Medal of Aeronautics
Appearance
Medal of Aeronautics (French: Médaille de l’Aéronautique) is a civil honor of the government of France. It is awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to the aviation industry.[1]
History
[change | change source]The Medal was established in February, 1945.[1]
Select recipients
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- Caroline Aigle[2]
- Daniel Calleja[1]
- Jorge Chavez, 1957[3]
- James Stephen Fossett[1]
- Yves Lambert[4]
- Norman Lo[5]
- David McMillan[1]
- Louis Pailhas[6]
- Francis Pollet
- Michel Tognini[7]
- Wu Tongshui[1]
- Brian Trubshaw, 1976[8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Wu Tongshui, Principal of the Civil Aviation University of China Receives the French Aeronautical Medal of Honor," Archived 2012-07-19 at the Wayback Machine China Civil Aviation Report (CCAR), Volume 14, Issue 1, Spring 2012; retrieved 2012-5-26.
- ↑ (in French)http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2007/10/03/25348-medaille-de-l-aeronautique-pour-caroline-aigle.html
- ↑ "Repatriation of the Remains of the Conqueror of the Alps" Archived 2012-01-01 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-27.
- ↑ (in French)Monsieur Yves LAMBERT Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ France in Hong Kong, "Award of the Medal of Aeronautics to Mr Norman Lo" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-27.
- ↑ (in French) Monsieur Louis PAILHAS
- ↑ Association of Space Explorers, Michel Tognini Archived 2011-10-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-27.
- ↑ ConcordeSST.com, Brian Trubshaw; retrieved 2012-5-27.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Orders & Medals Society of America, Medal of Aeronautics/Médaille de l'Aéronautique
- Medal-medaille.com, Aeronautical Medal (Médaille de l’Aéronautique)