Sir Alan Cobham newest inductee into ATA Hall of Fame Published June 15, 2016 By Ret. Chief Master Sgt. Mike Kerver Airlift Tanker Association President SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The Airlift Tanker Association is proud to announce Sir Alan Cobham as its 28th Hall of Fame inductee. An aviation pioneer and significant contributor to air mobility through his historic aerial refueling experiments, Sir Alan is the former CEO and founder of Flight Refuelling Ltd., now known as Cobham plc, one of the United Kingdom's largest aerospace companies. Sir Alan will be formally honored at the 48th Annual Airlift Tanker Association Convention/Symposium & Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 27-30. Later in 2017, his bronze bust will be permanently mounted in the Mobility Memorial Park at Scott Air Force Base. This year’s theme is “America’s Mobility Force—Forged Through Alliances, Partnerships and Teamwork,” which reflects and recognizes Sir Alan’s influence on the air to air refueling technology and techniques in use today. His continuous refinement of the probe and drogue refueling system was a fundamental contributor to the defense and security interests of the United States and its allies throughout the Cold War to present-day Southwest Asia. Sir Alan’s pioneering spirit, entrepreneurship, and vision of the importance aviation and aerospace would play in the modern world directly benefited generations of mobility Airmen and as a result, is deserving of the prestigious honor of induction into the A/TA Hall of Fame. The Airlift Tanker Association Hall of Fame was established in 1988 to honor those individuals and teams who have demonstrated superior or sustained performance in the advancement of air mobility and refueling.