NBAA Chair, Gen. Newton, To Receive Wright Trophy
Newton is recognized for extraordinary achievements as a history-making, African American military aviator and his efforts to advance aviation education.

Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton, the current chairman of the NBAA board of directors who made history as an African American military aviator, was selected as this year’s recipient of the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. One of the highest honors in all of aviation, the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) awards the trophy annually to a living American for “significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the U.S.” NAA called the recognition “one of the most important, historic, and visible aerospace awards,” saying it honors innovative inventors, explorers, industrialists, and public servants in aeronautics and astronautics.


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