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Past Recipients of the Crystal Eagle Award
The Aero Club Crystal Eagle is presented annually by the Aero Club of Northern California to recognize an individual whose accomplishments have significantly contributed to the advancement of aviation or space technology. Our past Crystal Eagle Award Winners are:

1983 (Dec 1982) General James "Jimmy" Doolittle Program    
1984 Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager Invitation    
1985 Stanley Hiller, Jr. Program    
1986 William "Bill" Lear, Sr. Program    
1987 James M. "Jim" Nissen Program Photos  
1988 Anthony W. "Tony" LeVier Program    
1989 Elbert "Burt" L. Rutan Program    
1990 George S. Cooper Program    
1991 Allen E. Paulson Program    
1992 Jeana Yeager Program    
1993 Robert T. Jones Program    
1994 Frank L. Christensen Program    
1995 James S. Ricklefs Program    
1996 Darryl G. Greenamyer Program    
1997 Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson Program    
1998 Donald D. Engen Program    
1999 Paul H. Poberezny Program    
2000 Wayne Handley Program    
2001 Igor I. Sikorsky Program    
2002 A. Scott Crossfield Program    
2003 Clay Lacy Program    
2004 Elgen M. Long Program Photos  
2005 Eileen Marie Collins Program Photos  
2006

Sean Tucker

 Program Photos  
2007 Steve Fossett Program Photos  
2008 Phil Boyer Program Photos  
2009 Mike Melvill Program Photos Videos
2010 Brian Shul Program Photos Videos
2011 Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson Program Photos Videos
2012 Julie Clark Program Photos Videos
2013 Rod Machado Program Photos  
2014 Prof. Thomas E. Leonard Program Photos Video
2015 Alan Eustace Program Photos Video
2016 Steve Hinton Program    
2017 John and Martha King Program Photos Video
2018 Barry Schiff Program
2019 Patty Wagstaff Program
2020 Covid-19 Pandemic
2021 Covid-19 Pandemic
2022 R.Randy "Howler" Howell Program Photos Video    
2023 Meryl Tengesdal Program Photos Video    
2024 "Joseph Sobzcak" Program Photos Video