| Year
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Recipient
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Qualifying flight
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| 1948
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Donald Pollard
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Шаблон:Convert from Elmira, New York to Asbury Park, New Jersey in an Arsenal Air 100[4]
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| 1951
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William Beuby
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Шаблон:Convert on July 4, 1951, likely in a Schweizer TG-2.[5]
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| 1952
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Paul Bikle
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Шаблон:Convert from El Mirage, California to Yuma, Arizona in his Schweizer 1-23[6][7][8]
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| 1953
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Paul Bikle
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Шаблон:Convert in his Schweizer 1-23[8][9]
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| 1954
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Paul Bikle
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Шаблон:Convert in his Schweizer 1-23[8][9]
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| 1955
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Paul Bikle
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Шаблон:Convert in his Schweizer 1-23[8][9]
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| 1956
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Paul Bikle
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Шаблон:Convert in his Schweizer 1-23[8][9]
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| 1957
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Sterling Starr
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Шаблон:Convert on May 19, 1957, from Bishop, California to Escalante, Utah in a Schweizer 1-23. This flight completed Starr's Diamond badge[10]
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| 1958
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Julien Audette
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Шаблон:Converton July 27, 1958, from Regina, Saskatchewan, to Minot, North Dakota in a Schweizer 1-26. Audette is the only winner to start their flight outside of the US.[11]
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| 1959
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Harland Ross
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Шаблон:Convert from Kent, Texas to Farley, New Mexico in his Ross R-6. The flight earned Ross his Diamond Distance and completed his Diamond badge, No. 14 in the US.[12]
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| 1960
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Joseph Lincoln
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Шаблон:Convert from Prescott, Arizona, to Variadero, New Mexico, in his Schweizer 1-23[13][14]
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| 1961
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John Ryan
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Шаблон:Convert from Kingman, Arizona, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in his Sisu 1A[15][16]
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| 1962
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Harald Jensen
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Шаблон:Convert from Naperville, Illinois, to Nashville, Tennessee, in a Vogt Lo-150[17][18]
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| 1963
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Alvin Parker
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Great Bend, Kansas, for the Distance to a Goal World Record in his Sisu 1A[19]
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| 1964
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Alvin Parker
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Kimball, Nebraska, on July 31, 1964, in his Sisu 1A. This was the first glider flight in the world to exceed Шаблон:Convert and set the World Record for Free Distance[20][21]
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| 1965
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Alvin Parker
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Шаблон:Convertfrom Odessa, Texas to Elkhart, Kansas, in his Sisu 1A.[9][22]
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| 1966
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Michael Berger
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Шаблон:Convert on May 22, 1966, from Westcliff, Colorado, to Mankato, Kansas, in a Schleicher Ka 6. The flight started with a climb in wave to 31,000 feet and ended at Mankato because Berger only had maps that went to that point. This was only his second cross country flight and earned him Gold Distance (finishing his Gold badge), Diamond Distance, and Diamond Altitude.[23][24]
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| 1967
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Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Casa Grande, Arizona, in his Schleicher Ka 6E. Scott had declared Gila Bend, Arizona as a goal which would've been a World Record but was stopped by storms along the route.[25]
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| 1968
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to near Ulysses, Kansas, on August 5, 1968, in his Sisu 1A[26]
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| 1969
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Gila Bend, Arizona, on August 22, 1969, in his Schleicher ASW 12. This flight earned Scott the World Record for Distance to a Goal.[27]
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| 1970
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Ben Greene and Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Columbus, Nebraska, on July 26, 1970. Both Scott and Greene flew Schleicher ASW 12's. With this flight they jointly set a new World Record for Free Distance.[28]
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| 1971
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Estrella, Arizona, on September 11, 1971, in his Schleicher ASW 12.[29]
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| 1972
|
Wallace Scott II
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Lexington, Nebraska, in his Schleicher ASW 12.[30]
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| 1973
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Wallace Scott II
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Kearney, Nebraska, on August 27, 1973, in his Schleicher ASW 12.[31]
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| 1974
|
Jerome Trowbridge
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Шаблон:Convert from Boca Raton, Florida, to Montezuma, Georgia, on April 8, 1974, in his Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus.[32]
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| 1975
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Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Imperial, Nebraska, in his Schleicher ASW 12[33]
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| 1976
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Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, in his Grob Astir CS.[34]
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| 1977
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Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Primrose, Nebraska, in his Schweizer 1-35. The flight set a US National Record for Free Distance in the 15 Meter Class.[35][36]
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| 1978
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Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Grant, Nebraska[37]
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| 1979
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Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to McCook, Nebraska in a Slingsby Vega[38]
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| 1980
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert[9]
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| 1981
|
Marion Griffith Jr.
