Montgomery Flight
1904
Moffett Field
1933
China Clipper
1936
Hiller XH - 44
1944
NASA Ames Research Center
1939

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)

Crystal Eagle Awardee
NAA Special Honor Awards
1983 General James "Jimmy" Doolittle
         
1984 Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager
         
1985 Stanley Hiller, Jr.
         
1986 William "Bill" Lear, Sr.
         
1987 James M. "Jim" Nissen
         
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1988 Anthony W. "Tony" LeVier
         
1989 Elbert "Burt" L. Rutan
         
1990 George S. Cooper
         
1991 Allen E. Paulson
         
1992 Jeana Yeager
     
Amelia Reid
Vern Ackerman
1993 Robert T. Jones
     
Chuck Tucker
Robert Wright
1994 Frank L. Christensen
         
1995 James S. Ricklefs
     
Rex Hardy
Harry Lancaster
1996 Darryl G. Greenamyer
     
Thomas Leonard
Milton Watts
1997 Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson
     
Gayle Womack
1998 Donald D. Engen
     
Lee Behel
1999 Paul H. Poberezny
     
Jay C. White
2000 Wayne Handley
     
Garth Hull
Jim Chappel
2001 Igor I. Sikorsky
     
Stanley Hall, Marin Hollmann, Jean Tinsley
2002 A. Scott Crossfield
     
Guy Watson
Jack Real
2003 Clay Lacy
     
   
       
Marge Frenzel, Gerald Shreve,
Nancy & Steve Sullivan
2004 Elgen M. Long
     
Mayetta Behringer, Fran Grant,
Jeanne McElhatton
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2005 Eileen Marie Collins
     
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Quentin Burden
Frank Mason
2006

Sean Tucker

     
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Ronald Reuther
Art Teeters
2007 Steve Fossett
     
 
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James A. Lafferty
Lennert von Clemm
2008 Phil Boyer
   


Photos

     
2009 Mike Melvill
     
 
    Photos Videos   Brian Stout
John Blair