Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1969

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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.

 128 Roger L. Frank (807)
 127 Duane L. Sprague (806)
 126 Adriaan G. Schat (805)
 125 Edgar D. Seymour (799)
 124 Robert H. Wentorf, Jr. (792)
 123 Thomton Ladd (798)
 122 Grenville Seibels (797)
 121 Kenney C. Danielson (796)
 120 Thomas Brandes (777)
 119 Dietrich F. Loeper (775)
  118 Robert R. Tresslar (776)
 117 Douglas L. Barritt (767)
 116 John P. Miller (766)
 115 Philip C. Ecklund (765)
 114 George Uveges (764)
 113 Richard N. Sisley (763)
 112 Stephen du Pont (762)
 111 Harold P. Crowell (761)
 110 John H. Wheatley (755)
 109 Richard V. Hawker (753)
  108 Peter Newgard (749)
 107 Wallace A. Scott, II (752)
 106 Mark D. Fitzsimmons (743)
 105 Gerhard W. Goetze (739)
 104 Paul A. Schweizer (738)
 103 John C. Slack (729)
 102 Edward F. Byars (728)
 101 Wilfred Schueman (727)

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