Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: The 1000 Kilometer Diplome

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Soaring Society of America Badges and Awards: The 1000 Kilometer Diplome

The FAI 1,000-Kilometer Diplome was adopted in 1964 and is awarded for a cross country flight of at least 1,000 km (621.4 miles). The number in parentheses is the international number assigned by the FAI. Complete information from the FAI is available.

2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1986, 1985, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1973, 1972, 1970, 1964

2007      Cliff Hilty
2006      Yuliy Gerchikov
     Richard Kellerman
     Martin J. Eiler
2005      Bill Gawthorp
2004      Brian Collins
     Mark Grubb
     Wolfgang Schmelzer
     Gerald Kaufman (463)
2003   92 Richard G. Howell (457)
  91 Michael Parker (450)
  90 Steve Dashew (449)
  89 Russell A. Owens (445)
  88 Geoffrey Stone (446)
  87 James S. Ketcham (441)
2002   86 Philippe Athuil (424)
2001   85 David M. Leonard (390)
  84 Ralph H. Woodward (384)
2000   83 Joann B. Shaw (379)²
  82 Robert L. Semans (368)
  81 Robert Templin (362)
  80 Gregg T. Leslie (363)
1999   79 David R. Volkmann (349)
  78 Eric H. Mozer (328)
1998   77 Erik Larson (325)
1997   76 Joseph Gera
  75 Michael F. Smith
1996   74 James M. Payne (294)
  73 Robert E. Morgan (293)
  72 Thomas M. Massoth (292)
  71 Greg Chaffee (291)
  70 Michael H. Bradford (287)
  69 Todd W. Pattist (288)
1995   ?? Donald Andrew Buman (273)
  ?? Thomas Kreyche (270)
  ?? Richard F. Walters (266)
  ?? Peter Deane (265)
  ?? Gordon R. Boettger (264)
  ?? James L. Price (262)
  ?? Robert H. Harvey (261)
1994   ?? Fred Ebner (253)
  ?? Gary F. Kemp (250)
  ?? Arthur W. Clark (249)
  ?? Henry Marlowe (248)
  ?? John H. House (246)
1993   ?? Walter A Rogers (237)
  ?? Robert N. Nye, Jr. (236)
  ?? Dan Gonzales (228)
  ?? Patrick W. Philbrick (227)
  ?? John S. Sinclair (225)
  ?? Michael Edward Schneider (223)
  ?? Sterling V. Starr (199)
  ?? Kenneth Kochanski (197)
1992   ?? James M. Norris (194)
1991   ?? Robert W. Green (179)
  ?? Frank E. Roden (172)
  ?? Anthony G. Lauck (170)
1990   45 Tom K. Serkowski (150)
  44 Kai Gertsen (149)
  43 Pendleton W. Smith (145)
  42 James S. Frantz (144)
  41 David M. Cole (143)
  40 William J. Savory (142)
  39 Jason Gregg (137)
  38 John F. Good (136)
  37 David S. Welles (135)
  36 Edward F. Byars (134)
  35 Henry M. Nixon (133)
  34 David M. Shemwell (132)
  33 Ira E. Phillips, Jr. (129)
1989   32 Michael Wolff (111)
1988   31 Jim Day (97)
  30 Malcolm D. Stevenson, Jr. (98)
1986   29 Carleton M. (Bud) Mears (70)
  28 Gillette (Tim) Welles (68)
  27 Mark S. Giuglianotti (67)
1985   26 Steve Koerner (64)
  25 Carl D. Herold (60)
  24 Dale L. Bush (59)
  23 David G. Jones, Jr. (58)
  22 William S. Ivans (57)
1982   21 Brian Milner (50)
  20 David R. Noyes (46)
  19 Christopher O'Callaghan (39)
1981   18 William Malpas (36)
  17 Marion Griffith (35)
  16 Robert Fitch (33)
1980   15 Thomas L. Knauff (31)
  14 John C. Seymour (30)
  13 Cornelia Yoder (25)²
  12 Doris F. Grove (24)²
1979   11 Michael Koerner (22)
1977   10 George J. Vakkur (16)
   9 Malcolm Stevenson (19)
1976    8 L. Roy McMaster (14)
1973    7 Bill Hollbrook (10)
1972    6 James Smiley (9)
   5 Karl Striedieck (8)
   4 Wallace A. Scott, II (6)
1970    3 Wallace A. Scott (4)
   2 Ben Greene (3)
1964    1 Alvin H. Parker (1)

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