WOLF AVIATION FUND - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Foundation Board Trustees and Advisors Team
Connie Wolf have set some great and wonderful challenges for the Foundation! At the core is a desire to use the Foundation's resources to enable individuals and groups to accomplish objectives promoting and benefiting general aviation and its usefulness to society.
Connie Wolf's true aviation passion was flight in balloons - and gas filled balloons in particular. She and Abby took their first balloon ride together in 1951 over Zurich, Switzerland. The thrill of that ride inspired a life-long passion for Connie, as an unusually subdued Abby found himself "huddling in the bottom of this miserable laundry basket." While Connie went on to perform various and well-publicized balloon flights, Abby returned to pilot all manner of powered aircraft, never setting foot in a balloon again.
Living at their farm homestead - aptly named "Wingover" in respect for their nearby home base, Wings Field in Ambler, Pennsylvania - the Wolfs directed their aviation, business, travel, and charitable activities. Connie had been a theatrical agent in New York prior to her marriage, an occupation that gave her access to many of the stars of the era. Many such luminaries of stage and screen attended the Wolf's famous "fly-in" parties at Wings Field. They pioneered this new social event, combining enthusiasm for aviation with friendly gatherings and festive occasions. This tradition of camaraderie continues today at small airports across the country.
Abby and Connie Wolf's life-long love of aviation, adventure, and public service was the guiding inspiration for the establishment of the Wolf Aviation Fund. The fund is administered to provide support for those who endeavor to perpetuate general aviation in such a manner as to "transcend the ordinary in order to be true to the spirit of the creators." Their marvelous pioneering spirit, love of aviation, and concern for the flying rights of the individual will be preserved and reflected in the people and works supported by the Wolf Aviation Fund.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Foundation Board Trustees and Advisors Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Foundation Board Trustees and Advisors Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Foundation Board Trustees and Advisors Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Foundation Board Trustees and Advisors Team