Past Recipients of the Crystal Eagle Award
The Aero Club Crystal Eagle is presented annually by the Aero Club of Northern California to recognize an individual whose accomplishments have significantly contributed to the advancement of aviation or space technology. Our past Crystal Eagle Award Winners are:
(click the program covers to view the entire event program)
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| 1983 | General James "Jimmy" Doolittle | |||||
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| 1984 | Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager | |||||
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| 1985 | Stanley Hiller, Jr. | |||||
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| 1986 | William "Bill" Lear, Sr. | |||||
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| 1987 | James M. "Jim" Nissen | |||||
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| 1988 | Anthony W. "Tony" LeVier | |||||
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| 1989 | Elbert "Burt" L. Rutan | |||||
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| 1990 | George S. Cooper | |||||
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| 1991 | Allen E. Paulson | |||||
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| 1992 | Jeana Yeager | |||||
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Amelia Reid |
Vern Ackerman |
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| 1993 | Robert T. Jones | |||||
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Chuck Tucker |
Robert Wright |
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| 1994 | Frank L. Christensen | |||||
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| 1995 | James S. Ricklefs | |||||
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Rex Hardy |
Harry Lancaster |
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| 1996 | Darryl G. Greenamyer | |||||
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Thomas Leonard |
Milton Watts |
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| 1997 | Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson | |||||
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Gayle Womack |
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| 1998 | Donald D. Engen | |||||
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Lee Behel |
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| 1999 | Paul H. Poberezny | |||||
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Jay C. White |
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| 2000 | Wayne Handley | |||||
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Garth Hull |
Jim Chappel |
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| 2001 | Igor I. Sikorsky | |||||
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Stanley Hall, Marin Hollmann, Jean Tinsley |
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| 2002 | A. Scott Crossfield | |||||
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Guy Watson |
Jack Real |
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| 2003 | Clay Lacy | |||||
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Marge Frenzel, Gerald Shreve, Nancy & Steve Sullivan |
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| 2004 | Elgen M. Long | |||||
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 Mayetta Behringer, Fran Grant, Jeanne McElhatton |
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| 2005 | Eileen Marie Collins | |||||
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| Photos | Quentin Burden |
Frank Mason |
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| 2006 | Sean Tucker |
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| Photos | Ronald Reuther |
Art Teeters |
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| 2007 | Steve Fossett | |||||
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| Photos | James A. Lafferty |
Lennert von Clemm |
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| 2008 | Phil Boyer |
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| 2009 | Mike Melvill |
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| Photos Videos | Brian Stout | John Blair |
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