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1925 Hungerford Rotary Engine

1925 Hungerford Rotary Engine

Heath-Henderson B-4

Heath-Henderson B-4

Star Gas Engine

Star Gas Engine

Honda Cuby engine

Honda Cuby engine

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Today in Aviation History
May 28, 1927: The design of the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to Capt. Charles Lindbergh by the President is approved by the Fine Arts Commission. The design was submitted by Miss Elizabeth will and A.E. Dubois, War Department employees on duty in the Office of the Quartermaster General of the Army. A board composed of both Army and Navy officers passed upon the medal, which also received the approval of both the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy. Similar medals go to the Pan American fliers. The medal was actually authorized by Act of Congress on July 2, 1926, and finally approved in time to bestow upon Lindbergh. It is the sixth ranked medal in the Air Force, Army and Navy and may be awarded to any person, who after 6 April 1917, while serving in any capacity with the United States Armed Forces, distinguishes himself while participating in aerial flight.