age today:

85, 27 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

- the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Chapman, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot and astronaut. Missions

X-15

Flights 138, 143, and 153, ALT (Approach and Landing Tests),

STS-2

STS-51-I

.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2001.
Aerospace Walk of Honor 1992.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 2001.
Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame 1992.

Steven Hawley

educator, space, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Steven Alan Hawley

Birth Date:

December 12, 1951

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius

- the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Ottawa, Kansas, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Sally Ride

Younger than Sally Ride by less than 1 year.

Details - all relationships

List - people connecting

Brief Facts:

5 flights on the space shuttle,

1984,

1986,

1990,

1997 and

in 1999. Earned a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics.
Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame 1997.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2007.