The Honourable Company of Air Pilots
TROPHY AND AWARD WINNERS
The information within this booklet was compiled and verified as accurate during the summers of 2013, 2014 and 2015 sourcing information from the Company Archives: from Minute Books of the GP&F, Court, and Trophies and Awards committee (and the committees which pre- dated them such as the Test Pilots’ Committee, the Executive Committee etc), archived copies of the “Guild News” (from February 2014 – “Air Pilot”) and various files relating to the individual awards.
Citations for individual awards, where available, have been scanned and retained and are available from the Company office.
The following rationale for dates is given:
1977/78 an award considered by the awarding body for the year 1977 and presented in 1978.
1978 not awarded
(after consideration by the awarding body for the year 1977 no nomination was identified as suitable for an award presentation in 1978.)
1977 an immediate award considered and presented in the same year.
From 2016 – all awards are listed as the year in which presented.
… one small historical note – no awards were made for the year 1958/59 as the award committee decision had become so distanced from the presentation ceremony (nearly 18 months), the Court took a decision that nominations should not be sought.
There was another small adjustment made between the presentations of October 1963 and the next presentation ceremony of February 1964 (the Master, Michael Majendie, did apologise to the awards winners that they would only have the trophies for a very short time!)
Terms of Reference were reviewed and some changes implemented in January 2016
Terms of Reference were reviewed and changes implemented in January 2019
Index Page
The Award of Honour 2
The Grand Master’s Award 3
The Master’s Commendation 5
The Master’s Medal 8
The Hugh Gordon-Burge Memorial Award 10
The Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue Award 12
The Sir Barnes Wallis Medal 16
The Grand Master’s Medal 18
The Brackley Memorial Trophy 20
The Johnston Memorial Trophy 23
The Sword of Honour 27
The Myles Bickerton Trophy 29
The Hanna Trophy 30
The Derry and Richards Memorial Medal 32
The Eric “Winkle” Brown Memorial Trophy 34
The Sir James Martin Award 35
The Cumberbatch Trophy 37
The Glover Trophy 41
The Central Flying School Trophy 43
The Pike Trophy 44
The John Landymore Trophy 46
The Sir Alan Cobham Memorial Award 47
The Grand Master’s Australian Medal 50
The Australian Bi-Centennial Award 52
The Captain John Ashton Memorial Award 54
The Jean Batten Memorial Trophy 55
The Award for Aviation Journalism 56
THE AWARD OF HONOUR
Awarded for an outstanding and enduring contribution to aviation.
1999/2000 Sir Arthur Marshall
Sir George Edwards
2000/01 Group Captain John Cunningham CBE
Wing Commander Roland Prosper Beamont CBE
2002 Not Awarded
2002/03 Squadron Leader Neville Frederick Duke DSO OBE DFC** AFC MC(Czech)
20030/4 Lionel Peter Twiss OBE DSC* QCVSA
Joseph Sutter Hon FRAeS
2004/05 Sir Michael Cobham CBE
2005/06 Neil Armstrong
Captain Eric Brown CBE DSC AFC KCVSA MA FRAeS
2006/07 Sir Michael Knight KCB AFC
Albert L Ueltschi
2008 - 2009 Not Awarded
2009/10 Sir Maurice Flanagan KBE
2010/11 Duncan Simpson OBE
2011/12 Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE
2012/13 Captain James A Lovell
2013/14 Sir Michael Marshall CBE DL
2014/15 UK Military Search and Rescue Force A special award in recognition of both RN and RAF SAR Forces
2016 Captain Robert “Hoot” Gibson DSM DFC
2017 Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine GCB GBE FRAeS
John Tribe BSc(Eng)
2018 The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team
2019 Stuart Sendall King FRAeS
2020 Greg McDougall
2 THE GRAND MASTER’S AWARD (formerly the Grand Master’s Commendation and incorporating the former Award for Gallantry)
Awarded for an act of valour or gallantry, at the discretion of the Grand Master
(The Grand Master’s Commendation)
1982/83 Captain S M Drennan AAC 656 Squadron Army Air Corps (Presented at Middle Wallop, 1 February 1983)
1986/87 Len R Carolan Esq - Sec. Australian Region
1987-89 Not awarded
1989/90 Darrol Stinton Esq
1991 Not awarded
1991/92 28 (AC) Squadron RAF
Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
1992/93 Professor Helen Muir
1993/94 The Crew of S61-A Helicopter (Royal Malaysian)
1995 Not awarded
1995/96 The Red Arrows Winter Tour 1995/96
1996/97 Frank Wootton Esq
1997/98 Major N O’Brien
1998/99 William G Scull Esq
1999/2000 Squadron Leader Frederick DaCosta RAF
Squadron Leader Paul Day RAF
2000/01 7 Sqn RAF Chinook Operations in Sierra Leone
2001/02 Squadron Leader Richard A Phillips RAF
2002/03 Peter Charles Tait
2003/04 Flight Lieutenant J P M Adamson
2004/05 Squadron Leader John McNeil-Matthews RAF
2005/06 202 Squadron RAF
2006/07 Number 1 (Fighter) Squadron RAF
2007/08 RAF Odiham Chinook Force
2008/09 Crew of ‘BLACKCAT 22’
2009/10 Flight Lieutenant Ian Fortune DFC
3 THE GRAND MASTER’S AWARD
2010/11 Captain Matthew Noble-Clarke AAC
51 Squadron RAF
2011/12 Roger ‘Dodge’ Bailey
2013 Not awarded
2013/14 Flight Lieutenant Tim Eddy RAF
2014/15 1 Regiment Army Air Corps
2016 Commando Helicopter Force
Flight Lieutenant Michael Jones RAF
2017 Commander Bertie W Vigrass OBE VRD RNR
2018 216 Flight Lieutenant Amy Gilmour RN and Chief Petty Officer Ian Toms
(The Award of Gallantry)
2008 28 (AC) Squadron, Basrah City Incident Reaction Team, Merlin Helicopter Crew Flight Lieutenant Michelle Goodman DFC RAF, Flight Lieutenant George Williams RAF, Sergeant Chris Parker & Sergeant Steve Thomas
2011 Captain Michael Nerandzic (posthumously)
2012 Crew of ‘Rescue 195’ 103 SAR Sqn RCAF and the SAR Technicians of ‘Rescue 323’ from 424 Sqn RCAF
2014 A Chinook Crew of 27 Squadron Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Steven Deyes RAF, Flight Lieutenant Andrew Smith RAF, Flight Sergeant Daniel Baxter & Sergeant Jonathan Frank
2015 Sergeant Daniel Allanson QGM
The Grand Master’s Award
2019 Not Awarded
2020 Not Awarded
4 THE MASTER’S COMMENDATION
Awarded for outstanding service in the air, at the discretion of the Master.
1977/78 Squadron Leader R Penny
1978/79 Mr Asad Nasr on behalf of Middle East Airlines
1979/80 Charles Nicholas Hoy
Hikmat M Ghosn
1981 - 1982 Not Awarded
1982/83 Alan Bramson Esq
Arthur E Gibson Esq
Eric H Woods Esq
1984 Not Awarded
1984/85 J R Kilner Esq/ P Bonhomme Esq
1986 - 1987 Not Awarded
1987/88 First Officer Mimi Tompkins
1988/89 First Officer G Slader & Second Officer M Thomas of United Airlines
Wing Commander M C Brooke RAF
Captain T F P Frizell
1989/90 A E Donlan Esq
1990/91 G P Sanctuary Esq
Captain J Sirley
1991/92 Robert Legg Esq
1992/93 Mrs Constance E Fricker
1994 Not Awarded
1994/95 Professor Angus Wallace/ Dr. Tom Wong
Miss Tracey Leigh Signal
1995/96 Captain Peter Buggé Captain John Robinson
1996/97 Flight Lieutenant Michael J Chatterton
1997/98 Malcolm Mason Esq
1998/99 Wing Commander Simon C Meade
5 THE MASTER’S COMMENDATION
1999/2000 Captain Neville Grady
2000/01 Flight Lieutenant Rodney G Leigh
Captain John S Savage MA
2001/02 Andrew P Digby
2002/03 Roger H Beazley CBE AFC
2003/04 Squadron Leader Malcolm Hunt
2005 Not Awarded
2005/06 Captain Ralph Kohn
2006/07 Victor Lockwood
2007/08 Squadron Leader Warwick H Creighton MBE
2008/09 Squadron Leader Alastair C Pinner MBE RAF
Captain Roland ‘Rolie’ James DSM
The Master’s Special Commendation: Crew of ‘CANJET FLIGHT 918’ (19 April 2009)
2009/10 Air Cadet Organisation
2010/11 656 Squadron Group AAC
Miss Mandy Pantall
2011/12 Flight Lieutenant D J ‘Jack’ Hawkins RAFVR
Gary Stanfield Smith
2012/13 The British Helicopter Team
2013/14 Major Mark Martin AAC
Air Mobility, Royal Australian Air Force
2014/15 Lieutenant Commander Chris Götke AFC RN
Royal Air Force Traffic Management Force
2016 Major Jean G R Leroux CD
2017 Captain Rosella Bjornson
Lieutenant Colonel Kevin M Hall USAF
2018 Group Captain John Middleton OBE RAF
Squadron Leader Mike Ling MBE RAF
Major Dennis W Sharf CD
6 THE MASTER’S COMMENDATION
2019 Flight Lieutenant Chris Stradling
2020 Master Aircrew Tudor Haines
7 THE MASTER’S MEDAL (Formerly The Guild Medal)
Awarded to any person in aviation, at any time, for an act or other achievement in aviation considered worthy of the Medal, as soon as the facts of the event are clear. This is intended to be an immediate award, made at the discretion of the Master. It is done so on the advice of the Trophies and Awards Committee, after careful consideration and due diligence.
