Robert Hartzell Among New Hall of Fame Slate
Gene Kranz, the late Abe Silverstein and Brig. General Robert Cardenas also to be enshrined.

The late Robert Hartzell was among four leaders named to the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Announced in December, the four will be enshrined on October 2, 2015. Hartzell, a neighbor of Orville Wright, is recognized for his pioneering work in aircraft propellers dating back to World War I. Also to be enshrined are B-29 mothership and XB-49 pilot Brig. General Robert L. Cardenas, USAF, Apollo 13 mission flight director Eugene (Gene) Kranz, and, the late Abe Silverstein, credited as the “Father of Apollo.”