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Our Enshrinees
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Enshrined: 1989
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Birth: February 26, 1890
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Death: July 25, 1930
Chance Milton Vought
- Learned to fly from the Wright Brothers in 1911 and received FAI pilot’s certificate No. 156.
- Designed the Mayo-Vought simplex aircraft in 1914 which was used by the British as a World War I training plane.
- Joined the Wright Company of Dayton in 1916 for a short time as Chief Engineer where he produced the famous Model V Wright Flyer.
- Perfected his design for a standardized military training plane and created the VE-7 which the War Department enthusiastically supported. The Vought VE-7 fitted with an arresting hook made naval history in 1922 when it was used on the refitted USS Langley aircraft carrier.
- Created the Vought UO-1, the Navy’s first catapult launched aircraft.
- More than 15,000 military aircraft were built bearing the Vought name, including the 026 Corsair of 1928, the F4U Bentwing Corsair of World War II, the F-8 Crusader, and A-7 Corsair II aircraft.
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Enshrined: 1989
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Birth: February 26, 1890
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Death: July 25, 1930
You’re Invited 2023 Enshrinement
Join us for the “Oscar Night of Aviation” as we induct a new group of aviation leaders into the National Aviation Hall of Fame!
Friday, September 22, 2023
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