The NBAA Meritorious Service to Aviation Award is an American award in aviation given annually since 1950 by the National Business Aviation Association, Inc. (NBAA).
The Association states that the award is business aviation's most distinguished honor, recognizing extraordinary lifelong professional contributions to aviation.
Past winners include:
- Senator Barry M. Goldwater
- William P. Lear, Sr.
- Juan Trippe
- Henry B. Du Pont
- Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle
- Eddie Rickenbacker
- Charles Lindbergh
- Arthur Godfrey
- Allen E. Paulson
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