Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Diamond Badges for 1980

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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.

 483 William J. Savory (2951)
 482 Carl E. Sessions (2950)
 481 David A. Boehmer (2949)
 480 Clifford J. Richards (2948)
 479 Ed E. Peerens (2947)
 478 Douglas L. Jacobs (2946)
 477 Alexander C. McKinley (2945)
 476 Ivan J. Jaszlics (2944)
 475 George J. Vakkur (2943)
 474 Brian C. Thomson (2942)
  473 Robert G. Wilson (2941)
 472 Fritz O. Seger (2816)
 471 Paul S. Kenney (2815)
 470 John J. Hill, Jr. (2814)
 469 Joseph E. Rench (2813)
 468 Fred F. Lidinsky (2812)
 467 William G. Hill, III (2811)
 466 R. Richard Bartsch (2810)
 465 Carl Ekdahl (2809)³
 464 John F. Detwiler (2784)
  463 Brian F. Stevens (2783)
 462 Robert A. Mitchell (2782)
 461 Joseph Jagr (2781)
 460 John C. Lincoln, II (2780)
 459 Thomas Franklin, Jr. (2779)
 458 Susan C. Grosek Personett (2743)²
 457 Charles Kalko (2701)
 456 Tonk Mills (2700)
² WSPA
³ All badge legs flown in a 1-26

1979 1979 Diamond Badges TOC Diamond Badges Table of Contents 1981 1981 Diamond Badges

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