Air Force mercy pilots award, 1958

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Title	Air Force mercy pilots award, 1958
Description	1 images. Air Force mercy pilots award, 17 April 1958. Robert H. Busch (awarded air medal); Jackie Cochran; Colonel Dean Hess; Captain William M. Knowlton (awarded air medal). (Handout).; Supplementary material reads: "Left to Right: Busch, Jackie, Cochran, Col. Dean Hess and Knowland. Press Release. For Immediate Release. Two Air Force mercy pilots will be signally honored by the 51st General Conference of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale this afternoon for their daring rescue of 50 persons off a stricken French freighter last December 12. The 1958 meetinf of the FAI, an international organization of aero clubs which has aimed since its formation in 1905 to coordinate the development of world-wide aeronauticsm has attracted more than 150 delegates from 45 countries, including the Soviet Union. Theme of the Conference is 'Humanities in Aviation' and underscores the varied roles avaiation has played in making the peoples of the earth better neighbors. The Air Medal will be awarded to Captain William M. Knowlton and First Lieutenant Robert H. Busch, both of the 56th Air Rescue Squadron stationed in Sidi Slimane, French Morocco, at the concluding session of the FAI General Conference at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, April 16. Brigadier-General Thomas J. DuBose, Commander, Air Rescue Service, will make the presentation". For the complete article, please check original document.
Coverage date	1958-04-17
Publisher (of the Digital Version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1958-04-17
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Language	English
Sleeve Number	12328-014
Legacy Record ID	examiner-m17562
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Part of collection	Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights	University of Southern California
Access Conditions	Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu; phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343
Repository Name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository Email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	EXM-N-12328-014~1
Archival file	examiner_Volume135/EXM-N-12328-014~1.tiff

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