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Past Award Winners

Prince of Wales Cup

Year
Recipient
1976
British Gliding Team
1977
Popular Flying Association
1978
British Hang Gliding Team
1979
British 4-Man Parachuting Team
1980
Joint Services Canopy R-W Team
1981
British Gliding Team
1982
No award
1983
The Kettering Group
1984
British Hang Gliding Team
1985
Royal Marines Free Fall Team
1986
Royal Marines Free Fall Team
1987
British Gliding Team
1988
British Hang Gliding Team
1989
British Gliding Team
1990
British 8-way Relative Work Team
1991
No award
1992
U.K. F4C Team (Stuart Ryan)
1993
British Microlight Team
1994
UK F2A World Championship Team
1995
No award
1996
British Microlight Team
1997
British Hot Air Balloon Team
1998
No award
1999
British Women’s Standard-class Gliding Team
2000
V-Max Parachute Team
2001
British Gliding Team
2002
UK F2A Model Flying Team
2003
British Gliding Teams
2004
Red Devils Display Team
2005
British Gliding Teams
2006
Team Airkix
2007
British Women’s Gliding Team
2008
Team Bodyflight Storm
2009
Gliding Team GB
2010
British Microlight Team
2011
F4C Scale Model World Championship Team
2012
British Helicopter Team
2013
UK Hang Gliding Team
2014
British Gliding Team
2015
British Junior Gliding team
2016
British Microlight Team
2017
British Gliding Team
2018
Team NFTO
2019
British Junior Gliding Team
2020
No award
2021
UK Paragliding Team
2022
Junior British Gliding Team
2023
British Hang Gliding Team
2024
British Paragliding Team

Britannia Trophy

Year
Recipient
1913
Capt. C.A.H. Longcroft, RFC
1914
Sqn Cdr J.W. Sedden, RNAS
1915-18
No award
1919
Capt. Sir J. Alcock
1920
H.J.L. Hinkler
1921
No award
1922
F.P. Raynham
1923
A.J. Cobham
1924
W. Cdr S.J. Goble & Flt. Lt. I.E. McIntyre
1925
A.J. Cobham
1926
Sir A. Cobham
1927
Lt R.R. Bentley
1928
H.J.L. Hinkler
1929
Hon. Lady Bailey
1930
Sqn Ldr C. Kingsford-Smith
1931
H.J.L. Hinkler
1932
Capt. C.F. Uwins
1933
J.A. Mollison
1934
C.W.A. Scott & T. Campbell Black
1935
Jean Batten
1936
Jean Batten
1937
F.O. A.E. Clouston
1938
Sqn Ldr R. Kellett
1939
A. Henshaw
1940-44
No award
1945
G. Capt H.J. Wilson
1946
G. Capt E.M. Donaldson
1947
Sqn Ldr H.B. Martin & Sqn Ldr E.B. Sismore
1948
G. Capt J. Cunningham
1949
No award
1950
P.A. Wills
1951
Capt. O.P. Jones
1952
W. Cdr R.P. Beaumont, Flt Lt P. Hillwood & Sqn Ldr D.A. Watson
1953
Sqn Ldr R.L.E. Burton & Flt Lt D.H. Gannon
1954
No award
1955
Capt. J.W. Hackett & P.J. Moneypenny
1956
L.P. Twiss
1957
M. Randrup & W. Shirley
1958
J. Cunningham & P. Bugge
1959
No 111 Squadron, RAF
1960
T.W. Brooke-Smith
1961
A. & D. Burns
1962
No award
1963
W. Bedford
1964
No award
1965
The Red Arrows
1966
No award
1967
S. Scott
1968
Sqn Ldr R.G. Hanna
1969-72
No award
1973
D.P. Davies
1974-76
No award
1977
N. Todd, B. Walpole & S. Bolton
1978
D.G. Lee
1979
No award
1980
J. Nott
1981
D.G. Lee
1982-83
No award
1984
St. John Ambulance Air Wing
1985
British Hang Gliding Team
1986
T. Egginton & D. Clews
1987
P. Lindstrand & R. Branson
1988
No award
1989
British Hang Gliding Team
1990
British Microlight Team
1991
No award
1992
D. Cameron & R. Bayly
1993-94
No award
1995
C. Rollings & C. Pullen
1996
No award
1997
D. Bareford
1998
B. Milton
1999
B. Jones & B. Piccard
2000
J. Murray & C. Bodill
2001
British Microlight Team
2002
No award
2003
A. Davis
2004
R. Meredith-Hardy
2005
D. Hempleman Adams
2006
M. Queiroz
2007
J. Williams
2008
D. Hempleman-Adams, J. Mason
2009
Paul Bonhomme
2010
Capt. Stephen Noujaim
2011
David Sykes
2012
Gerald Cooper
2013
Jon Hilton
2014
Richard Bird & Richard Foster
2015
World Air Games Microlight Team
2016
David Hempleman-Adams, Steve Edwards, Frederik Paulsen
2017
Sacha dench
2018
Peter Wilson
2019
James Ketchell
2020
Alicia Hempleman-Adams
2021
Travis Ludlow
2022
Dominic Bareford
2023
Daniel Gregory, Dominic Bareford, Chloe Hallett
2024
Jack Helm

