HARMON TROPHY PRESENTED TO CAPT. JORDAN AND CAPT KITTINGER Part 2
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Summary: Coverage of the presentation of the Harmon Aviator Trophy to Capt. Joe B. Jordan by President Eisenhower for his altitude record of 103,395.5 feet in an F-104C on 14 December 1959 and the Harmon Aeronaut Trophy to Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger Jr. for his open gondola balloon ascent to 76,400 feet and parachute jump to earth on 16 November 1959. Also shows Capt. Jordan and Capt Kittinger with their wives looking at the trophies and several scenes of the White House. Good
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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations
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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities
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