(L/R) WAHF inductees Donald G. Kiel (2021); Scott Brackett, representing his father, 2020 inductee Robert R. Brackett (1926-2008); Lt. Gen. Tad J. Oelstrom (2020); Dr. William A. Blank (2021); Daniel T. Knutson (2021); and Dr. Sherwood Williams (2020). Not shown is John Moody (2020). Dave Weiman Photo
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame 2021
The Experimental Aircraft Association Museum and Headquarters, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Dave Weiman Photo
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame banquet was held October 23, 2021, at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. “Individually, those inducted have accomplished a great deal. Collectively, they have contributed a great deal to the aviation community.” (WAHF) Those inducted included William A. Blank, Daniel T. Knutson, Tad J. Oelstrom, John Moody, Robert R. Brackett, Dr. Sherwood Williams, and Donald G. Kiel. William A. Blank, MD of La Crosse, Wisconsin, grew up watching airplanes fly over his childhood home in Illinois from a nearby Air Force Base. His first flight was on a Lockheed Constellation on a trip to Europe just prior to starting medical school. While an intern, Blank learned to fly at Anoka County/Blaine Airport in Minneapolis in 1968. While he was an ophthalmology resident in Philadelphia, Blank got a tailwheel endorsement in a J-3 Cub at Van Sant Airport, Erwinna, Pa.
2021 WAHF inductee, Dr. William A. Blank of La Crosse, WIsconsin. Dave Weiman Photo
DECEMBER 2021/JANUARY 2022 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 35