Gold Medal

Year
Recipient
1908
W. & O. Wright
1909
L. Bleriot, H. Farman, H. Latham
1910
Hon. C.S. Rolls, C.S. Grace, C. Graham-White
1911
No award
1912
S.F. Cody
1913-18
No award
1919
Capt. Sir J. Alcock & Lt Sir. A. Whitten Brown, Capt. Sir. R. & Sir K. Smith
1920-22
No award
1923
Lt Col S.F. McClean
1924-25
No award
1926
A.J. Cobham
1927-28
No award
1929
Capt. C.D. Barnard, Sqn Ldr A.C. Jones-Williams, Flt Lt N.H. Jenkins
1930
No award
1931
H.J.L. Hinkler
1932-33
No award
1934
C.W.A. Scott & T. Campbell Black
1935
No award
1936
Amy Mollison
1937
Jean Batten
1938-46
No award
1947
G.R. de Havilland
1948
J.D. Derry
1949-51
No award
1952
P.A. Wills
1953
W. Cdr W.F. Gibb, Sqn Ldr N. Duke, Lt Cdr M.J.Lithgow
1954
No award
1955
J. Cunningham
1956-57
No award
1958
Lord Brabazon of Tara
1959-62
No award
1963
Sir G. de Havilland
1964
J. Martin
1965-66
No award
1967
Sir D. Pearson
1968
No award
1969
N.A. Armstrong, E.E. Aldrin, M. Collins
1970
No award
1971
Sheila Scott
1972
No award
1973
A.S. Butler
1974
J. Nott
1975
No award
1976
D.G. Lee
1977
No award
1978
D. Cameron & C. Davey
1979
No award
1980
Judith Chisholm
1981-83
No award
1984
C. Lyall
1985
No award
1986
J. Pendry, D. Rutan, J. Yeager
1987
E. Jackson, B. Spreckley
1988
P. Lindstrand
1989
R. Whittall
1990
Helen Sharman
1991
R. Brien, R. Whittall, R. Branson & P. Lindstrand
1992
No award
1993
A. Davis, M. Peckett
1994
M. Foale, P. Halman
1995
Judy Leden
1996
D. Bareford, Ann Welch
1997
W. Neumark, J. Pendry
1998
Jackie Smith
1999
A. Elson, C. Prescot
2000
D. Hempleman-Adams
2001
R. Meredith-Hardy
2002
S. Fossett, Caroline Gough-Cooper & Imogen Asker, Kathleen Rigg
2003
P. Dewhurst, C. Scott, L. Groucott, S. Chilton, S. Laughton
2004
R. Cheetham
2005
V. Singhania
2006
P. Jones
2007
D. Piggott
2008
Claire Scott
2009
Keith Negal, Volare Freefly Team – Mike Carpenter, Alberto Fuertes and Adam Mattacola
2010
Peter Watson
2011
David Hempleman-Adams and Jonathon Mason, Ken Morrissey
2012-13
No award
2014
Steve Jones
2015
Sir John Allison, Paul Eisner, Rob Grimwood
2016
Tim Peake
2017-20
No award
2021
Russell Ogden
2022-24
No award

