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Our Enshrinees
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Enshrined: 1992
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Birth: April 6, 1892
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Death: August 29, 1981
Lowell Thomas
- Commissioned by President Woodrow Wilson as one of the first war correspondents of World War I and covered the exploits of Lawrence of Arabia.
- Began his broadcast career in 1925 at KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he narrated the first aerial circumnavigation of the earth.
- Described the final battle between the Germans and Russians from a P-51 Mustang in 1945.
- Participated in the first flight across the Antarctic from Africa to Australia, Cape Town to McCurdo Sound, and on to New Zealand.
- Wrote a book with his son in 1969 entitled Famous First Flights that Changed History.
- Was a member of a crew that flew a 36,000 mile journey which included an inaugural passenger flight from the United States to Siberia.
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Enshrined: 1992
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Birth: April 6, 1892
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Death: August 29, 1981
60th Annual Enshrinement Ceremony and Dinner, presented by Garmin
September 14, 2024 at the NMUSAF in Dayton, OH
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