1976 F A Laker Esq
1977 Captain J Schuman (posthumously) & Herr J Veito, Lufthansa Flt 181
Royal Air Force Red Arrow Aerobatic Team ______
1985 Captain John Testrake
1986 PO ACMN L Slater
1987 R Branson Esq and Per Lindstrand
1988 Captain S Yousif
1989 Nor Awarded
1990 FO A Atchison
1991 Miss H Sharman
1992 Not Awarded
1993 Captain E J Wyer
1994 Not Awarded
1995 Air Commodore A N Nicholson OBE QHS RAF
1996 – 1998 Not Awarded
1999 Crew of the Breitling Orbiter 3 - Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard
2000 Not Awarded
2001 Polly M A Vacher
2002 Caroline M Gough-Cooper & Imogen T Asker
2003 David K Hempleman-Adams OBE
2004 HMS Endurance
2005 Not Awarded
2006 Warrant Officer Class 1 Challis and crew of 7 Flt AAC
2007 Apache Patrol Members of 656 Squadron AAC
POA James O’Donnell
8 THE MASTER’S MEDAL
2008 Not Awarded
2009 Crew of ‘US Airways Flight 1549’ NY Hudson River/
Captain Charles ‘Chalkie’ Stobbart
2010 Captain Michael Fairhurst & SFO James Brown
Captain Stephen Noujaim
2011 Lieutenant Commander William Strickland USCG
2012 David Sykes (Wheely Dave)
2013 Lieutenant Commander Vincent Jansen USCG
Sergeant Rachael Robinson
2014 Not Awarded
2015 “Solar Impulse” Dr Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg
2016 Tracey Curtis-Taylor
Timothy Peake CMG BSc(Hons)
2017 Flight Sergeant Mike Rowlands
Commander Matthew Grindon RN
2018 Not Awarded
2019 Wing Commander Rob Caine MBE MA RAF
Winchman Paramedic Carlton Real
James Ketchell
2020 Flight Lieutenant Richard Davoren
9 THE HUGH GORDON-BURGE MEMORIAL AWARD
Awarded to a member or members of a crew whose outstanding behaviour and action contributed to the saving of their aircraft or passengers.
1974/75 First Officer Geoffrey Willingale Crawford
1976 – 1978 Not Awarded
1978/79 Captain F H Benton
1980 – 1981 Not Awarded
1981/82 Captain Eric H J Moody
1983 – 1986 Not Awarded
1986/87 Captain Peter Saxton
1987/88 Captain Robert Shornstheimer
1988/89 Captain Dave Cronin
1989/90 FO Alastair Atchison, Purser John Heward, Stewardess Susan Prince, Stewards Nigel Ogden & Simon Rodgers
1990/91 Captain Alfred L Haynes
1992 Not Awarded
1992/93 Captain Ingmar Berglund, FO Martin Emery & Flt Engineer E Terry Boone
1994 Not Awarded
1994/95 Flight Lieutenant Arthur J Stacey AFC RAF
1995/96 Captain Cedric J Roberts & Senior First Officer Lionel J Sole
1996/97 Captain Leul Abate (Ethiopian Airlines)
1998 Not Awarded
1998/99 Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey A Sheppard AFC & Flight Lieutenant Ian M Brosch MA BSc
2000 Not Awarded
2000/01 Captain William (Bill) Hagan & SFO Philip M Watson
2002 Not Awarded
2002/03 Lieutenant Commander Neale Hargreaves MBE Mission Commander of ‘Dolphin 43’ – 849 Naval Air Squadron
2003/04 DHL A300 Crew – Captain Eric Gennotte, FO Steeve Michielsen, & Flight Engineer Mario Rofail
2004/05 Captain Mark William Hoey
10 THE HUGH GORDON-BURGE MEMORIAL AWARD
2005/06 Thierry Fautrel (Chief Cabin Director) & Marie-Pascale Bulle (Cabin Director) of Air France AF 358 (Toronto airport)
2006/07 Kevin (George) Francis
2008 Not Awarded
2008/09 ‘Ultimate 21 Flight’ Afghanistan
2009/10 Flight Lieutenant Alex Townsend RAF
2010/11 Crew of Flight QF 032 (Airbus 380 VH-OQA)
2011/12 Flight Lieutenant Nicholas McCready RAF & Flight Lieutenant Luke D Flemington DFC RAF
2012/13 Lieutenant Bryan Allen Peterson USN
2013/14 Captain Malcolm Walters & First Officer David Hayhoe
2014/15 Major Nicholas George English AAC and Captain Charles William Russell AAC Crew of “Ugly 52”
2016 Captain Richard Alvarez A
2017 Flight Lieutenant Karl A Kinsler RAF
2018 Flight Lieutenant Ben Wallis AFC RAF
2019 Not Awarded
2020 Flight Lieutenant Paul W Medford BSc RAF
11 THE PRINCE PHILIP HELICOPTER RESCUE AWARD
Awarded to an individual member of a helicopter crew, a complete crew or the crews of multiple helicopters, for an act of outstanding courage or devotion to duty in the course of land or sea search and rescue operations.
1978/79 Captain G Bain, Captain C C Bosanquet, Captain A Campbell & B Johnstone Esq of British Airways Helicopters Sumburgh Operations Rescue of the Crew of the trawler “Eleanor Viking” aground on Ve Skerries
1979/80 Flight Lieutenant R E Neville AFC RAF, Flight Lieutenant M J Lakey RAF, Fight Sergeant J K Moody & Flight Sergeant C M Yarwood of RAF Boulmer Rescue from the Alexander Kielland accommodation rig, Eko Fisk
1980/81 Master Air Loadmaster David Edward Bullock GM (posthumously) During a rescue in the North Sea 18 November 1980
1981/82 Lieutenant Commander H S Clark RN Commanding Officer 825 Naval Air Squadron – Bluff Cove, Falkland Islands
1982/83 Wessex of HMS Antrim Lieutenant Commander I Stanley DSO RN, Lieutenant Commander J Parry RN , Sub Lieutenant S Cooper RN, & POAM D B Fitzgerald Rescue from Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia
1983/84 PO Aircrewman John Stephen Coleman QGM (Diver) for his involvement in the rescue from the trawler “Petit Forban”
1984/85 Crews of 826 Naval Air Squadron (Sea King) & HMS Endurance (WASP) Including: Lieutenant Commander J J White RN of HMS Endurance and Lieutenant Commader N R Thomson RN, detachment commander 826 NAS Rescue at Brabant Island, Antartica
1985/86 Lieutenant D Marr RN, POACMN M C Palmer & POACMN L Slater of 771 NAS Rescue from the yacht “Mister Cube”
1986/87 WO1 I D Johnstone AAC & Sergeant D I Lewis REME Rescue of a walking group in the Black Mountains
1987/88 Jeffrey Todd Esq, Winchman HM Coastgaurd Rescue from the fishing vessel “Paraclete”
1988/89 Flight Sergeant Vaughan Dodsworth AFM – Winchman 202 Sqn RAF Brawdy Rescue from the Freighter “Secil Japan”
1989/90 PO Aircrewman S W Wright GM & PO Aircrewman D S Wallace GM of 771 NAS Rescue from the Motor Vessel “Murree”
1990/91 Flight Lieutenant D Kerr-Sheppard RAF, Flight Lieutenant D G Gow RAF, MAEOP P M Cornes & MALM W Payne of 78 Sqn RAF Rescue from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel “Gold Rover”
1992 Not Awarded
1992/93 Lieutenant M I P Langley RN, POACM A Rogers & LACMN B Buggins 772 NAS Rescue of the crew of Motor Vessel “Igloo Lion”
1993/94 Flight Sergeant Chris J Wood – Winchman RAF Boulmer Rescue of the crew of a Pilot Boat of Montrose
12 THE PRINCE PHILIP HELICOPTER RESCUE AWARD
1994/95 Flight Lieutenant A H C Cooper RAF, Flight Lieutenant M Dennis RAF, Flight Lieutenant G M Holmes RAF & Flight Sergeant P L Trethewey Rescue 169; 22 Squadron Royal Air Force Chivenor Rescue of a walker in the Black Mountains
1995/96 Flight Lieutenant Mark Dennis RAF, Flight Lieutenant Tony Gear RAF, Flight Sergeant Steve Larke & Sergeant Steve Labouchardiere AFC Rescue 25; 78 Squadron Royal Air Force Falkland Islands, Rescue from the yacht “Maamari”
1996/97 Lieutenant Brian J Nicholas RN, Lieutenant John M Collicutt RN, Lieutenant Guy P Norris RN, POACM Philip J Warrington QGM & LACM R W McKee Rescue 193, 771 Squadron Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose Rescue from the Belgian Trawler “LeBauche”
1997/98 William (Bill) Deacon (Posthumously) Rescue from the Cargo Vessel “Green Lily”
1998 A special award to: Crews 03, 06 and 10 of Sea Flight 810 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Station, Culdrose Rescue from the Spanish Container Vessel “Delfin del Mediterraneo”