The Royal Aero Club Diploma

Year
Recipient
1984
The RAF Cadet Movement comprising the Air Training Corps and CCF (RAF)
1985
The Royal Observer Corps
1986
D. Piggott
1987
Sir Thomas Sopwith
1988
No award
1989
The Tiger Club
1990
J. Crocker
1991-93
No award
1994
Sir G. Edwards
1995
A. Bramson
1996
No award
1997
British Microlight Team
1998
J. Meacock
1999
Breitling Balloon Construction Team
2000
British 15m Gliding Team
2001
P. Vacher
2002
R. O’Brien
2003
Trans-Atlantic Balloon Team
2004
R. Coote
2005
R. Pooley
2006
R. Colpus & D. Moran
2007
J. Harrison
2008
Marilyn Hood
2009
Laurie Shaw, John Thorpe
2010
Dennis Kenyon
2011
Douglas Jones, F2A Control Line Model Speed Championship Team, European Championship British Hot Air Balloon Team
2012
David Monks, British Aeromodelling F1C Team, Nick Buckenham, Royal Aeronautical Society
2013
Paul Conran, Paul Dewhurst, Arthur Ord-Hume, Mike Randle
2014
John Brady
2015
Roger Hopkinson
2016
No Award
2017
David Roberts
2018
Jim Crocker, Patrick Naegeli
2019-20
No award
2021
Francis Donaldson, Geoffrey Weighell
2022
Dr Jon Carter
2023
David Bills, Tom Cassells
2024
Johnny Carr

