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Colonel David Schilling Receives the Harmon International Trophy

2015-2327
Accession Number
2015-2327
5 x 5.75 inches
Black & White
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NAID 350896550
Related Collection
Landry, Robert B. Papers
Keywords
Airmen
Armed forces officers
Award presentations
Awards
People Pictured
Schilling, David Carl, 1918-1956
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Description
Colonel David Schilling, fourth from the left, receives the Harmon International Trophy in the Rose Garden at the White House. Schilling had been selected as the outstanding aviator for 1950. On September 22, 1950, Colonel Schilling successfully flew a Republic F-84E Thunderjet from Manston, England, to Limestone Air Force Base in Maine, accomplishing by means of in-flight refueling the first nonstop transatlantic jet aircraft flight. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
October 23, 1951