1998/99 Dan Tyler, Graeme Fromberg, Murray Traynor, Crew of Careflight One Rescues in Bass Strait during the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
1999/00 The helicopter pilots and crews of the South African Air Force who took part in Operation Litchi, Mozambique
2000/01 Lieutenant Commander Thomas J Joyce RN, Lieutenant Daniel Clarke RN, & AEMech Daniel P Luszczyk - Crew of a Lynx Helicopter of HMS Montrose Rescue from the trawler “Pena Rebollara” in the Bay of Biscay
Flight Sergeant Timothy Trevor Thompson AFC Saving an injured climber
2001/02 Crew of the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Peter Yates, Dr Michael Novy, Tim Thistleton, Matthew Scott & Paul Featherstone
2002/03 Flight Lieutenant Tony Gear RAF, Flight Lieutenant Robert Green RAF, Squadron Leader John Ardley RAF & Sergeant John Cerrigan Rescue 137 D Flight 202 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth Rescue from a French fishing trawler “Le Parrein”
2003/04 Lieutenant Claire Donegan RN, Flight Lieutenant Jonathan M Everitt RAF, Lieutenant Paul A Dingley RN, APOACM David P Rigg, & LACM Graham Patch Rescue 193 771 Naval Air Squadron For their part in the rescue of a lone yachtsman 80 nm south of Culdrose
2004/05 Lieutenant Commander Martin J Ford AFC RN, Captain Peter H McLleland QCBA, Lieutenant Michael Scott QCBA RN & WOACM Robert John Yeomans QGM Rescue 193 771 Naval Air Squadron For their part in the evacuation of Boscastle following flash-flooding
2005/06 Lieutenant Commander Martin J Ford AFC RN, Lieutenant Gary D Wappner RN, Lieutenant David-John E Gibbs RN & POACM Stuart R Worley Rescue 193 771 Naval Air Squadron For the rescue of a critically ill fisherman240nm south of Culdrose
13 THE PRINCE PHILIP HELICOPTER RESCUE AWARD
2006/07 Captain S Morris, Captain R Mulholland, MCpl D Agnew, Sgt Y St-Denis & MCpl K Gulliford Crew of ‘Rescue 901’ 442 Squadron Canadian Air Force Rescue from a crashed helicopter in Knight Inlet, Canada
Hong Kong Government Flying Service Rescues during Typhoon Prapiroon
2007/08 Lieutenant Commander M Lanni RN, Lieutenant Commander M Ford AFC RN, Lieutenant I Campbell RN & Flight Sergeant E Gibson. Gannet SAR Flight R177 Rescue from Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis
7 Squadron Royal Air Force ‘Blackout 26’ Rescue mission in Afghanistan
2008/09 Lieutenant S Krueger USCG, Captain M Roskilly RM, Lieutenant J R Hounsome RN, CPOACM D P Rigg QGM Rescue 193 771 Naval Air Squadron Rescue of a fisherman onboard the Spanish fishing vessel “Pesca Verdes Tres”
2009/10 Major J Von Kruse, Lieutenant Colonel C Lalande, Sergeant K Gulliford, MCpl D Frenette & MCpl W R Ternes Rescue 902, 442 Squadron RCAF Rescue of skiers from Mount Compton Glacier in British Columbia
2010/11 Lieutenant P Higgins RN, Lieutenant Commander G Chesterman RN, Lieutenant C Castle RAN & AETech R Wilmot 226 Flight, 815 NAS Rescue from MV “Dubai Moon” caught in the Cyclone Bandu
2011/12 Lieutenant Commander Mike Luscombe RN, Captain Martin Roskilly RM Lieutenant Jason Tom Sawyer RN and Sergeant Anthony Russell Rescue 193 771 Naval Air Squadron Rescue from the yacht “Andriette”
2012/13 Captain Aaron Noble, Captain Jonathon Groten, MWO Jeff Warden, Sergeant Brad Hiscock, MCpl Edward Mark Vokey Rescue 912 103 Search and Rescue Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force Rescue of the bird hunters in Indian Bay
2013/14 Lieutenant Commander Richard Calhaem RN, Lieutenant Commander Paul Robertson RN, Kpt Lt Steffen Volkwein DEU N & P O (Aircrewman) Russell Adams Rescue 193 771 Naval Air Squadron Rescue from the French Fishing Vessel “Le Sillon”
2014/15 Lieutenant Commander Charles Fuller RN, Lieutenant Meirion Hammond RN, Lieutenant Angela Lewis RN & Petty Officer Aircrewman Michael Henson Rescue 177 HMS Gannet SAR Flight Rescue from Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis on 17 January 2015
2016 Lieutenant John Hess USCG, Lieutenant Matthew Vanderslice USCG, AMT2 Derrick Suba USCG, AST3 Evan Staph USCG Crew of United States Coast Guard Rescue 6033 Rescue of 15 Feb 2015 from the vessel “Sedona”
Lieutenant Commander Martin Lanni AFC RN, Lieutenant Richard Lightfoot RN, Lieutenant James Bullock RN, Petty Officer Aircrewman Alan Speed Crew of HMS Gannet SAR Flight R 177 Rescue of bus passengers trapped in flood water near Dailly 30 Dec 2015
14 THE PRINCE PHILIP HELICOPTER RESCUE AWARD
2017 Captain Peter Mackenzie-Brown (Commander), SFO Rob Backus (Co-pilot), Winch Operator Paul Bramley, Winchman/Medic Kate Willoughby Crew of Rescue Helicopter 912 HM Coastguard Humberside Rescue of October 2015 – injured walker on Langdale Fell
Captain Simon Tye (Commander), Captain James Livitt (Co-pilot), Mark Lean (Winch Operator Paramedic), Scott Sharman (Winchman Paramedic) Crew of Rescue Helicopter 951 HM Coastguard Inverness Rescue of February 2016 - of climbers on Creag Meagaidh
2018 Hong Kong Government Flying Service Rescues during Typhoon Hato in August 2017
2019 Captain Kate Simmonds (Commander), Captain Dave Kenyon AFC (Co-pilot), Richard Taylor QGM (Winch Operator), Alistair Drummond (Winchman Paramedic) Crew of Rescue Helicopter 936 Coastguard Caernarfon Rescue of August 2018 – walkers on Cadair Idris
2020 Lieutenant Commander George Thompson RN (Commander), Mul/1 Tay Mahmood Abdullah Salim Al Khayari (Co-pilot), Wkl/2 Jaw Yaqoub Nasser Mubarak Al Amrani (Winch Operator), Rqb Jaw Ibrahim Khalfan Rashid Al Rudaini (Winchman) Crew of Royal Air Force of Oman Rescue 01 Rescue of October 2019 – five trapped mountaineers
15 THE SIR BARNES WALLIS MEDAL
Awarded in recognition of an innovative and exceptional contribution to aviation.
1979/80 Gabe Robb (Jock) Bryce OBE
1980/81 Captain John Archibald (Jock) Cameron OBE
1982 Not Awarded
1982/83 John Anthony Denyer Esq
1983/84 HMS Endurance Flight
1984/85 Air Commodore Peter Howard
1986 Not Awarded
1986/87 Peter F Cedervall CEng FRAeS
1988 Not Awarded
1988/89 Jeffrey Kindersley Quill OBE
1990 - 1992 Not Awarded
1992/93 A J Smith Esq
1994 Not Awarded
1994/94 Michael Foale PhD
1996 Not Awarded
1996/97 Keith Perrin Esq
1997/98 Group Captain John Cunningham CBE DSO* DFC* AE DL HonFRAeS
1998/99 Wing Commander Kenneth H Wallis MBE DEng(hc) CEng FRAeS HFSETP
1999/2000 Peter A Holding Esq
2000/01 Professor Kay Young PhD
2001/02 Lieutenant Commander Paul C J Stone RN & Squadron Leader Justin Paines RAF
2002/03 Doctor Martin (Dill) Faulkes
2003/04 Squadron Leader Charles W (Bill) Thompson RAF
2004/05 Kenneth Peter Ross Smart CBE FRAeS
2005/06 5 Regiment Army Air Corps
2006/07 Sam Wells OBE
2008 Not Awarded
16 THE SIR BARNES WALLIS MEDAL
2008/09 Timothy Prince OBE FRAeS
2010 Not Awarded
2010/11 Major David Amlôt MBE
2011/12 Michael John Miller-Smith
2012/13 Nicholas Dean Lappos
2013/14 Hybrid Air Vehicles
2014/15 Dr Richard Raistrick OBE
2016 - 2917 Not Awarded
2018 Air Vice-Marshal Simon “Rocky” Rochelle OBE DFC RAF
2019 Major Thomas W Aseltine USAF
2020 Lieutenant Colonel Jay Baer USAFR, Lieutenant Colonel Michael S May USAF, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick M McGarry USAF, Major Jeffrey Entine USAF, Major Robert A Glenn USAF, Major Daniel C Wynn Jr USAF F-16 Cruise Missile Defense Tactics Development Team
17 THE GRAND MASTER’S MEDAL
Awarded to an individual under the age of 30 for outstanding achievement and endeavour in any field of aviation.
