| date |
location |
description |
| 1952 |
Hollywood CA |
Roosevelt Hotel Awardee: Captain Russell J. Brown First American pilot to down a MIG, Korea |
| 1954 |
New York NY |
Waldorf Astoria Awardee: William B. Bridgeman Pioneer pilot on the X-3 |
| 1957 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: A.M.”Tex” Johnson First pilot to fly the Boeing 707. Miss Flying Tiger = Jane Mansfield |
| 1958 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: Lt. General Claire Lee Chennault Commander American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers |
| 1959 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: Major Walter W. Irwin World speed record in F-104, 1404 mph |
| 1961 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
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| 1962 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: Major Robert M. White First pilot to qualify as an astronaut in an airplane, X-15 |
| 1964 |
Taipei Taiwan ROC |
Host: Gen & Madam Chiang-kai-shek Grand Hotel |
| 1965 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardees: Colonel Robert Stephens and Lt. Colonel Daniel Andre, Pilots of the YF-12A to new speed and altitude records |
| 1966 |
Majorca Spain |
Son Vida Hotel and Resort Host: Joe Rosbert |
| 1967 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: Major General Charles R. Bond, Jr. 35-year career in military aviation from Ace fighter pilot in AVG to Commanding General |
| 1969 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
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| 1971 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: William P. Lear, Aircraft and Electronics Pioneer |
| 1972 |
San Diego CA |
Host: Dick Rossi Bahia Hotel |
| 1973 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: Lt. General Samuel C. Phillips, USAF Director, Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Program |
| 1975 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: Neil A. Armstrong, Astronaut First man on the moon, Commander of Apollo XI, the moon ship Miss Flying Tiger = Rhonda Fleming |
| 1976 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
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| 1977 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: General Charles E. Yeager, USAF First man to beat the sound barrier and first to fly at twice the speed of sound |
| 1978 |
Taipei Taiwan ROC.. Grand Hotel |
Hosted by Ambassador Konsin Shaw |
| 1979 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: Robert W. Prescott, Distinguished combat Ace fighter pilot in the AVG and pioneer in commercial air freight, founder of the Flying Tiger Airline |
| 1981 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: Robert A. Hoover, Foremost precision pilot, WWII combat pilot with more than 35 years of outstanding aviation achievements |
| 1982 |
San Antonio TX |
Host: Tex Hill Alamo Hotel |
| 1983 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: General James Doolittle, USAF A lifetime of pioneer contributions to aviation including the Doolittle Tokyo Raid |
| 1984 |
Taipei Taiwan ROC |
Host: Ambassador Konson Shaw & Henry Lee, Grand Hotel |
| 1985 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardee: Barry Goldwater USAF General and Senator Devoted a lifetime of service to his country and to military aviation |
| 1987 |
San Diego CA |
Host Dick Rossi Intercontinental Hotel, Awardee: Lt. Colonel Donald Rodewald, USAF First paraplegic to fly around the world solo in a single engine airplane |
| 1989 |
Ojai Valley Inn & Resort CA |
Awardees: Richard G. Rutan & Jeana Yeager, Helped develop and build, then crewed the Voyager in the first nonstop, nonrefueled around-the-world flight |
| 1990 |
Savannah GA |
Host: Chuck & Willa Baisden |
| 1991 |
San Diego CA |
Host: Dick Rossi Veteran’s Status Awarded, Awardees: Paul Poberenzny, Founded the EAA with the world’s finest facility for Fly-ins |
| 1992 |
San Antonio TX |
Host: Tex Hill Awardees: Brigadier General James Howard, USAFR Combat pilot and Ace who flew with the AVG, then later earned the Congressional Medal of Honor while flying for the 354th Fighter Group in England. Lieutenant General John P. Flynn, Distinguished fighter pilot with 84 military awards. Flynn was held as a POW in the “Hanoi HiIton” for over five years |
| 1993 |
Scottsdale AZ |
Host: Dick Rossi |
| 1994 |
Taipei Taiwan ROC & Chiang Mai Thailand |
Hosts Konson Shaw & Bob Bergin with HRH Virayudh Didysarin |
| 1995 |
Beijing China PRC |
Host: Hu Jintao, President of China |
| 1995 |
Portland OR (September) |
Hosts: Ken Jerenstedt & Rich Richardson |
| 1996 |
Dallas TX Awards |
Host :Gen. Charles Bond/ General Foggleman |
| 1997 |
China PRC |
Host: Jeff Greene & General Renji Hua |
| 1998 |
Midland, TX |
Confederate Air Force, AVG inducted into Hall of Fame |
| 1999 |
Dayton Ohio |
National Aviation Hall of Fame, AVG inducted into Hall of Fame |
| 1999 |
San Marcos TX |
Host: Gordon Johnson |
| 2000 |
San Antonio TX |
Host: Tex Hill |
| 2001 |
Seattle WA |
Host: Tom Reynolds |
| 2003 |
San Diego CA |
Host: Lydia & Dick Rossi Embassy Suites |
| 2004 |
Orlando, FL |
Host Dick Rossi, Museum of Flight |
| 2005 |
Beijing China |
Host: PRC with tour to many cities in the country |
| 2005 |
Grand Rapids MI |
Host: Frank Boring, Michigan Military Museum |
| 2006 |
Washington DC |
Host: Tina Richardson |
| 2007 |
Charleston SC |
Host: Schramm family Holiday Inn |
| 2008 |
San Antonio TX |
Host: Tripp Alyn |
| 2009 |
Boston MA |
Hilton Boston Hosts: Dave Wingshee & Bob Poshefko |
| 2010 |
Las Vegas NV |
Host: Michelle Clouthier Stratosphere Hotel |
| 2011 |
Cleveland OH |
Hosts: Engle & Stiles families Embassy Suites |
| 2012 |
Columbus GA |
Host: Losonsky Family Hilton Garden Inn |
| 2013 |
Huntsville AL |
Host: Kim Quinn Embassy Suites |
| 2014 |
Dallas TX |
Host: Jack Bond Intercontinental Hotel |
| 2015 |
Beijing China |
Host: PRC with tour to many cities in the country |
| 2015 |
Tampa FL |
Host: Engle & Stiles families Sheraton Suites |
| 2016 |
Atlanta GA, DeKalb Peachtree(Sept) |
Host: AWW, Tripp Alyn, Lydia Rossi, Janet Alford, Lynda LeVan, David Wingshee, Terry Losonsky, Alan Armstrong |
| 2017 |
Orlando FL, Hyatt Grand |
Host: Janet Alford |
| 2018 |
Dallas TX |
Host: Michelle Clouthier, Jack Bond. Renaissance Hotel, General David Goldfein Chief of Air Force Congressional Gold Medals awarded to AVG ACEs. |
| 2019 |
San Diego CA |
Host: Lydia Rossi, Jerry Kalman |
| 2021 |
Hood River OR |
Host: Flying Tiger Airline Pilots Association |
| 2022 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Host: Michelle Clouthier |
| 2023 |
New Orleans LA |
Host: Michelle Clouthier, Lydia Rossi |
| 2024 |
Tucson AZ |
Host: Lydia Rossi, Jerry Kalman |
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