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  • Irving Pinkel
  • Foil: 7 Panel: 2 Column: 3 Line: 68

    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Friend

    Honored by:

    Joined National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) 1940 – Langley Field, VA
    Transferred to John Glenn Research Center (NACA) 1942
    Retired 1972
    Flight Safety Foundation Award, 1953 – Contributions to Airplane Safety
    Laura Barbour Air Safety Award, 1956
    NACA Distinguished Service Medal, 1957
    Fellow American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1970
    Experimental Aircraft Association Award, 1982; Career Contributions to Aviation

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