1962/63 Michael Peter Glegg Esq
1963/64 Derick Anthony Martin Esq
1964/65 Terence A Henderson Esq
1965/66 Peter Geoffrey Madgett Esq
1966/67 J W D Robertson Esq
1967/68 R J Barbour Esq
1968/69 A J E Tiley Esq
1969/70 C Redrupp Esq
1970/71 R G P Taylor Esq
1971/72 D Smethurst Esq
1972/73 G G Leask Esq
1973/74 J F Rothwell Esq
1974/75 G J Bressey Esq
1975/76 J F Nash Esq
1976/77 M J Thrower Esq
1992/93 M D W Bowker Esq
1993/94 R Ka Fuk Cheung Esq
1994/95 W S Gilmour Esq
1995/96 Jamal Jamal Mohammed Jamal
1996/97 Matthew J Clatworthy Esq
1997/98 Emma Joanne Phelps
1998/99 Lieutenant W I E Anderson KRH
1999/2000 Pilot Officer James S Clayton
2000/01 Nicholas H-Y Chan BSc
2001/02 Flight Lieutenant Nicola S Thomas BEng RAF
18 THE GRAND MASTER’S MEDAL
2002/03 Daniel Fonseca
2003/04 Philip Donovan
2004/05 Peter Nye
2006 - 2010 Not Awarded
2010/11 Isabelle De Montet-Guerin
Captain Robert Schoeneberg USAF
2012 - 2014 Not Awarded
2014/15 Flight Lieutenant Christopher Gonzalez RAF
2016 Flight Lieutenant Colin Bostrom MSc RAF
2017 Captain Matthew A Shipp USAF
2018 Captain Alexander Horrell USAF
2019 Aaron Keith Pearce
2020 Technical Sergeant Zane Michael Romick
19 THE BRACKLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY
Awarded to an individual, a complete aircraft crew, or an organisation, for an outstanding contribution to air transport or transport aircraft operations.
1949/50 J Lankester Parker Esq OBE
1950/51 Captain Howard Whitmore Cowell Alger, No4 line BOAC “for Flying Boat services to South Africa and the Far East”
1951/52 Wing Commander B T Aikman DFC FRMetS “for work with flying boats”
1952/53 Geoffrey A V Tyson Esq “in recognition of his work with ‘Princess’ flying boat”
1954 Not Awarded
1954/55 Royal Air Force Station - Pembroke Dock (201 & 230 Squadrons) “for maintaining the British North Greenland Expedition”
1956 – 1957 Not Awarded – due to a diminished activity with regard to flying boats
1957/58 Comet and Britannia Flights of BOAC “development of turbine powered flight over the North Atlantic Ocean”
1960 Not Awarded – terms of reference to be re-examined
1960/61 Captain J S Shephard AFC of Tasman Empire Airways Ltd “in respect of 20 yearss in command of flying boats and more than 12,000 flying hours”
1961/62 No. 216 Squadron RAF “for their contribution to operational air transport”
1962/63 No. 22 (SAR) Squadron RAF “for their techniques in development of air transport flying and their helicopter rescue record”
1963/64 Captain Richard Rymer (posthumous) “for his contribution to propeller turbine-powered aircraft”
1964/65 Captain Frederick Patrick Ladd MBE “for his mercy mission flights around New Zealand and Figi”
1965/66 Commander P M Lamb DSC AFC “Chief Hovercraft Test Pilot of Westland Aircraft Co.”
1966/67 J H Phillips Esq “his contribution to the successful conclusion of the trails of the triplex auto-land system on Trident”
1968 Not Awarded
1968/69 Nos 22 and 202 Sqn, Coastal Command – flight and ground crews “in recognition of the great service rendered to those in distress by virtue of their professional skill and competence”
20 THE BRACKLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY
1969/70 Flying Crews of Bristow Helicopters “in four years of operations, during 1969 completed 10,000 accident free operational flying hours”
1971 Not Awarded
1971/72 Captain C M Ramsey “for his outstanding contribution to the development of flight guidance systems”
1973 – 1974 Not Awarded
1974/75 Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose “for their development of techniques in Search and Rescue”
1976 Not Awarded
1976/77 Captain Brian J Calvert “for the development of Inertial Navigation Systems (INS)”
1978 - 1979 Not Awarded
1979/80 Captain Hugh P K Dibley “for pioneering work on high altitude descents and noise/fuel reduction methods”
1980/81 Commander J Young and Captain R Crippen Apollo 13
1981/82 Long Range Operations-Falkland Islands “For the longest bombing run in history of 8,000 miles; the Vulcan, it’s crew and the Nimrod aircraft
1983 – 1986 Not Awarded
1986/87 Captain John Mason “established Airtours amongst the leading charter airlines in the world”
1988 – 1991 Not Awarded
1991/92 Captain Harry Gee “pioneering work with operational STOL at City Airports”
1992/93 Captain T R Fulton “for his outstanding contribution to public transport training”
1994 – 1995 Not Awarded
1995/96 Aircrew of 47 Squadron Special Forces Flight “for the development of air transport tactics”
1997 Not Awarded
1997/98 Captain W D (Jock) Lowe BSc PhD FRAeS “for his contribution to safe and profitable supersonic passenger flight operations”
21 THE BRACKLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY
1998/99 Captain Neville J Hay FRAeS “for his contribution to aircraft design, operation, navigational techniques and equipment”
1999/2000 Captain Iain McClelland “for his outstanding piloting skills and his initiatives to improve the quality of life of the mountainous tribes of Irian Jaya, Indonesia”
2001 Not Awarded
2001/02 47 Squadron RAF “for their ability to adapt to change and rise to any challenge”
2002/03 99 Squadron RAF “for outstanding performance within the Iraqi Theatre”
2003/04 Squadron Leader James Dalrymple Cunningham MBE “For his quite staggering contribution to the RAF Transport and Special Forces Flights”
2005 Not Awarded
2005/06 John Cashman BSc FRAeS SETP(AF) “for his outstanding contribution to the operational development of air transport aircraft (Boeing)”
2006/07 J Tactical Training Flight RAF “for demonstration of outstanding flying skill in operational theatres”
2008 Not Awarded
2008/09 Squadron Leader Keith Hewitt MBE RAF “for 5,000 flight hours on C-17”
2010 - 2011 Not Awarded
2011/12 Flight Lieutenant Christopher D Maggs RAF “for his continued safe development of C-17 Tactical operations”
2013 - 2015 Not Awarded
2016 Flight Lieutenant Stephen Hewer RAF “for his invaluable contribution to the UK MOD Chinook programme”
2017 40 Sqn Royal New Zealand Air Force “for 50 years of innovative and skilful operations into the Antarctic”