Silver Medal

Year
Recipient
1910
A. Ogilvie, R. Loraine, Lt Col. J.D. Dunville
1911
P. Prier, C.F. Pollock, J. Valentine, S.F. Cody
1912
No award
1913
H.G. Hawker
1914-33
No award
1934
O. Cathcart-Jones, K.H.C. Waller
1935-47
No award
1948
A.E. Bristow
1949
C.L. Pashley
1950
Capt. Sir G. de Havilland, M.H.A. Petre
1951
A.E. George
1952
No award
1953
W. Cdr R.H. Mclntosh
1954
No award
1955
Sqn Ldr J.S. Fifield
1956
Lt Cdr G.A.J. Goodhart, Cdr H.C.N. Goodhart
1957
W. Cdr C.A. Arthur, Lt Col A.J. Deane-Drummond, Capt. E.E. Fresson
1958
Ann Welch
1959
Major D.W. Williams
1960
No award
1961
A.M. Houlberg
1962
R.R. Paine
1963
Col. R.L. Preston, E.J. Furlong
1964
F.N. Slingsby, R.E. Hardingham
1965
N.H Jones, J.K. Quill
1966
S. Scott, G.H. Miles
1967
R.D. Wilson
1968-70
No award
1971
F. Irving, J.L. Dell
1972
J. Ferguson, J. Nott
1973
D.A. Cameron, R. Jones, T. Storey
1974
J. Williamson
1975
C. Simpson, Wg. Cdr K. H. Wallis
1976
S. Ames, J. Hartley
1977
E. S. Baddeley, L. H. Riddell
1978
Dr. A. Slater, P. Clark
1979
J. Meacock
1980
G. Green, M. Jones, R. Nesbitt-Dufort
1981
A. Greenhalgh, J. Spiller, R. Stratton
1982
J.M.K. Black, C. Shea-Simonds, J. Stewart-Wood
1983
J. Bagley, AVM B. Brownlow
1984
M. Imray, S. Smith & C. Brown, F. Wootton, S. Zealley
1985
N. Dacre, S. Scott, D. Worrall, C. Williams
1986
J. Blake, R. Moulton
1987
J. Leden, C. Nicholas, B. Snook
1988
J. Long, K. Mansell, F. Marsh, A. McClymont, A. Wakelin
1989
T. Mace
1990
T. Bradbury, P. Halman
1991
R. Legg, B. Watson
1992
M. Dilly
1993
E. Mole
1994
M. Jefferies, L. Shaw
1995
Diana Britten, M. Carnet, W. Kahn
1996
D. Cole, D. Faulkner Bryant, T. Hardie, W. Walker, M.P.
1997
G. Bryce-Smith, J. Chandler, P. Dewhurst, S. Good, M. Smith, Q. Smith, J. Murray
1998
I. Ashpole, R. Long, W. Scull, D. Wise
1999
P. Allum, S. Baker, T . Ellison, S. Ward
2000
F. Donaldson, R. Hayes, Lindsay Muir, A. Nicholas
2001
B. Cosgrove, L. Thomas, Kath Watson
2002
J. Carr, P. McDermott, T. Slater
2003
A. Cassidy, J. Hood, G. Rigg, R. Spooner
2004
G. Isles, Harriet Pottinger, A. Shaw, G. Weighell
2005
J. Folkes
2006
C. Gay, C. Piper, Dr. P. Saundby, L. Wells
2007
R. Grimwood, P. Harvey, D. Hempleman-Adams
2008
A. Lovejoy, R. Rawes, H. Torode
2009
Stephen Green, David Hempleman-Adams, Bruce Tapson
2010
David Hempleman-Adams and Simon Carey, and Team Airkix – Alistair and Andrea Hodgson
2011
David Corbett, Diana King
2012
Andrew Perkins, Brian Hope, Johnnie Carr
2013
John Curtis, Richard Carter, Stewart Jackson, Russell Ogden, Barry Plumb, Ayala Truelove
2014
Pete Stratten, Adrian Thomas
2015
Russell Cheetham, Michael Lovemore, Julian Scarfe, Douglas Peacock
2016
Jo Halman, Tom Hardie, Jeremy James, David Joyce, Les Purfield, Robin Rotherwick, Michael Smith, Howard Torode
2017
Eddie Clapham, Giles fowler, James Tannock, Justin Wills
2018
Alan Chalkley, Charlie Huke, Dave Howerski, David Phipps, Harry Hopkins, Crant Crossingham, Mark Jefferies and Tom Cassells, Theo Warden, Tony Uragallo
2019
Michael Owen, Elfan Ap Rees, Robin Gowler, Vernon Hunt, Charles ‘Max’ Hurd, Arthur WG Ord-Hume, Wg Cdr Chris Pote, Dane Kenny, Richard Carter, Martin Soulsby, Norman Surplus
2020
Carl Wallbank, Ernie Horsfall
2021
Jon Arnold, Rob Hughes
2022
Finn Sleigh, Tony 'Taff' Smith, Stuart McKay, Stephen Slater, Arthur Bentley, Roger Gault
2023
Richard Dilworth MVO, Andy Perkins, Richard Mornington-Sanford, Tom Arscott, Ann Bartaby
2024
Alicia Hempleman-Adams

