Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame 2025 Inductee

ROBERT D. CABANA 1949 -

Robert Cabana was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he grew up on his family's farm. He graduated from Washburn High School in 1967 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1971.

Upon graduation, Cabana was commissioned as a Marine Second Lieutenant and went on to Quantico, Virginia to attend The Basic School. Following that he began his aviation career in Pensacola, Florida. After completing naval flight officer training, he became an A-6 Intruder bombardier/navigator (BN). After serving as BN in the Intruder co...