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Шаблон:Convert from Refugio, Texas, to Liberal, Kansas, in a Glasflugel 604. This flight also set a US distance to a goal record.[39]
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| 1982
|
Bill Seed Jr and Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Brownsville, Texas, to Bowie, Texas. Scott flew his Schleicher ASW 20 and Seed flew a Schleicher ASW 17B on the flight which ended in a simultaneous landing[40][41]
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| 1983
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Dalton, Nebraska, on August 17.[42]
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| 1984
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Michael Koerner
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Шаблон:Convert from California City, California, to Seminole, Texas, in his Slingsby Kestrel 19. As of October 2011, this flight still stands as a US National Record for Free Distance in the Open Class Singleplace Category.[43][44]
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| 1985
|
Michael Koerner
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Шаблон:Convert from California City, California, to Wells, Nevada, on May 25, 1985.[45]
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| 1986
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Uvalde, Texas, to Perryton, Texas, on August 13, 1986.[46]
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| 1987
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Uvalde, Texas, to Medicine Lodge, Kansas, in his Schleicher ASW 20 on August 25, 1987.[47]
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| 1988
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Hyannis, Nebraska, on July 5, 1988.[48]
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| 1989
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Great Bend, Kansas, in his Schleicher ASW 20 on July 29, 1989.[49]
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| 1990
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Thedford, Nebraska, in his Schleicher ASW 20 on July 7, 1990.[50]
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| 1991
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Ira Phillips
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Шаблон:Convert from Gadsden, Alabama, to Keyser, West Virginia, in his Schleicher ASW 20 on October 6, 1991.[51]
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| 1992
|
Mark Keene
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Шаблон:Convertfrom Refugio, Texas to Nevada, Texas, in his Schweizer 1-26.[52]
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| 1993
|
Wallace Scott
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Шаблон:Convert from Odessa, Texas, to Goodland, Kansas, on September 21, 1993, in his Schleicher ASW 20.[53]
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| 1994
|
Hank Marlowe
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Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Weiser, Idaho, on July 9, 1994, in his Glaser-Dirks DG-600.[54]
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| 1995
|
Michael Koerner
|
Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Lakeview, Arizona.[55]
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| 1996
|
Hank Marlowe and John O'Connell Graybill
|
Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to McDermitt, Oregon. They flew on the same day but never saw each on other during the flight.[56]
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| 1997
|
Karl Striedieck
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Шаблон:Convert from Eagle Field, Pennsylvania, to Selma, Alabama, on April 18, 1997. As of January 2012, this flight still hold US National Records for Free Distance in the 15-meter class and Distance to a Goal in Open and 15 Meter class[57]
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| 1998
|
Hank Marlowe
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Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Battle Mountain, Nevada, in his Schleicher ASW 27 on August 8, 1998[58]
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| 1999
|
Michael Koerner
|
Шаблон:Convert in his Schempp-Hirth Ventus[59]
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| 2000
|
Robert Maronde, Phillippe Athuil, and John O'Connell Graybill
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Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Mount Pleasant, Utah. Maronde flew his Schleicher ASW 27, Athuil his Rolladen-Schneider LS6, and Graybill his Schempp-Hirth Ventus.[60]
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| 2001
|
Michael Koerner
|
Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Heber City, Utah, in his Schempp-Hirth Ventus on May 26, 2001.[61]
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| 2002
|
Michael Koerner
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Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Lakeview, Oregon, in his Schempp-Hirth Ventus on May 24, 2002.[62]
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| 2003
|
Phillippe Athuil
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Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Aberdeen, Idaho.[63]
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| 2004
|
Gordon Boettger
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Шаблон:Convert from Minden, Nevada, to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in his Glasflugel Kestrel 17.[64][65]
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| 2005
|
Michael Koerner
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Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Burley, Idaho, on July 18, 2005, in his Schempp-Hirth Ventus.[66]
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| 2006
|
Michael Koerner
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Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Paisley, Oregon, on July 8, 2006, in his Schempp-Hirth Ventus.[67]
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| 2007
|
Jim Ketcham
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Шаблон:Convert from Agua Dulce, California, to Bend, Oregon, in his Schleicher ASH 26E.[68]
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| 2008
|
Henry Retting
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Шаблон:Convert from Boca Raton, Florida to Griffin, Georgia in his Schempp-Hirth Discus.[69]
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| 2009
|
Phillippe Athuil
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Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Paisley, Idaho, in his Schleicher ASH 25 on August 1, 2009.[70]
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| 2010
|
Michael Koerner
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Шаблон:Convert from Llano, California, to Rome State, Oregon, in his Schempp-Hirth Ventus.[71]
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| 2011
|
Gary Osoba
|
Шаблон:Convert from Zapata, Texas to Amarillo, Texas in his Marsden Gemini on July 2, 2011.[72][73]
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| 2012
|
Kevin Wayt
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Шаблон:Convert from Tehachapi, California to Burns, Oregon in his Schempp-Hirth Ventus on September 8, 2012. This flight also won Kevin the annual Dust Devil Dash free distance soaring competition.[74][75]
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| 2013
|
Gordon Boettger and Hugh Bennett
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Шаблон:Convert from Minden, Nevada to Gunnison, Colorado in their Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus on April 14, 2013. This flight also set the US Multiplace Free Distance Record.[76][77]
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| 2014
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Gordon Boettger and Hugh Bennett
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Шаблон:Convert from Minden, Nevada to Casper, Wyoming in their Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus on May 4, 2014. [78][79]
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| 2015
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Paul Seifried
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Шаблон:Convert from Blairstown, New Jersey to Lovingston, Virginia in his Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 on April 24, 2015. [80][79][81]
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