Bronze Medal

Year
Recipient
1913
H.A. Kauper
1914-18
No award
1919
Sgt. W.H. Shiers, Sgt. J.M. Bennett
1920
No award
1921
Sqn Ldr F.A. Baldwin, H. Spencer
1922-25
No award
1926
A.B. Elliott
1927-49
No award
1950
F. Dunkerley
1951
No award
1952
Brig. Gen. A.C. Lewin
1953-55
No award
1956
R. Gibbs
1957
H. Harper
1958
Sgt. A.W. Gough
1959
No award
1960
B.F. Collins, J.M. Houlder, Sgt. J. Williamson
1961
No award
1962
T. Davidson
1963
A.D. Piggott, Lord Trefgarne, C. Masefield
1964
No award
1965
B.A.G. Meads, P.Q. Reiss, Flt Lt N.M. Williams
1966
Maj. M. Hearey, R.G. Hubble, F. Kirk, P. Hillwood
1967
Joan Hughes, L.H. Riddell
1968
G. Lowdell, H.J. Shaw
1969-71
No award
1972
R. Monks, D. Cameron
1973
M. Jones
1974
A. Carvell, J. Philip
1975
P. Langford
1976
J. Nott
1977
G. Green
1978
D. Cook
1979
N. Couling, J. Jeffries, D. Ogilvy
1980
D. Benton, A. Etheridge, J. Jones
1981
S. Bannister, C. Corston, J. Crocker
1982
P. Hutchins, R. Pooley, M. Reeves
1983
Sqn Ldr J. Maitland
1984
L. Benjamin, A. Croft, S. McKay, J. Minshall, T. Williams & H. Labouchere
1985
J. Fenton, H. Hamilton, S. Screen, T. Warner
1986
L. Barr, J. Marriott
1987
B. Rolfe, N. Slinger
1988
No award
1989
T. Smith, J. Walker, M. & A. Wright
1990
M. Allen, H. Doktor, H. Nicholls, D. Tennison, N. Wright
1991
C. Freeman, T. Prendergast
1992
V. Davis
1993
B. Kane, J. Doswell, R. Kingdon, Lindsay Muir
1994
R. Walton, P. Watson
1995
P. Lovegrove
1996
C. Vernon, B. O’Brien, P. Barker
1997
C. Bromley, E. Horsfall, J. James, B. Lecomber, S. McConnacher, D. Moran
1998
J. Hitchen, M. Rockliff
1999
M. Asquith, T. Beardsley. W. Brooks, T. Butler
2000
A. Doughty, T. Knight, N. Neve
2001
H. Trotter, A. Hodgkinson
2002
J. Bowyer, L. Trullemans
2003
N. Beale, J. Smyth
2004
A. Cowley, K. Stass, D. Thomas
2005
R. Bailey, J. Curtis, D. Wright
2006
T. Birkbeck, T. Causer, P. Grange, R. Jones, M. Scholes, N. Tasker
2007
M. Fardell, L. Gale, J. Glossop
2008
A. Chalkley, D. Clarkson, W. Draper, S. Slade, Freefly Team Volairkix
2009
Paul Dancey, Nigel Hitchman, Brian Lever, Chris Lynch, Cliff Mort
