Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1972

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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.

 246 Klaus F. Auerbach (1230)
 245 Peter B. Reichert (1214)
 244 David Wunkel (1194)
 243 Chester C. Lyman (1182)
 242 Hal Bonney (1181)
 241 William O. Hoverman (1178)
 240 Nels B. Johnson (1173)
 239 Don Davis (1171)
 238 Hugo B. Fischer (1166)
 237 Don E. Davis (1162)
 236 Eugene L. Sandberg (1158)
  235 Betsy Howell (1160)²
 234 George D. Asdel (1159)
 233 Bo E. Bjurman (1155)
 232 James M. George (1154)
 231 Lee E. Miller (1123)
 230 William C. Meyer (1122)
 229 Eric L. Hendrickson (1121)
 228 Royal G. Johnson (1120)
 227 Ted Bahnson (1119)
 226 E.T. Woodward (1118)
 225 O. Nelson Harris (1117)
  224 Laszlo Horvath (1116)³
 223 John M. Spealman (1115)
 222 Thomas W. Smith (1114)
 221 E.J. Indrebo (1111)
 220 William A. Ordway (1110)
 219 Ken Barroll (1108)
 218 Mario Piccagli (1101)
 217 Harry P. Miltner, Jr. (1100)
 216 K. Wayne Smith (1098)
 215 Earl D. Smith (1060)
² WSPA
³ All badge legs flown in a 1-26

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