Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1971

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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.

 214 Bemard Paiewonsky (1059)
 213 Kennelh S. Hendrickson (1053)
 212 Danny A. Pierson (1036)
 211 James R. Lang (1035)
 210 Stanley Montagne (1034)
 209 Andrew F. Gordon (1033)
 208 Frank A. Lewis (1010)
 207 Einar K. Enevoldson (1009)
 206 L. Gale Abels (1014)
 205 Guenther H. Christiansen (1013)
 204 William M. Wells, Jr. (1012)
 203 Elvin C. Welch (1011)
 202 James E. Piper (1002)
  201 Donald W. Gaisford (1001)
 200 Michael R. Opitz (1000)
 199 Erwin F. Jones (999)
 198 David S. Welles (998)
 197 Mickey H. Howell (990)
 196 Ted Melsheimer (989)
 195 Fred Ebner (988)
 194 Istvan P. Peteranecz (981)
 193 Gunnar D. Anderson (980)
 192 William E. Hiatt, Jr. (974)
 191 Frank D. Gorham, Jr. (973)
 190 Alcide Santilli (972)
 189 Fred K. Nieuwenhuijs (968)
  188 Stephan I. Horvath (967)
 187 Ned Jacoby (963)
 186 A.R. "Don" Fisher (962)
 185 W. Ross Briegleb (961)
 184 Bemard M. Mohr (960)
 183 Anton A. Pils (957)
 182 John H. Helton (955)
 181 John L.T. Williams (954)
 180 William H. Enders (952)
 179 Neil W. Muxworthy (951)
 178 Louis O. Simmons (950)

1970 1970 Diamond Badges TOC Diamond Badges Table of Contents 1972 1972 Diamond Badges

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