From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
June 13, 2026 – POST IN PROGRESS –
14th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame luncheon
Guests lunch in CAM’s vast atrium:
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. A Blue Angels Grumman F-11A Tiger supersonic fighter is suspended from the ceiling above guests in the 4-story, glass-walled atrium where the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s 14th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame Luncheon is held. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
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Inductees & members of CAM’s Board:
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. Speaking on stage, Dr. JEFFREY HOFFMAN, a former NASA astronaut, is one of three 2026 inductees into the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame at its 14th annual luncheon at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Inductee Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman:
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. L-R, JOSHUA STOFF, Curator of Cradle of Aviation Museum; inductee Dr. JEFFREY HOFFMAN, former NASA astronaut; and ANNE SHYBUNKO-MOORE, Chair of CAM Board of Directors & CEO and Owner of GSE Dynamics Inc, pose for photo at the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s 14th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame Luncheon. Hoffman and Shybunko-Moore were holding an illustration depicting him during his NASA years. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Inductee Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman:
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. Dr. JEFFREY HOFFMAN, a former NASA astronaut, is a 2026 inductee into the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame at its 14th annual luncheon at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Representing inductee Lt. Quentin Roosevelt:
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. L-R, JOSHUA STOFF, Curator of Cradle of Aviation Museum; ANDREW ROOSEVELT, representing the family of inductee Lt. Quentin Roosevelt; and ANNE SHYBUNKO-MOORE, Chair of CAM Board of Directors & CEO and Owner of GSE Dynamics Inc, pose for photo at the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s 14th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame Luncheon. Roosevelt and Shybunko-Moore were holding an illustration of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Representing inductee Lt. Quentin Roosevelt:
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. L-R, Deputy Commander BILL BROCHU, of cadet Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Squadron 288; ANDREW ROOSEVELT; and ANDY PARTON, President of Cradle of Aviation Museum, are at the 14th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame Luncheon, at CAM. Buchner had just presented a 288 Challenge Coin and a squadron patch to Roosevelt, who represented the Roosevelt family. Lt. Quentin Roosevelt was an inductee. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Representing inductee Lt. Quentin Roosevelt:
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. L-R, ANDY PARTON, President of Cradle of Aviation Museum; ANDREW ROOSEVELT, holding framed illustration of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt; Deputy Commander BILL BROCHU, of cadet Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Squadron 288; and cadet Lt. DAVID WALSH, also of Squadron 288, pose for photo at the 14th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame Luncheon, at CAM. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Cadet Civil Air Patrol Squadron 288 Challenge Coin & Squadron Patch:
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. The cadet Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Squadron 288 presents a 288 Challenge Coin and a squadron patch to Andrew Roosevelt, who represented the inductee Lt. Quentin Roosevelt’s family; CAM President Andy Parton; inductee Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman; and others, at the 14th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame Luncheon, at CAM. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Why
• FEATURE PHOTO (at top of post): Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. L-R, Deputy Commander BILL BROCHU, of cadet Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Squadron 288; ANDREW ROOSEVELT; and ANDY PARTON, President of Cradle of Aviation Museum, are at the 14th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame Luncheon, at CAM. Buchner was presenting a 288 Challenge Coin to Roosevelt, who represented the Roosevelt family. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
2026 Long Island Air & Space Luncheon: my Photo Gallery
Cradle of Aviation Museum: cradleofaviation.org
Lt. Quentin Roosevelt Cadet Squadron: ny288.cap.gov
Lt. Quentin Roosevelt: westernfrontassociation.com/remembered-on-this-day/july/14-july-1918-flight-lieut-quentin-roosevelt
Igor Sikorsky: sikorskyarchives.com
Jeffrey Hoffman:
• NASA Johnson Space Center Oral Histories Transcripts: 4/2/2009 – 11/3/2009 – 11/11/2009 – 11/17/2010
• MIT – Jeff Hoffman: xprize.org/people/jeff-hoffman
• “Space Torah” children’s book: amazon.com/Space-Torah-Astronaut-Jeffrey-Hoffmans/dp/1951365194
• “Space Torah” documentary: spacetorahproject.com
• Biographical Data: nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hoffman_jeffrey.pdf
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. Dr. JEFFREY HOFFMAN, a former NASA astronaut, is a 2026 inductee into the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame at its 14th annual luncheon at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com) [Vintage Effect]
Garden City, New York, U.S. June 8, 2026. A Blue Angels Grumman F-11A Tiger supersonic fighter is suspended from the ceiling above guests in the 4-story, glass-walled atrium where the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s 14th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame Luncheon is held. (© 2026 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com) [digital color, contrast effects]