De la Vaulx Medal
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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.
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale is the world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records. Its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. This includes man-carrying aerospace vehicles from balloons to spacecraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles...
(FAI), the international aviation standard setting and record-keeping body. The award was established in 1933
1933 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1933:- Events :* The United States Coast Guard requests authorization to construct its first cutters with a capability of carrying aircraft.* Tokyo conducts it first blackout exercise....
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:- 1933 - Francesco AgelloFrancesco AgelloFrancesco Agello was an Italian test pilot.-Biography and flight achievements:Born at Casalpusterlengo, Lombardy, Agello graduated from pilot school in 1924 and soon became a test pilot. He was the fourth of four test pilots who tried to set a speed record with the Macchi M.C.72...
, Regia Aeronautica Italiana - 1934 - Francesco AgelloFrancesco AgelloFrancesco Agello was an Italian test pilot.-Biography and flight achievements:Born at Casalpusterlengo, Lombardy, Agello graduated from pilot school in 1924 and soon became a test pilot. He was the fourth of four test pilots who tried to set a speed record with the Macchi M.C.72...
, Regia Aeronautica Italiana - 1938 - Ronald Gustave KelletRonald Gustave KelletWing Commander Ronald Gustave Kellett DSO DFC was a Royal Air Force flying ace of the Second World War.-Early life:Kellett was born in Eldon in the Parish of Shildon, County Durham, 13 September 1909 and educated at Rossall School....
, Royal Air Force Pilot - 19511951 in aviationThis is a list of aviation-related events from 1951:-Events:* Three aerial refueling points are installed on a modified United States Air Force B-29 Superfortress, making it the worlds first triple-point aerial tanker...
- Fred AscaniFred AscaniAlfredo John Ascani was an American Major General and test pilot of the United States Air Force. He was one of the "Men of Mach 1" and was considered father of Systems Engineering at Wright Field.-Early years:...
, 100-kilometer closed course speed record of 635 mph in an F-86EF-86 SabreThe North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War... - 19861986 in aviationThis is a list of aviation-related events from 1986:-January:* January 9 - the UK Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine, resigns amidst a political furore over the future of Westland Helicopters...
- Dick RutanDick RutanRichard Glenn "Dick" Rutan is an aviator who piloted the Voyager aircraft around the world non-stop with co-pilot Jeana Yeager...
and Jeana YeagerJeana YeagerJeana Yeager is an aviator. She is most famous for co-piloting a non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from 14 to 23 December 1986. The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles , more than doubling the old distance record set by...
, around-the-world flight of the Rutan Voyager