2018 Not Awarded
2019 British Airways Concorde Fleet “for a significant and outstanding contribution to air transport.”
2020 Number 32 (The Royal) Squadron RAF “for a significant and outstanding contribution to air transport.”
22 THE JOHNSTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
Awarded for outstanding performance in the operation of airborne or space systems, manned or unmanned
1931 Francis C Chichester Esq “for his flight between New Zealand and Australia via Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island”
1932 Squadron Leader H J L Hinkler “for his flight across the South Atlantic”
1933 J A Mollison Esq “for his North Atlantic Flight”
1934 not awarded
1935 E W Percival Esq “for the flight to Algiers and back in a day”
1936 Miss Jean Batten “for the flight from Lympne to Port Natal”
1937 A S Wilcockson Esq “for his three successful flights from Foynes to Botwood, Newfoundland”
1938 Captain D C T Bennett “for his faultless flights Foynes – Botwood and Botwood to Azores in ‘Mercury’ – a record E – W crossing of the Atlantic”
1939 – 1948 Not Awarded
1948/49 Qantas - W H Crowther Esq/ R B Tapp Esq/ L R Ambrose Esq
1949/50 Captain P G Taylor of Australia “one of the outstanding Navigators of his age”
1951 Not Awarded
1951/52 Captain P G Taylor “for a 8,500 miles South Pacific ocean survey flight”
1952/53 Captains and Crew of Royal Air Force Lincoln “Aries” “Who were involved in the trans-polar development flying”
1953/54 The Flight Navigators of the Comet Fleet BOAC “for their great pioneering efforts in developing navigation techniques for high altitude fast jet flying”
1955 Not Awarded
1955/56 Captain J H Saffery & Pilots and Navigators of Hunting Aero Surveys “on Antarctic Expedition to Grahamland”
1956/57 Squadron Leader H Lewis AFC, CO of the RAF Detachment Unit with the British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctica Expedition
23 THE JOHNSTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
1957/58 Captain and Navigational Crews of the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment for their work on the Dectra Nav System
1959/60 The Decca Navigator Company Limited “for their fine contribution to the technology of air navigation”
1961 Not Awarded
1961/62 Geoffrey E Beck & Mervyn Morgan (Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd) “for their work developing the Doppler Navigational Systems”
1962/63 Wing Commander D F H Grocott AFC RAF “for his contribution towards high accuracy navigational techniques”
1964 – 1967 Not Awarded
1967/68 Wing Commander E W Anderson OBE AFC DFC “in recognition of his enduring contribution to both practical and theoretical navigation”
1969 – 1973 Not Awarded
1973/74 Flight Lieutenant R M S Cook & Flight Lieutenant R W Hardisty “RAF Vulcan navigation crew who won the Electronics Trophy in the 1973 Strike Command Navigation and Bombing Competion”
1974/75 Flight Lieutenant E G Candlish & Flight Lieutenant J Vinales “RAF Vulcan navigation crew who won the Strategic Air Command Nav. Competition in the US achieving the highest ever score”
1976 Not Awarded
1976/77 W P Robinson Esq MBE “Developing new navigation techniques culmination in the introduction of supersonic aircraft into Civil Air Transport”
1977/78 The Royal Air Force Tanker Wing “for their support of the fighter detachments overseas – particularly the rapid deployment of Harrier to Belize in July 1977”
1979 Not Awarded
1979/80 Captain Gordon Vette & Malcolm Forsyth “for their exceptional feat of navigation in tracing a missing Cessna 188 over at Norfolk Island which undoubtedly saved the pilot’s life”
1981 – 1982 Not Awarded
1982/83 Lieutenant Commander Simon C Thornewill RN “for his gallant leadership of 845 NAS during the Falkland Campaign”
1984 - 1985 Not Awarded
1985/86 The Giotto Space Probe Navigation Team “especially Trevor Morley, who made the feat of navigation possible to collect invaluable data from the tail of Halley’s Comet”
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1986/87 The Voyager Team “Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager who completed the first non-stop circumnavigation and their meteorologist/navigator Len Snellman”
1988 Not Awarded
1988/89 Wing Commander Raymond L Lomas MRIN RAF “for his part in training RAF Navigators in high performance strike/attack aircraft”
1989/90 Peter Norvill Esq “for his 1988 solo flight around the world in a Cessna XP Hawk”
1991 – 1994 Not Awarded
1994/95 Flight Lieutenant J W Hendy RAF “for his tenacity and meticulous devotion to his craft in work on the Trimble 2000 GPS system”
1995/96 Captain Alex Fisher “for his notable contribution to the research, development and implementation of advanced navigation aids”
1996/97 Captain David Massy-Greene “for his instrumental contribution to the successful introduction of the Future Air Navigation System in the South Pacific Region”
1997/98 James C Lawson Esq “for his outstanding contribution to civil aviation in the field of precision approach aids”
1998/99 Jon Johanson Esq “for his outstanding contribution to piloting and navigation in a series of solo long distance flights in a self-designed aircraft”
1999/2000 Flight Lieutenant David Wilson RAF “for his contribution to training aircrew in use of the Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designation pod”
2000/01 Thomas Beverley Nichols “in recognition of a lifetime contribution to radar systems development”
2001/02 Flight Lieutenant Timothy D Carr RAF “for his exceptional contribution to improving Tornado GR operational capability”
2002/03 Geoffrey Alan Burtenshaw “for his outstanding development work in air navigation techniques and equipment”
2003/4 No 33 Squadron Royal Air Force “for the continuous and continual outstanding performance of airmanship displayed in the course of operational flying duties”
2005 Not Awarded
25 THE JOHNSTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
2005/06 Sea King MK7 Trials Team Lieutenant Commanders, Tite, Ling, Smith and Richardson “attributed entirely for the timely and successful introduction to full operational capability of this complex system…”
2006/07 Boeing J-UCAS Programme X-45A “for exceptional contribution to design, development and testing of intelligent autonomous unmanned combat aircraft”
2007/08 815 Naval Air Squadron – Training Team “for air navigation training and development of navigation techniques for the maritime Lynx helicopter”
2008/09 5 (AC) Squadron RAF “for development of the ASTOR system”
2009/10 51 Squadron RAF “for delivering the UK’s only manned airborne electronic surveillance capability for over 30 years”
2010/11 Attack Helicopter Force (‘UK Team Apache’) “for the sustained effort in reaching the significant milestone of over 100,000 hours”
2011/12 Squadron Leader Jody J McMeeking RAF “in respect of his professionalism, situational awareness and outstanding mental agility on operational duty with 3 (F) Sqn RAF”
2012/13 Squadron Leader Simon Mellor RAF “for his outstanding and continuous work on the Sentinel progamme”
2013/14 3RD Special Operations Squadron USAF “in recognition of development and operation of new airborne systems”
2015 Not Awarded
2016 The Royal Air Force UK Reaper Force “in recognition of their tactical and moral courage and outstanding performance in the operation of airborne systems”
2017 The British Antarctic Survey Air Unit “for its invaluable support to Britain’s scientific survey programmes in the Antarctic for over 50 years, and outstanding performance in the operation of airborne systems”
2018 700X Naval Air Squadron “for being at the forefront of trails and development flying in the pursuit of unmanned air capability at sea and in the wider defence environment.”
2019 Tornado GR Force “In recognition of outstanding performance and achievement in the operational use of airborne systems.”
2020 Not Awarded
26 THE SWORD OF HONOUR
Awarded for an outstanding contribution to General Aviation.
1972/73 Squadron Leader John C Ward
1973/74 NATS at Gatwick Airport (ATC)
1974/75 Edward Day Esq
1976 Not Awarded
1976/77 Captain E Thurston
1977/78 R D Campbell Esq
1978/79 John H Blake Esq
1980 Not Awarded
1980/81 Giles Kershaw Esq
1981/82 H G Pattison Esq
1982/83 Dick Smith Esq
1983/84 The Royal Flying Doctors Service of Australia
1984/85 John Thorpe Esq
1986 Not Awarded
1986/87 Miss Eve Jackson
1988 - 1989 Not Awarded
1989/90 Captain J G Green
1991 Not Awarded
1991/92 Frank E Young Esq
1993 Not Awarded
1993/94 Hugh M Kendall Esq
1994/95 The Royal Queensland Aero Club
1996 - 1997 Not Awarded
1997/98 (Roland) Lovat Fraser Esq
1998/99 Brian K Lecomber Esq
1999/2000 David F Ogilvy OBE
2000/01 Air Vice-Marshal Bertrand Brownlow CB OBE AFC
27 THE SWORD OF HONOUR
2002 Not Awarded
2002/03 Government Flying Service of Hong Kong
2003/04 Captain David Staveley
2004/05 David William Jupp
2005/06 Warrant Officer Class 1 Ronald Jack Watkins
2007 - 2009 Not Awarded
2009/10 Captain Paul Bonhomme
2010/11 David Hamilton
2011/12 Gerald Charles Hackemer
2012/13 Peter Moxham FRAeS
2013/14 John and Martha King
2015 Not Awarded
2016 Frederick O Marsh Esq
2017 Stephen Gray
National Police Air Service
2018 Gerry Hermer AFC
2019 Not Awarded
2020 General Aviation Safety Council Regional Safety Officers Nils Jamieson CEng MRAeS ACGI, Michael George Sinclair Benson Esq, Geoffrey Connolly LLB FRAeS, Keith David Thomas MSc BSc(Cons) MRAeS CMIOSH MCIM, Caroline Gough-Cooper, Captain Jon Cooke, John D Steel MRAeS, Penny Gould
28 THE MYLES BICKERTON TROPHY
Awarded for outstanding flying achievement in General Aviation.
2013/14 The Blades Aerobatic Display Team
2014/15 Squadron Leader Gary Coleman RAFR
2016 Major Ryan D Chute USAF
2017 Donatella Ricci
2018 Not Awarded
2019 Captain Jeff T Milsom BSc(Hons)
2020 Not Awarded
29 THE HANNA TROPHY
Awarded for an outstanding contribution to the art of display flying of historic, vintage or modern fighter aircraft.
2012/13 John J Romain
2013/14 John Beattie MBE
2014/15 Squadron Leader Duncan Mason RAF
2016 Flight Lieutenant “Charlie” C V Brown
2017 Brian Smith
2018 Lee Proudfoot
2019 Nigel Lamb
2020 Air Marshal Cliff R Spink CB CBE FCIM FRAeS
30 THE DERRY AND RICHARDS MEMORIAL MEDAL
Awarded to a test pilot who has made an outstanding contribution in advancing the art and science of aviation.
