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President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon presenting the Harmon International Trophy to Col. David C. Schilling. The President spoke at 12:15 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. He presented the Harmon International Trophy to Col. Schilling, USAF, who 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.