Lake County is one of Ohio’s smallest counties. Concord Township is one of Lake’s
smallest communities. Yet both
arguably share in the common denominator of having the most history to offer. Concord’s aviatrix Connie Luhta is just
one of many county stories worth sharing.
Seven terms to date as a local township official and 48 years as a
resident are only the tip of the iceberg of this notable Concord Township
lady’s story. Here is the rest of
her story.
- 1948 Graduate of Thomas W. Harvey High School , member of Y team, cheering club, Honor Society, French Club, Harbinger Staff, Quill & Scroll
- 1952 Graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University – B.S. in Chemistry
- 1977 Graduate of Lake Erie College – B.S. in Business Administration
- Career as a Research Chemist for the Standard Oil Company
- Member of Lake County Farm Bureau
- Founded Concord Airpark (situated on 70 acres at 12253 Concord-Hambden Road) in 1952 with her late husband Adolph. Airpark activated in November 1954
- Certified Flight Instructor
- President – Cleveland International Women’s Air & Space Museum located at Burke Lakefront Airport
- Life Member - Silver Wings
- Life Member – 99’s – International Organization of Female Pilots
- Vice President – Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 118
- Competitor – Twelve International Air Races, Ten Coast-to-Coast Races, Seventeen Proficiency Races
- One of 55 female pilots enshrined in Burke Airport / International Aerospace Museum
- Featured on card sets with notable women pilots Besse Coleman and Amelia Earhardt
- May 2016 Inductee - Ohio Senior Citizen’s Hall of Fame
- August 2016 Community Days Tribute to her aviation contributions
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