1953 Wing Commander J H Heyworth AFC
1953/54 Wing Commander R P Beamont DSO OBE DFC
1954/55 L Peter Twiss Esq
1955/56 Squadron Leader J S Fifield
1956/57 Michael Randrup Esq
1957/58 T W Brook-Smith Esq
1959/60 A W Bedford Esq AFC ARAeS
1960/61 M J Lithgow Esq OBE
1961/62 E Brian Trubshaw Esq
1962/63 H C H Merewether Esq
1963/64 Peter Buggé Esq
1964/65 E Brian Trubshaw Esq MVO OBE ARAeS
1965/66 Group Captain John Cunningham CBE DSO DFC FRAeS
1966/67 H Cliff Rogers Esq DFC AFRAeS
1967/68 D G Taylor Esq
1968/69 Jimmy L Dell Esq
1969/70 T P Frost Esq
1970/71 W Gellatley Esq
1971/72 Duncan M S Simpson Esq
1972/73 J Cochrane Esq
1973/74 W P I Fillingham Esq
1975 Not Awarded
1975/76 Gilbert Defer Esq
1976/77 Timothy Maynard Scott Ferguson Esq
1977 Not Awarded
1978/79 Paul Millett Esq OBE DSC
1979/80 John F Farley Esq OBE AFC CEng MRAeS
31 THE DERRY AND RICHARDS MEMORIAL MEDAL
1980/81 John David Eagles Esq AFC
1982 Not Awarded
1982/83 H R Radford Esq
1983/84 Christopher John Yeo Esq AFC
1984/85 Jeremy John Lee Esq AFC BSc
1985/86 Roy Moxham Esq
1986/87 J A Robinson Esq AFC MRAeS
1987/88 Heinz Erwin Frick Esq AFC
1988/89 Angus M McVitie Esq
1989/90 Kenneth Peter Orme AFC
1991 Not Awarded
1991/92 P A Sedgwick Esq
1992/93 Christopher F Roberts Esq
1993/94 Colin W Hague Esq
1995 Not Awarded
1995/96 Donald L J Thomas AFC
1996/97 Graham Tomlinson Esq
1997/98 Jeremy Pettican Tracy Esq
1998/99 Squadron Leader David R Southwood BSc AFC
1999/2000 Keith Hartley Esq
2000/01 Derek Reeh BSc(Eng) MRAeS
2001/02 Simon N Hargreaves
2002/03 Gordon G (Jock) Reid FRAeS
2003/04 Paul Hopkins
2004/05 John Turner
2006 Not Awarded
2006/07 Graham M Archer BSc
2007/08 Peter L Chandler BSc
32 DERRY AND RICHARDS MEMORIAL MEDAL
2008/09 Iain Young MBE
2009/10 Graham Tomlinson
2010/11 Edward Strongman
2011/12 Andrew Warner
2012/13 Peter Wilson
2013/14 Mark Bowman
2015 Not Awarded
2016 Lieutenant Commander Robert Dowdell RNR
2017 Andrew Strachan
2018 Frank Chapman
2019 Not Awarded
2020 Not Awarded
33 THE ERIC ‘WINKLE’ BROWN MEMORIAL TROPHY
Awarded for an exceptional achievement or contribution, by an individual or team, to the operational assessment or development of a manned aircraft(s) or airborne system(s).
2018 Roger Bailey
2019 F-35 Integrated Test Force Nathan J Gray BEng(Hons) FRAeS CMgr FCMI FInstLM, Peter Neil Wilson MBE FRAeS, Squadron Leader Andrew Edgell BEng(Hons) FRAeS RAF, Major Michael T Lippert USMC
2020 Ben Lewis BSc MA Cdr RN (Retd)
34 THE SIR JAMES MARTIN AWARD
Awarded to an individual, a group, team or organisation, which has made an outstanding, original and practical contribution leading to the safer operation of aircraft or the survival of aircrew or passengers.
1968/69 Lieutenant Commander A L Tarver GM RN
1969/70 Flight Lieutenant R C Shuster AFC RAF
1971 Not Awarded
1971/72 Group Captain J K Mason RAF
1973 Not Awarded
1973/74 Colonel William P Schane
1975 Not Awarded
1975/76 Group Captain A J Barwood RAF
1976/77 E L Ripley Esq
1977/78 Flight Sergeant D J Jones
1978/79 D Johnson Esq
1979/80 Lieutenant Commander D R Taylor MBE RN
1980/81 Master Air Loadmaster David Bullock GM (posthumously)
1981/82 Geoffrey Harrison Esq
1983 Not Awarded
1983/84 Clifford Gaskell Esq OBE FRAeS
1984/85 Captain John F Kelly
1985/86 Wing Commander R McCluskey AFC RAF
1987 Not Awarded
1987/88 Air Vice-Marshal Peter Howard OBE RAF
1989 Not Awarded
1989/90 Lieutenant Commander Paul Barton RN
1991 - 1992 Not Awarded
1992/93 John W Chappelow Esq
1994 Not Awarded
1994/95 Flight Lieutenant Kevin A Brooks RAF
1995/96 Lieutenant Commander Paul Haywood RN
35 THE SIR JAMES MARTIN AWARD
1997 Not Awarded
1997/98 Major J Norman Ryan AAC
1998/99 Dr Christopher Brooks
1999/2000 Air Accident Investigation Branch Lockerbie Team
2000/01 Chief Petty Officer ACMN Terence S Allison
2001/02 Lieutenant Commander Clive Rawson AFC RN
2003 Not Awarded
2003/04 Squadron Leader Jonathan J Harrison RAF
2004/05 Professor Helen Muir
2005/06 Christopher (John) Freeman
2006/07 Captain John Cox
2008 Not Awarded
2008/09 Flight Lieutenant Emily Rickards RAF
2009/10 David Cockburn Esq
2010/11 Captain Linc Alexander
2011/12 Major Keith E Bryan AAC
2013 Not Awarded
2013/14 Captain James Cunningham AAC
2014/15 Captain Mark Chesney
2016 Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Research Project Team
2017 SkyDemon
2018 Dr Donough Wilson
2019 Lieutenant Jonathan Moore RN
2020 814 Naval Air Squadron Survival Equipment Leading Survival Equipment Technician Joseph Campbell, Leading Survival Equipment Technician Daniel Tarrant, Survival Equipment Technician Bradley Hirst, Survival Equipment Technician Samuel McNeill
36 THE CUMBERBATCH TROPHY
Awarded for an outstanding contribution to aviation safety.
1936/37 Imperial Airways Sqn Ldr H G Brackley DSO DSC, F J Bailey Esq, W Rodgers Esq AFM, F Dismore Esq, LA Walters Esq, H J Horsey Esq, P Jones Esq, A S Wilcockson Esq, A B H Youell Esq
1937/38 Olley Air Services (chief pilot Captain T W Morton) “in appreciation of their reliability of Charter Services”
1938/39 Messers. Wrightways Ltd “for operating an early morning newspaper service between London and Paris in all weathers”
1948/49 Air Commodore H G Brackley CBE DSO DSC “for the confidence he inspired in the personnel he commanded, and the splendid work he had done in reorganising British Civil Aviation during the post war years”
1949/50 Aer Lingus “for an outstanding record over the past fourteen years”
1950/51 No. 3 Line B.O.A.C. “for their magnificent record over the Atlantic Route”
1951/52 Tasman Empire Airways Limited “during 11 years and 7,500,000 service miles has maintained a 99% regularity of service”
1952/53 Professor E S Calvert BSc ARScI “for his contribution to Airport Approach Lighting”
1953/54 British West Indian Airways “a small fleet covering a very big territory who have operated without accident since formation in 1941”
1954/55 Silver City Airways Ltd “in respect of their excellent and reliable car ferry service”
1955/56 Captains W B Caldwell & E W Jordan of British European Airways, “for their work developing Channel Islands air services”
1956/57 Malayan Airways Limited “for an accident free record operating in remote locations”
1957/58 The Australian National Airlines Commission (Trans-Australia Airlines) “For Accident Free Air Services and Flying Doctor services”
1959/60 James Martin Esq CBE MIMechE FRAeS “to show the warm appreciation of all those whose lives he has helped to saved”
1960/61 Royal Air Force, Institute of Aviation Medicine “for its outstanding contribution to air safety”
1961/62 Aden Airways Ltd “for reliability of Air Operations”
37 THE CUMBERBATCH TROPHY
1962/63 D P Davies Esq OBE DSC AFRAeS Chief Test Pilot to the Air Registration Board
1963/64 Blind Landing Experimental Unit of the Royal Aircraft Establishment
1964/65 John Wright Gibbs Esq MBE (posthumous) “UKFSC former Chairman for an outstanding contribution to air safety”
1965/66 Britannia 102 + 312 Flights BOAC “for an outstanding contribution to air safety”
1966/67 Dr E S Calvert OBE and J W Sparke Esq “for their work on development of approach flying and VASI”
1967/68 W E B Griffiths Esq CBE “in recognition of the major contribution made towards improved safety standards for the operation of civil air transport aircraft”
1968/69 J A Karran Esq OBE “in recognition of the immense contribution he has made in the field of airworthiness and aircraft performance”
1969/70 Captain E N Jennings MBE DFC “flight operations department of British United Airways”
1970/71 Qantas Airways Limited “for an outstanding Air Safety record over 50 years”
1971/72 Captain Frank Ormonroyd DFM MA and Captain Eric L R Poole “for the development of autoland techniques”
1972/73 John W Wilson Esq “for his important contribution to the planning and realisation of safe all-weather operations, and the Trident autoland systems”
1973/74 J F M Moyle Esq “for an outstanding contribution to air safety by improvement in ground equipment and services”
1974/75 John Henri Grant Esq “for persistence and purpose developing the original concept of the slide/raft system”
1975/76 S Gordon Corps Esq “for flight test work on the Concorde aircraft certification programme”
1976/77 Joint Airmiss Working Group (Chair: Group Captain David Hughes DFC AFC) “a unique example of voluntary co-operation making an outstanding contribution to safety standards”
1978 Not Awarded
1978/79 Captain Frank H Hawkins “For his pioneering Human Factors work which has improved the cockpit working environment of his fellow pilots”
38 THE CUMBERBATCH TROPHY
