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Aerospace Walk of Honor

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awards were established in 1990 by the City of Lancaster "to recognize the important contributions of unique and talented aviators who soared above the rest." Lancaster is located in the
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on display. Honorees are memorialized with granite monuments located along Lancaster Boulevard. Test pilots who receive awards were inducted annually in late summer.
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The Walk of Honor is located on Lancaster Boulevard between Sierra Highway to the east and 10th Street West and is anchored by Boeing Plaza, which has a restored
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AWOH.org, the Walk's official web site, is inactive as of January 2007; this is archive.org's backup from February 2005
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The Walk of Honor monuments and activities are funded by several aerospace companies, including
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who have contributed to aviation and space research and development.
550:"Never walked on moon but local pilot helped train lunar astronauts" 757:. Santa Clarita, California. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com. 52: 704:. Los Angeles, California. p. 840 – via Newspapers.com. 794:. Los Angeles, California. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com. 676:. Los Angeles, California. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com. 648:. Los Angeles, California. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com. 592:. Los Angeles, California. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. 67:. The Walk of Honor program officially concluded in August 2009. 78: 105: 97: 31: 1120:
Monuments and memorials in Los Angeles County, California
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Three of the monuments in front of the Sheriff's station
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City of Lancaster's web pages for the Walk of Honor
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Index

Lancaster, California
test pilots

Walk of Honor
Antelope Valley
flight test
US Air Force Plant 42
Edwards AFB
Mojave Air and Space Port
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
F-4 Phantom II
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman


Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson
Neil Armstrong
Fred J. Ascani
Albert Boyd
Robert L. Cardenas
Marion E. Carl
Jacqueline Cochran
Eileen Collins
Michael Collins
Gordon Cooper
Joseph F. Cotton
Robert Crippen
Albert Scott Crossfield
William H. Dana

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