- honors and recognizes Texans, Texas-based companies, and aviation events in Texas that have made outstanding and lasting contributions to the advancement of aviation,
- promotes and encourages scholarly research and academic inquiry in the field of aviation,
- increases public understanding, appreciation and awareness of the role of Texas and Texans play in the advancement of aviation,
- preserves, protests and presents Texas’ aviation heritage for future generations, and
- maintains and operates a fleet of historic flying aircraft known as the Lone Star Flight Museum.
Texas has fostered a remarkable history of flight, from heroic pioneer aviation to events that altered the course of aviation. Names like Wiley Post, Katherine Stinson, Howard Huges, Bessie Coleman and “Wrong Way• Corrigan are part of Texas’ aviation heritage, along with thousands of other men and women who came to Texas to train and fly during the war years. History, rich with remarkable people and incredible aviation feats, is preserved in the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame for future generations to explore and honor.
The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, confirmed by the Texas Legislature, maintains a comprehensive repository of documents, letters, photographs, technical papers, artifacts and other materials. The library, and its valuable archives are available to students and scholars of aviation. Moreover, TAHF is the home of The Lone Star Flight Museum, which adds another educational resource for the future of aviation. The challenge of TAHF is to record Texas aviation history, as well as to honor the spirit of flight through greater insights into our history.
For more in-depth information, please write to Ralph Royce, Texas Aviation Hall of Fame and the Lone Star Flight Museum at 2002 Terminal Drive, Galveston Island, Texas 77554.