Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1979

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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.

 455 B. Mott (2697)
 454 Dennis M. Chadd (2696)
 453 Jere R. Calef (2695)
 452 John W. Newman (2694)
 451 Hans Vandervlugt (2693)
 450 Gus S. Miller (2692)
 449 Rolf Hertenstein (2691)
 448 Steve Koemer (2690)
 447 Jacob Van Dyke (2689)
 446 Andrew Smith (2688)
 445 Tom Cooper (2611)³
  444 Wayne Kocher (2610)
 443 Robert A. Bell (2609)
 442 Robert Widinski (2608)
 441 Donald E. Purdy (2607)³
 440 Alex Bumette (2606)
 439 Ardean E. Sveum (2605)
 438 Joseph A. Personett (2604)
 437 C. Allen Buzzard (2603)
 436 Earl W. Pace (2602)
 435 Richard Apgar (2601)
 434 Mike Koemer (2600)
  433 Gerald Pomeroy (2561)
 432 Roy O. McCaldin (2560)
 431 Robert Willis (2559)
 430 David Famum (2558)
 429 Lawrence Rogers (2557)
 428 Donald Briggs (2556)
 427 Leo T. Roach (2553)
 426 Donald J. Hurd (2533)
 425 Horst Eschenberg (2532)
³ All badge legs flown in a 1-26

1978 1978 Diamond Badges TOC Diamond Badges Table of Contents 1980 1980 Diamond Badges

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