Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1995

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The highest FAI Badge is the completion of the three diamond legs for the Diamond Badge.   One leg of this badge is to attain a Diamond Distance Flight of at least 500 km.   A Diamond Goal Flight of at least 300 km over an out-and-return or triangle course, flown in the designated sequence constitutes another leg of this badge.   The third leg is a Diamond Height gain of at least 5000 meters.   The pilots listed below are the holders of a Diamond Badge.

The number in parentheses is the international number assigned by the F.A.I.

 819 Robert W. Epp (5854)
 818 Ken E. Ward (5846)
 817 Thomas Kreyche (5824)
 816 Arthur Wallace (5823)
 815 Bill B. Laningham (5822)
 814 Grant C. Hilty (5815)
  813 Richard A. Brown (5816)
 812 L. Jackson (Jack) Foster, Jr. (5817)
 811 Dirk van Westreenen (5808)
 810 John G. Bojack, Jr. (5806)
 809 Tracy W. Carlson (5796)
 808 Steven S. Shoulberg (5794)
  807 Henry G. Marlowe (5795)
 806 Bela Gogos (5676)
 805 Robert B. Gibson (5675)³
 804 William P. Elliott (5667)
 803 Eric H. Mozer (5658)
 802 Claudio A. Ponte (5657)
³ All badge legs flown in a 1-26

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