2010
Phillip Burton, Ken Craigie, Mike Gaffney, John Moore, Anthony Smith
2011
John Broad, Jamie Griffin, David Lloyd-Jones, John Mitchie, Andrew Pook, Chris Thomas
2012
Andy Oliver, Joan Walsh, Mike Mold, Norman Burr, Peter Gorman & Essam Bishara, Phil Ball
2013
Ed Cleasby, Stan Dauncy, Chris Draper, Paul Farley, Robin Morton, Terry Viner
2014
Clive Needham, Dave Pacey, Gary Smith, Jim Gale, Tim Ellison, Richard Goddin
2015
Paul Applegate, Jon Cooke, Alister Sutherland, Jackie Harper, Martin Heywood, Noel Whittal, Brian McCartney, Crispin Williams
2016
Charles Baker, Larry Bleaken, David Bremner, Jennifer Buck, Peter Crispin, Ian Dowsett, Dean Fisher, John Lovell, Robin Sleight, Peter White, Luke Wolferstan-Bannister
2017
M Dale, M Doyle, M Evans, D Griffith, D Guest, R Harford, A Hoyland, R Hughes, D Irving, Andy Miller, Ashley Miller, R Mitcham, M Muir, I Nelson, M Pearson, D Poole, C Roper, I Scott, T&I Stephens, J Williams, D Wilson
2018
Claude Woodhouse, Bob King, Brian Davies, Derrick Brunt, Graham Saw, Jack Cameron-Pimblett, Peter Kember, Peter Watts, Stewart Luck, Tim Houlihan, Jen Buckenham, Julian Darker, Oliver Chitty, Paul Brice
2019
Ben Ashman, Jon Cooke, Cliff Whittaker, Brian Parkins, Keith Vinning, Darren Brown, Graham Hallett, James Du Pavey, Jake Brattle, Paul Conran, Alan Norris, William Morris
2020
Michael Lewis, Matthew Hoyland, Dempster Hamilton, Phil Chettleburgh, Colin Spence, Jeremy Parr, Clive Porter, George Heritage, Gary Pullen, David Cowden
2021
Tony World, Arno Glover, Tony Palmer, David Cyster, Cathy Silk, Cliff Lovell, Dave Wilshere, Paul Bardoe, Nick Norman, Liz Sparrow, Julie Churchill
2022
David Siddall, Rosie Simpson, Lyn Ferguson-Dalling, David Mole, Ian Corse, Dudley Pattison, Edward Lubbock, Peter Barker, Daniel Jones, Matthew Tandy, Chris Strachan, Ian Kaynes, Alan Haskell
2023
Angela Hickling, Keiron Shaw MBE, Simon Adlard, Dave Latimer, Neil Tidey, Alicia Hempleman-Adams, David Thompson
2024
Kirsty Cameron, Barnaby Townsend, John Snell, Juan Sebastian Ospina Restrepo, Mervyn Jones

