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A Night to Celebrate Women in Aviation
Past, Present, and Future!
March 7, 2025 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Peter O. Knight Airport
Join us for the annual Tampa Bay Aviation Association (TBAA) - GALA at Peter O. Knight Airport to celebrate the First All-Woman Air Show and to honor women in aviation, past, present and future. Proceeds will go towards the Betty Skelton Scholarship Fund through the TBAA for local aviation scholarships. Thank you so much for helping TBAA & GALA make these amazing scholarships available to young women in our community!
You'll enjoy a first-class evening with amazing speakers, amazing entertainment, and delicious cuisine!
This years theme honors aviation's Golden Age, and we're all ready to get out island vibe on full throttle! We'll be awarding the 2025 Jane Davis Doggett Spirit of Flight Award to world-renowned aviator Patty Wagstaff, who will also be our keynote speaker for the evening! You can read more about Patty below.
Keynote Speaker Patty Wagstaff 2025 Jane Davis Doggett Spirit of Flight Award winner 2004 National Aviation Hall of Fame Inductee To Patty Wagstaff the sky represents beauty, freedom and challenge. A six-time member of the US Aerobatic Team, she is the first woman to win the title of US National Aerobatic champion and one of the few people to win it three times. Energetic and spirited from earliest childhood, Patty Wagstaff has built a life of adventure, risk, and courage. Following her dreams even when no reward was in sight, her dedication has pushed the limits of aerobatic flight. Wagstaff has earned recognition for her accomplishments as a woman, and as a pilot, flying thrilling low-level aerobatic routines in competitions and air shows before millions of spectators each year. You can read more about Patty and her incredible, inspiriational career by clicking the link below. |
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