A longtime Rawlins-based aviator would compete with his twin brother to get the lawn mowed to see who would get to fly with their dad.

Dwight France would turn that love of flying with his father into a lifelong passion for aviation.

He went on to run France Flying Service, a full-service flying operation, and worked as the fixed-base operator in Rawlins until his retirement in 2011. He also managee the airport for several years, and flew multiple U.S. senators and a future president around Wyoming.

France, who died three years ago at age 75, will be posthumously inducted Nov. 1 into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame in a Laramie ceremony involving family and friends.

France’s wife, Candace, and daughter, Jane, say one of the things he was most proud of as a Wyoming aviator was his 40,

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