06 May 2007
Star Trek's "Worf" to emcee National Aviation Hall of Fame ceremony
Thursday, May 10, 2007 Categories: Aviaton
heritage
Update: Brian J. Terwilliger has
replaced Michael Dorn as the 2007 National
Aviation Hall of Fame emcee. Terwilliger is the
producer of the DVD aviation documentary "One
Six Right." A NAHF statement said Dorn had a
production schedule conflict.
Michael Dorn, who played Klingon Star Fleet Officer “Worf” on TV and film, will emcee the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s 46th annual enshrinement dinner and ceremony in Dayton on July 21, NAHF officials announced Wednesday.
An actor and pilot, Dorn will lead the prestigious induction ceremony which NAHF bills as “America’s Oscar Night of Aviation.” Five American pioneers of flight are to be honored at the black-tie event, joining a roster of 190 enshrinees.
Dorn is Texas native who grew up in Pasadena, CA, according to NAHF. An active pilot for nearly 20 years, he has owned and flown a variety of aircraft including a Lockheed T-33 trainer, North American F-86 Sabre, and Sabreliner. NAHF says he currently flies a Beech Baron. Wikipedia says he's a member of the Air Force Heritage Foundation.
He’s had a varied career but is best known as Worf in two TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, as well as Star Trek films. In addition to acting, Dorn has done voiceovers for a number of animated productions and video games. He recently narrated the PBS-TV documentary "Red Tail Reborn," about the Tuskegee Airmen and an effort by a group to honor them by rebuilding and flying again a restored WWII-vintage P-51C Mustang that crashed in 2004.
At the hall of fame ceremony, Dorn will be be among aviation’s brightest stars. NAHF’s “Class of 2007” includes Walter J. Boyne, former Director of the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum, aviation historian and best-selling author; Steve Fossett, globetrotting adventurer who holds numerous world records in balloons, gliders and powered aircraft; Evelyn Bryan Johnson, a flight instructor who has logged more flight hours, trained more pilots, and given more FAA exams than any other pilot; Sally K. Ride, America’s first woman in space aboard NASA’s STS-7 Shuttle mission; and Frederick W. Smith, a former USMC combat pilot and innovative founder of FedEx Corporation. All five are expected to accept their honors in person.
NAHF officials expect more than 1,000 people to attend the ceremony, including leaders from the civil and military aviation industry, government officials, nominees and former enshrinees, and aviation enthusiasts from around the U.S.
Among a number of previously inducted enshrinees planning to attend are astronaut Joe Engle, aerobatic legend Patty Wagstaff, test pilots Fitz Fulton and Joe Kittinger, Experimental Aircraft Association founder Paul Poberezny, and designer and record-setter Dick Rutan.
The ceremony is the highlight of NAHF's enshrinement weekend, which includes the Friday night President's Dinner. For more details, click here.
Michael Dorn, who played Klingon Star Fleet Officer “Worf” on TV and film, will emcee the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s 46th annual enshrinement dinner and ceremony in Dayton on July 21, NAHF officials announced Wednesday.
An actor and pilot, Dorn will lead the prestigious induction ceremony which NAHF bills as “America’s Oscar Night of Aviation.” Five American pioneers of flight are to be honored at the black-tie event, joining a roster of 190 enshrinees.
Dorn is Texas native who grew up in Pasadena, CA, according to NAHF. An active pilot for nearly 20 years, he has owned and flown a variety of aircraft including a Lockheed T-33 trainer, North American F-86 Sabre, and Sabreliner. NAHF says he currently flies a Beech Baron. Wikipedia says he's a member of the Air Force Heritage Foundation.
He’s had a varied career but is best known as Worf in two TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, as well as Star Trek films. In addition to acting, Dorn has done voiceovers for a number of animated productions and video games. He recently narrated the PBS-TV documentary "Red Tail Reborn," about the Tuskegee Airmen and an effort by a group to honor them by rebuilding and flying again a restored WWII-vintage P-51C Mustang that crashed in 2004.
At the hall of fame ceremony, Dorn will be be among aviation’s brightest stars. NAHF’s “Class of 2007” includes Walter J. Boyne, former Director of the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum, aviation historian and best-selling author; Steve Fossett, globetrotting adventurer who holds numerous world records in balloons, gliders and powered aircraft; Evelyn Bryan Johnson, a flight instructor who has logged more flight hours, trained more pilots, and given more FAA exams than any other pilot; Sally K. Ride, America’s first woman in space aboard NASA’s STS-7 Shuttle mission; and Frederick W. Smith, a former USMC combat pilot and innovative founder of FedEx Corporation. All five are expected to accept their honors in person.
NAHF officials expect more than 1,000 people to attend the ceremony, including leaders from the civil and military aviation industry, government officials, nominees and former enshrinees, and aviation enthusiasts from around the U.S.
Among a number of previously inducted enshrinees planning to attend are astronaut Joe Engle, aerobatic legend Patty Wagstaff, test pilots Fitz Fulton and Joe Kittinger, Experimental Aircraft Association founder Paul Poberezny, and designer and record-setter Dick Rutan.
The ceremony is the highlight of NAHF's enshrinement weekend, which includes the Friday night President's Dinner. For more details, click here.
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