U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame
- U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame
The U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame is located at the National Balloon Museum in Indianola, Iowa.
The Hall of Fame "recognizes persons who have contributed in significant ways to the sport and or development of Ballooning."
The following persons have been inducted into the Hall of Fame:
*2004: Paul E. (Ed) Yost
*2005: Don N. Kersten, Sidney D. Cutter, Bruce Comstock, Peter Pellegrino
External links
* [http://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com/ballooning_hall_of_fame.htm U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com/ National Balloon Museum]
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