The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) congratulated Robert A. “Bob” Hoover on being awarded the 2014 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. Hoover was given the trophy–awarded annually to a living American for “significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the U.S.”–by the National Aeronautic Association last week at a dinner sponsored by the Aero Club of Washington. His 50-year career began in the Army Air Corps, where he distinguished himself as a pilot during World War II. Afterwards, Hoover became a flight-test pilot and then later spent nearly four decades flying as an airshow pilot.