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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: RC Storick on October 10, 2014, 03:32:26 PM

Title: Distinguished flying cross 2015 supporters
Post by: RC Storick on October 10, 2014, 03:32:26 PM: Can you name this ribbon?

(http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=36927.0;attach=152756;image)

I'll give you a clue. Not many given out.

(http://cygnuschronicles.wikidot.com/local--files/starduster:awards/distinguished-flying-cross.jpg)
Title: Re: Lets see if anyone knows what this is?
Post by: Mark Scarborough on October 10, 2014, 03:50:40 PM: I believe its the Distinguished Flying Cross
Title: Re: Lets see if anyone knows what this is?
Post by: RC Storick on October 10, 2014, 03:56:15 PM: you are correct , Thanks for playing
Title: Re: Lets see if anyone knows what this is?
Post by: Ron Cribbs on October 10, 2014, 05:19:48 PM: Who was the first to receive it?
Title: Re: Lets see if anyone knows what this is?
Post by: Avaiojet on October 10, 2014, 05:36:56 PM: Jimmy Doolittle or Charles Lindberg
Title: Lets see if anyone knows what this is? grab yours today
Post by: RC Storick on October 10, 2014, 05:48:48 PM: Quote from: Ron Cribbs on October 10, 2014, 05:19:48 PM
Who was the first to receive it? Mark Scarborough LL~

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Title: Re: Lets see if anyone knows what this is?
Post by: Clint Ormosen on October 10, 2014, 07:07:19 PM: Wow. Made a donation and got a ribbon in 5 min. Wasn't expecting that.
Title: Re: Lets see if anyone knows what this is?
Post by: afml on October 10, 2014, 09:53:47 PM: Quote from: Ron Cribbs on October 10, 2014, 05:19:48 PM
Who was the first to receive it?

The first award of the Distinguished Flying Cross was made by President Calvin Coolidge on May 2, 1927, to ten aviators of the Air Corps who had participated in the U.S. Army Pan American Flight, which took place from December 21, 1926 to May 2, 1927. Two of the airmen died in a mid-air collision trying to land at Buenos Aires on February 26, 1927, and received their awards posthumously. Since the award had only been authorized by Congress the previous year, no medals had yet been struck, and the Pan American airmen initially received only certificates. Among the ten airmen were Major Herbert A. Dargue, Captains Ira C. Eaker and Muir S. Fairchild, and 1st Lt. Ennis C. Whitehead.

Charles Lindbergh received the first presentation of the medal little more than a month later, from Coolidge during the Washington, D.C. homecoming reception on June 11, 1927, from his trans-Atlantic flight. The medal had hurriedly been struck and readied just for that occasion. Interestingly, the 1927 War Department General Order (G.O. 8), authorizing Lindbergh's DFC states that it was awarded by the President, while the General Order (G.O. 6) for the Pan American Flyers' DFC citation notes that the War Department awarded it "by direction of the President."

The first Distinguished Flying Cross to be awarded to a Naval Aviator was received by then-Commander Richard E. Byrd, for his trans-Atlantic flight from June 29 to July 1, 1927 from New York City to the coast of France. Byrd, along with pilot Floyd Bennett, received the Medal of Honor for their historic flight to the North Pole on May 9, 1926 but they did not receive the DFC for that flight as the DFC had not yet been created.

Numerous military recipients of the medal would later earn greater fame in other occupations—several astronauts, actors and politicians (including former President George H. W. Bush) are Distinguished Flying Cross holders.

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Title: Re: Lets see if anyone knows what this is?
Post by: RC Storick on October 10, 2014, 10:23:18 PM: Every year its harder and harder to come up with a badge better than the last. I think this one it great.
Title: Distinguished flying cross 2015
Post by: RC Storick on October 11, 2014, 06:21:51 AM: Well its been a rough year that it the reason I am starting the Christmas drive a month early. I would like to do a Kit engine combo again this year. As you know with the rising server bandwidth and space came extra cost to the tune of $300 a month. Wow.

So far we have covered this Software upgrades and development but it leaves nothing for any giveaways. As I hope everyone knows this is not a lottery or raffle is just a random free draw of registered members.

This years badge has some meaning and it was hard to top last years. It's a Distinguished flying cross ribbon. I thought with the addition of the Control line craftsman site I would award a ribbon to anyone who took a yearly subscription. You can do that by clicking here http://www.clcraftsman.com/membership-account/membership-levels/

Or if you would like to just update your badge you can do that by clicking here http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?action=paypal

A donation of any amount gets you the badge.

There is a free subscriber section but with that you will not receive the movies or PDF downloads. So far I have Fred Cronenwett and Paul Taylor as writers and they will be submitting articles soon. If you would like to be a contributor to this new entity let me know by sending me a Private message here.

Thanks again for a great year and I look forward to serving the stunt Community for years to come. Your Host Sparky

Sorry for the duplicates and this year I will be removing past support categories so it doesn't happen again.
Title: Re: Distinguished flying cross 2015 supporters
Post by: RC Storick on October 11, 2014, 07:17:36 PM: I guess I started this thread wrong.
Title: Re: Distinguished flying cross 2015 supporters
Post by: Dane Martin on October 11, 2014, 09:53:17 PM: Quote from: Robert Storick on October 11, 2014, 07:17:36 PM
I guess I started this thread wrong.

no, it was cool. i like the guessing game thing. Mark is just too quick!