1979/80 Captain Philip Brentnall DFC “no man has been more responsible for the exceptional training standards at British Airways; the envy of the world”
1980/81 John Michael Ramsden Esq “for work in bringing about the airworthiness review procedure in British Civil Aviation”
1981/82 VC10 Flight of British Airways “for the distinguished safety record of the magnificent British aircraft”
1982/83 BA ‘All Weather’ Team: Captains T L J Lakin & P J Hunt & W H Grice Esq “For achieving “no decision height” certification for its Tristar aircraft”
1984 – 1989 Not Awarded
1989/90 Qantas Airways Limited “for a 70 years of commendable achievement in air safety”
1991 – 1992 Not Awarded
1992/93 Ronald Ashford Esq CBE CEng FIMechE FRAeS “for his contribution (especially with the CAA) in improving safety standards over many years”
1993/94 Ken M Carpenter PhD “particularly for his contribution to the understanding of the safety and efficacy of the TCAS logic”
1994/95 William D Reynard Esq “in recognition of outstanding service to the cause of aviation safety”
1995/96 British Airways Safety Services “for the development of the British Airways Safety Information System (BASIS)”
1996/97 Don Bateman Esq “for his part in developing Ground Proximity Warning Systems”
1998 Not Awarded
1998/99 John Thorpe Esq MRAeS “for his work in making the GA community more safety conscious”
2000 Not Awarded
2000/01 Raymond Curtis Graeber PhD FRAeS “in recognition of his position as a world authority in aviation human factors and safety matters”
2001/02 Samuel Eric Clark BSc CEng FRAeS “in recognition of his leadership, commitment and enthusiasm in aviation human factors and safety matters”
2003 Not Awarded
39 THE CUMBERBATCH TROPHY
2003/04 Alan R Jacobsen BA PhD “in recognition of his leadership and technical contributions in flight safety through highly effective and intuitive flight deck displays”
2004/05 Stuart Matthews “for his life’s work and involvement and outstanding contributions to the advancement of aviation safety”
2005/06 Kathy Abbott PhD MSc FRAeS “for her steadfast leadership of human factors work within the FAA and NASA”
2007 - 2010 Not Awarded
2010/11 James R Klinect PhD and the LOSA Collaborative “for a significant contribution to international aviation safety”
2011/12 Harbour Air Seaplanes “for its outstanding safety record”
2013 - 2014 Not Awarded
2014/15 Hugh Browning ”for his work on improving standards in gliding safety – now considered an example of best practice”
2016 Not Awarded
2017 Commander Ian S Fitter RN “for his outstanding and persistent commitment to promotion of aviation safety and learning from lessons identified – the Royal Navy’s Mr Flight Safety”
2018 Michael O’Donoghue CBE “for his outstanding contribution to aviation safety, during an extensive aviation career”
2019 Warrant Officer First Class Peter R Balcomb AAC “in recognition of an outstanding contribution to aviation safety”
2020 Master Air Engineer Stephen C Hammond “in recognition of an outstanding contribution to aviation safety”
40 THE GLOVER TROPHY
Awarded to the most meritorious student pilot graduating from a college or school of civil or military aviation. Particular consideration will be given to the candidate’s progress during the course, including qualities of character, leadership, involvement in sport, recreation and voluntary service, in addition to flying and academic achievement.
Awarded as the “Alan Cobham Prize”:
1966/67 Captain Frank H Hawkins
1968 - 1970 Not Awarded
1970/71 Captain M A Lewis
1971/72 Captain Hugh P K Dibley
1973 - 1974 Not Awarded and the terms of the award redrawn
Awarded as the “Sir Alan Cobham Memorial Award”:
1974/75 G S Vaizey
1975/76 J V Fanning
1976/77 Laith Al-Omar
1977/78 N C Lewton
1978/79 Pavlos Attalides
1979/80 Michael Joseph Sheen
1980/81 David Stanley Balman
1981/82 Paul Tomlinson
1982/83 Rudolf G J Van Berkel
1983/84 Robert Martinus Page
1984/85 Alan Robert Beurle
1985/86 Boon Hup Lee
1986/87 Chee Tuck Lai
1987/88 Gurmit Singh
1989 Not Awarded
1989/90 Stephen Riley
1990/91 E D Troy Esq
1991/92 Michael G Edwards
1992/93 Wilson Wai Yin Tang
41 THE GLOVER TROPHY
1993/94 Simon Galvin
1994/95 Miss Candice Hinrichsen
1995/96 Martin Peter Goddard
1996/97 Mark Robert Bishton
1997/98 Stuart J Geddes
1998/99 Nicholas S D Talboys
1999/2000 Jacob N Sorensen
2000/01 Mark Richard Cameron
2001/02 Richard Alexander Driscoll
2002/03 Ilkka Antero Tahvanainen
2003/04 Donald Nwajei
2004/05 Jessica MaryTelford
2006 Not Awarded
2006/07 Stephen A Robinson
2007/08 Charles Waters
2008/09 Vincent Dusseau
2009/10 Kelly McQuaid
2010/11 Captain David Parker RCAF
2011/12 Glen Robert Harrison
2012/13 Myriam Gardeazabal
2013/14 Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Hubbleday RAF
2014/15 Flight Lieutenant Thomas Hansford RAF
Award re-designated The Glover Trophy
2016 Flight Lieutenant Jennifer A N Boyd BSc MSc RAF
2017 SAC Aaron A Garcha
2018 Not Awarded
2019 Lieutenant Michael Plant RN
2020 Not Awarded
42 THE CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL TROPHY
Awarded to an individual, group or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution toward the achievement of excellence in the delivery of flying training or instructional standards.
2005/06 Captain Derek Jones
2006/07 Squadron Leader Anthony N Clements RAF
2007/08 Squadron Leader Peter Howlett AFC RAF
2008/09 BAE Systems (HST) Ltd Hawk Synthetic Training Facility, RAF Valley
2009/10 Squadron Leader Selwyn Williams
2010/11 Captain Dieter Harms
2011/12 Alexander John Hurrell
2012/13 Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Training Unit, RAF Valley
2013/14 Ian Douglas Fogarty AFC
2014/15 Royal Air Force Puma HC2 Aircrew Training Team
2016 Tayside Aviation Ltd
2017 Wing Commander Harry Palmer
2018 Squadron Leader John Benson-Cooper RNZAF
653 Squadron Army Air Corps
2019 673 Squadron Army Air Corps
2020 Lieutenant Commander David Westley QCVS Royal Navy
43 THE PIKE TROPHY
Awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to civil flying instruction.
1963/64 L V Worsdell Esq DFC
1964/65 Captain Charles William Cowan Hamilton
1966 Not Awarded
1966/67 Peter Peckowski Esq AFC ARAeS
1967/68 Rex A Smith Esq
1969 Not Awarded
1969/70 Captain F Kirk
1970/71 W H W Lucas Esq
1971/72 Captain C W Sweetman
1972/73 A E Bramson Esq
1973/74 E Claxton Esq
1974/75 Captain Douglas E Batten AFC DFM
1975/76 Captain R R Critchley
1977 - 1978 Not Awarded
1978/79 Captain J Varley
1979/80 James John Forbes (Hamish) Logan Esq
1980/81 Miss Joan Lily Amelia Hughes MBE
1981/82 F C Hector Taylor Esq DFM
1982/83 Squadron Leader R T Bowring AFC
1984 Not Awarded
1984/85 Squadron Leader John B Gratton RAF (Retd)
1985/86 Sidney Harry Parker Esq
1986/87 Colin Beckwith Esq
1987/88 F J Loveridge Esq
1988/89 John K Hill Esq
1989/90 Squadron Leader R J Cutler
1990/91 H A A Smeulders Esq
1991/92 Captain P W Kennedy
44 THE PIKE TROPHY
1993 Not Awarded
1993/94 Captain Donald G (Archie) Kinch DFM
1994/95 Peter F C A Thorn Esq
1995/96 John C Cole Esq
1997 Not Awarded
1997/98 Harvey R Britten Esq
1998/99 Leonard James Otley Esq
1999/2000 Captain Peter David Godwin FRIN
2000/01 Captain Thomas Michael Dyson
2001/02 Michael Arthur (Rufus) Heald Esq MBE
2003 Not Awarded
2003/04 Captain George Arthur Bedford
2004/05 William Arthur Frederick (Bill) Ison
2005/06 Captain Andrew Gutteridge
2007 Not awarded
2007/08 Richard William Kenneth Snell
2008/09 Captain Richard Bird
2009/10 Ian Bain Mackie
2010/11 Mark Woodhouse
2011/12 Group Captain Christopher E Gould
2012/13 Andy Dunstan
2014 - 2015 Not Awarded
2016 Captain Philip G Mathews MAP
2017 Piers Hugh Smerdon
2018 Not Awarded
2019 Dorothy Saul-Pooley LLB(Hons) FRAeS
Carol L Cooper
2020 Not Awarded
45 THE JOHN LANDYMORE TROPHY
Awarded to the outstanding candidate of that year for a PPL Scholarship. The award is recommended by the Scholarship Sub-Committee
1993 Karen J Lysakowska
1994 Robert Clarke
1995 Not Awarded
1996 Giles Fowler
1997 Philip Donovan
1998 Jennifer Allen
1999 Joseph G A Wynn
2000 Phillip J Miskimmin
2001 James M Pyne
2002 Alistair Edward Richard White
2003 Ewan Colin Crosbie
2004 Luke Matthew Jonathan Cooper-Berry
2005 Simon Keightley
2006 Laura Cunningham Elliott
2007 Grant Linklater
2008 Thomas Dean
2009 Courtney Challis
2010 John Randall
2011 Tom Keable
2012 Sebastian Krzyzewski
2013 James Johnston
2014 Daniel McCormack
2015 Alexander May
2016 Will Moroney
2017 Robert Norris
2018 Amy Palmer
2019 Elton Munyaradzi Hove
46 THE JOHN LANDYMORE TROPHY
2020 Not Awarded
47 THE SIR ALAN COBHAM MEMORIAL AWARD
Awarded for meritorious service to the Company.
