4 inducted into aviation hall

Associated Press

DAYTON

The pilot of the lunar module for the second moon landing is among four people newly inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Ohio.

Capt. Alan Bean, 78, of Apollo 12’s November 1969 moon mission, discussed the landing Saturday at an induction ceremony in Dayton.

Also enshrined were: Clay Lacy, a business aviation entrepreneur and cinematographer; the late Warren Grimes, called the “father of aircraft lighting” and an inventor of navigation instruments; and the late Noel Wien, Arctic flight expert and Wien Alaska Airlines founder.

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