Global InformationOnizuka Prop Wash Award information
| Onizuka Prop Wash Award | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Contribution to class spirit |
| Location | Edwards Air Force Base |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | United States Air Force Test Pilot School Students |
| First awarded | 1956 |
The Onizuka Prop Wash Award recognizes the student at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) who contributed most to class spirit and morale.[1] The honoree from each class is selected by his or her fellow students rather than by school faculty. The award is named in memory of TPS graduate Ellison Onizuka who perished in the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986.[2]
- ^ Taylor, Annamaria (January 6, 2010). "TPS class 09A graduates". United States Air Force. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond. Privately Published. 1994. p. 220.