Medal of Aeronautics

Medal of Aeronautics ()  is a civil honor of the government of France.  It is awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to the aviation industry. "Wu Tongshui, Principal of the Civil Aviation University of China Receives the French Aeronautical Medal of Honor,"  China Civil Aviation Report (CCAR), Volume 14, Issue 1, Spring 2012; retrieved 2012-5-26.

History
The Medal was established in February, 1945.

Select recipients
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 Caroline Aiglehttp://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2007/10/03/25348-medaille-de-l-aeronautique-pour-caroline-aigle.html
 Daniel Calleja
 Jorge Chavez, 1957"Repatriation of the Remains of the Conqueror of the Alps" ; retrieved 2012-5-27.
 James Stephen Fossett
 Yves LambertMonsieur Yves LAMBERT 
 Norman LoFrance in Hong Kong,  "Award of the Medal of Aeronautics to Mr Norman Lo" ; retrieved 2012-5-27. 
 David McMillan
 Louis Pailhas Monsieur Louis PAILHAS
 Francis Pollet
 Michel TogniniAssociation of Space Explorers,  Michel Tognini ; retrieved 2012-5-27.
 Wu Tongshui
 Brian Trubshaw, 1976ConcordeSST.com,  Brian Trubshaw; retrieved 2012-5-27.

References

Other websites
 Orders & Medals Society of America,  Medal of Aeronautics/Médaille de l'Aéronautique
 Medal-medaille.com,  Aeronautical Medal (Médaille de l’Aéronautique) 

Category:Aviation in France
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of France
Category:1945 establishments in France