Awarded prior to 2016 as “The Award of Merit”
1957/58 E Brian Trubshaw Esq MVO ARAeS
1959/60 Wing Commander C E F Arthur AFC
1960/61 Group Captain H A Purvis DFC AFC
1961/62 Cecil L Pashley Esq MBE
1963 Not Awarded
1963/64 C A Nepean Bishop Esq
1965/66 Miss Sheila Scott
1966/67 C C H (Tubby) Dash Esq AFC
1968 - 1970 Not Awarded
1970/71 Mrs Vera Dowling
1971/72 Edward Day Esq
1973 Not Awarded
1973/74 Lieutenant Colonel R Smith ERD Sir Frederick Tymms KCIE MC
1974/75 L A Wingfield Esq MC DFC Captain J E Futcher
1975/76 Captain R E Gillman DFC
1976/77 A P W Cane Esq
1977/78 Jim L B Cowan Esq
1979 - 1980 Not Awarded
1980/81 Captain Brian Alexander Powell
1981/82 Captain Jack Nicholl
1982/83 Robert Pooley Esq
1984 Not Awarded
1984/85 W T F Rossiter Esq
1986 Not Awarded
1986/87 Captain Charles A Owens LVO
1987/88 Captain John Douglas Mackellar
48 THE SIR ALAN COBHAM MEMORIAL AWARD
1988/89 Cyril (Ray) Jeffs Esq OBE
1989/90 Captain Neville Grady
1991 Not Awarded
1991/92 Captain Maurice R Aries
1993 – 1994 Not Awarded
1994/95 Raymond Baxter Esq
1995/96 The late Ronald Desmond Campbell Esq MBE
1996/97 Dr Michael Bagshaw
1997/98 Freddy S Stringer
1998/99 Hugh O Field Esq
1999/2000 Captain Ray Heiniger
2000/01 Captain Clive E Elton
2001/02 Captain Jack G L Smith
2002/03 Captain Christopher L Hodgkinson
2003/04 Captain John B Robinson
2004/05 Captain John Mason
2005/06 Michael J A Glover
2006/07 Captain David A J Martin
2007/08 John W Kessey
2008/09 Captain Richard (Dick) Felix LVO
2009/10 Captain Ian G Frow
2011 Not Awarded
2011/12 John Stuart Burley OBE
2013 Not Awarded
2013/14 Ron Price
2015 Not Awarded
2016 Not Awarded
2017 David C Curgenven
Peter Adrian Bird BA
49 THE SIR ALAN COBHAM MEMORIAL AWARD
2018 Donna Farquhar
Captain Barry Mitchell
2019 Ruth Mary Cundy
2020 William Wright Rebecca Kwo
50 THE GRAND MASTER’S AUSTRALIAN MEDAL
Awarded to an individual, a group or organisation involved in any branch of aviation in the Australian Region or to Australian nationals abroad, who or which has made a meritorious contribution to any aviation activity, either by displaying technical excellence or by the development of a procedure or operational technique of an outstanding nature.
1981/82 CSIRO – Interscan Microwave Landing System Development Team H C Minnett Esq, Dr D N Cooper & Dr J P Wild
1983 Not Awarded
1983/84 Brian Hamilton Heeps Esq
1985 Not Awarded
1985/86 Dr Henry Millicer
1986/87 Ingo Renner Esq
1987/88 Wing Commander Bernard I Fernandes
1989 - 1990 Not Awarded
1990/91 Don M Kendell Esq
1991/92 Laurence C Gruzman Esq
1993 Not Awarded
1993/94 Sqn Ldr Kevin William Rushworth
1994/95 Captain Ernest Alexander Girault
1995/96 Gary Lawson-Smith Esq
1996/97 Australian Mission Aviation Fellowship
1997/98 The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc.
1999 Not Awarded
1999/2000 John Roncz & Graham Swannell
2000/01 Captain Trevor George Jensen
2001/02 Robert Clive Peake FRAeS
2002/03 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
2004 - 2007 Not Awarded
2006/07 C-17 Transition Team & 36 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force
2007/08 Number 92 Wing Royal Australian Air Force
2008/09 School of Air Warfare RAAF
2009/10 816 Squadron RAN
51 THE GRAND MASTER’S AUSTRALIAN MEDAL
2010/11 Air Mobility Control Centre RAAF
2012 Not Awarded
2012/13 Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter Rescue
2013/14 Ageing Aircraft Systems Audit Team RAAF
2014/15 Flight Training Adelaide
2016 Temora Aviation Museum
2017 Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes
2018 James Eric Thurstan
2019 RAAF Aircraft Research and Development Unit
2020 Susan McHaffie
52 THE AUSTRALIAN BI-CENTENNIAL AWARD
Awarded as an ongoing commemoration of the Australian Bi-centenary, to recognise an outstanding individual contribution to Australian aviation.
1987/88 Captain Trevir Thom
1988/89 Keith Robey MBE
1989/90 Mr K C Andrews
1990/91 Captain J K (Ken) Davenport
1991/92 Group Captain John W C Baker RAAF
1992/93 A J (John) Douglas Esq
1993/94 Captain Aden Wickes
1994/95 John R Colwell Esq
1995/96 Mrs Senja Raymond Robey
1996/97 Glenn T Elms Esq
1997/98 Captain John W Kessey DFC JP
1998/99 Langley Richard Kidby OAM
1999/2000 Captain Philip K Davenport JP
2000/01 Stephen Ingham
2001/02 Allana Kay Corbin (nee Arnott)
2003 Not awarded
2003/04 Captain Peter James Raven BAv JP
2005 Not Awarded
2005/06 Bill Bristow (Angel Flight)
2006/07 David H Lowy AM
2008 Not Awarded
2008/09 Peter Wayne Nottage
2009/10 Group Captain Robert Lee BA(Hons) PhD FRAeS FCILT
2011 Not Awarded
2011/12 Dr Carol Lesley Durkin
2012/13 Chris Sperou
2013/14 Captain Patrick Murray MAvM MAP FRAeS FCILT FAIM
53 THE AUSTRALIAN BI-CENTENNIAL AWARD
2014/15 Harry Schneider
2016 Matt Hall
2017 Baastian Scheffers
2018 Wing Commander Ian Mallett DFC RAAF(Retd)
2019 Nathan Higgins BHMS(Ed) ATPL
2020 Chief Commissioner Greg Hood FRAeS
54 THE CAPTAIN JOHN ASHTON MEMORIAL AWARD
To recognise a professional pilot or organisation for an outstanding contribution to flight standards and aviation safety within Australia.
2019 Captain David Evans
2020 Captain Graham Stokes FRAeS
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THE JEAN BATTEN MEMORIAL TROPHY
Awarded in memory of the late Liveryman, Miss Jean Batten, to recognise an outstanding individual, crew, group, or organisation’s contribution to New Zealand aviation.
1992/93 Henry (Harry) Bielby Esq
1993/94 Captain Gordon Vette
1995 Not Awarded
1995/96 Raymond Gilbert Mulqueen Esq
1996/97 Air Commodore Stuart McIntyre CBE DFC FRAeS
1998 Not Awarded
1998/99 Oswald George James Esq OBE
1999/2000 Captain Stuart George Julian
2000/01 John William Reid MBE
2002 Not Awarded
2002/03 Captain Bryan Stephen Wyness BSc
2004 Not Awarded
2004/05 Ian Andrew Ritchie
2005/06 Maxwell Brooke Stevens BE (Hons) CEng FRAeS
2007 Not Awarded
2007/08 William Ronald Tannock BSc (Hons) CEng FRAeS
2008/09 Squadron Leader Jim Rankin DSD RNZAF
2009/10 Michael Edmund Murray
2011 Not Awarded
2011/12 Guyon Moncrieff Robertson
2012/13 Lewis John Jenkins
2013/14 William Arthur (Bill) Black MBE
2015 Not Awarded
2016 John Funnell MBE
2017 - 2018 Not Awarded
2019 Glyn Powell QSM, Warren Denholm
2020 Not Awarded
56 THE AWARD FOR AVIATION JOURNALISM
Awarded to an individual journalist, publication or organisation for an outstanding contribution to the promotion or public awareness of aviation in general or of any important aspect of aviation activity.
2006/7 Richard Gardner
2007/8 Hugh O Field
2008/9 Flight International
2010 Not Awarded
2010/11 Global Aviation Resource for articles covering the history and development of the Harrier
2011/12 Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork MBE
2012/13 Pat Malone
2013/14 BBC Helicopter Heroes Team
2014/15 Squadron Leader David Webster MBE RAF
2016 Nigel Everett MA
2017 Captain Elfan Dyfed Ap Rees
2018 David Learmount
2019 Ben Dunnell
2020 Timothy Robinson FRAeS
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