De la Vaulx Medal

De la Vaulx Medal

The De la Vaulx Medal is an aviation award presented by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the international aviation standard setting and record-keeping body. The award was established in 1933 in memory of the Comte de La Vaulx, who was a founder and president of the FAI.

The De la Vaulx Medal is awarded to holders of recognized absolute world aviation records set during the year before.

Recipients

The following is an incomplete list of recipients of the De la Vaulx Medal:

References

  1. ^ Ascani De la Vaulx Medal, FAI web site. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  2. ^ Deaver, Bill (2006-11-16). "Dick Rutan earns another Bleriot Award". Mojave Desert News. 

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