The Royal Aero Club Certificate of Merit

Title
Recipient
1985
D. Evans, I. Hewitt, A, Holdstock, L. Pink, E. Sallingboe, E. Wright
1986
Y. Bonharn, M. Bird, A. Macfarlane, Lady Tavistock
1987
The Duke of Beaufort, BHGA Competitions Committee, Cdr C. Davies, I. Kaynes
1988
Gillian Bryce-Smith, T. Segal
1989
D. Bedding, J. Lane, Britain-USSRTiger Moth Team
1990
G. Harrison, Pilatus, A. Spiller, R. Whittaker
1991
G. Bennett, S. Greaves, P. Lovegrove, Angela Morris, G. Turnbull.
1992
H. Chamberlain, C. Garton, Mary Kingdon, T. Williams
1993
M. Audritt, P. Bish, G. Leason
1994
D Farthing, R Mclntosh
1995
J Gilbert, B Harrison, T. Norman & H. Labouchere, M. Kirkby
1996
DH Moth Club Diamond Nine Team, C & M. Parker, K. Binks, D. Oddy, J. Pothecary
1997
I. Burnett, D. Greenwood, M. Wood, N. Neve, J. Scott
1998
Lettice Curtis, Leicestershire AC Fire & Rescue Crew, J. Stainer, G. Wansbrough-White, M. Woodhams
1999
W. Draper, M. Feaver, Dr M. Fopp, Mary Keefe, S. Longland, Muriel Tucker
2000
British Paragliding Accuracy Team, J. Carter, H. Travers, K. Wilson
2001
Rita Boniface, Sue Hanisch, R. Bickers
2002
Deborah Carter, P. Spellward
2003
M. Bacon, P. Chettleborough, J. Hamer, 2494 Sq ATC
2004
R. Noble-Nesbitt, Trudy Kemp, A. Parker, A. Simpson, “Walking on Air” Charity
2005
H. Browning, A. Cormack, J. Halman, R. Jenkins
2006
J. Hanson, S. Uzochkwu
2007
J. Blackmore, J. Fisher, K. Lomax, D. Platt, J. Wilson
2008
P. Curtis, C. Dunkley, R. King, W. Morgan, D. Smith, L. Smith
2009
Andrew Dawrant, Jane Middleton, Thomas Dawson, Roger Morrisroe, Robert Duntham, Ian Robertson, Helen Evans, David Wise
2010
David Bluett, Kieran Brady, Dean Fisher, Stuart Morris, Alfred Tunnicliffe, Tom Walker
2011
Reginald Bradbury, Jen Buckenham, David Hall, 2011 KARA team, Paragliding Cross-Country League Team, David Masson
2012
Anne Burgess, Mike Groves, Dawn Lindsey, Bob Littledale, Eric Marsh, Bill Sharp, Chris Tompkins, LAA Rally Team
2013
Aware Team, Stuart Buchanan, Ian Dandie, David & Susan Dunn, Sally Evans, Rex Levi, Barbara Moreton, Ian Rickard, Martin Shuttleworth, Tim Wassell
2014
John Bradley, Hugh Woodsend, Kate Charters, Mark Turner, Mike Smethers, Ron Souch, Tony Young, Wg Cdr Mike Westwood, David Harbour, John Hamilton & Bill Draper
2015
Bob Pettifer, Andy Sephton, Jim Wright, Peter Willis, Adrian Bond, Steve Slater, Moore & Connelly, James Tannock, Robin Batchelor, Dudley Pattison, Night IFR Team, Gordon & Jill Douglas
2016
S Allen, J Bridge, A Burroughes, Gliding Heritage Centre, P Gray, C Hawkins, A Horsfield, Oldham MAC, M Pearson, G Spicer, R Spreadbury, R Waughman, D Monks, Microlight World Championship Organisers
2017
Kevin Atkinson and Tony Cronshaw, John Bean, Bob Harrison, Martin Jones, Justin Kennedy, Steve Longland, Donald MacKenzie, David Millin, Roger newman, Bryan Spooner, John Stirk, Mark Woodhams
2018
Upward Bound Trust, B McIvor, B Birlison, C Richardson, D Hunter, D Johnstone, J Burdett, K Meehan, K Newton, M Bird, M Roach, P Brand, R Buck, S Cervantes, S Murphy
2019
Gordon Moir, Trevor Reed, David Thomson, Debbie Carr, Ian Hooker, Lorenzo Labrador, Bob Ellis, Rodney Witter, Tim MacFadyen, Lucy Wootton Max Kirschner
2020
Roy Wilson, David Tappin, Louis Rea, James Gordon, Christopher Allen, Neil Wilson, Clint Marler, Patricia Mawuli Porter, Anne Hughes, Matt Page, Peter Hibard, Craig Lowrie, Colin Wolstenholme, Andrew Webster
2021
Paul Fraser-Bennison, Chris Thompson and the LAA A/G Radio Team, Ian Scarborough, Courtney & Malcolm Chambers, Mike Waldron, Fiona Macaskill, Derek Grimshaw, Glenn Stockton, Jamie Cole, Richard Pidduck
2022
Carl Cox, Ged Terry, Paul Ruskin, Peter Wright, Peterborough Model Flying Club, Elizabeth 'Liz' Ashley
2023
Max Kirschner, Tim Freegarde, Liz Pike, Paul Rimmington, Ian Rayner, Sharon Robinson-Calver
2024
Neil Swinton, Mark Bayada, The British Paragliding Race Academy, Team GBAR (BHPA), Andrew Phillips, David Howse, Charles Carter, Ian Gallacher, The Organising Team - 18th FAI World Microlight Championships

The Breguet Trophy

Year
Recipient
1956
P. Morain
1957
R. Hafner
1958
R. Dorand
1959
Dr J.A.J. Bennett
1960
C. Marchetti
1961
Dr G.S. Hislop
1962
Dr D.A. Griffith
1963
Sir S. Camm
1964
F. Le Grand
1965
T.L. Ciastula
1966
J.R. Szydlowski
1967
H.E. Le Sueur
1968
H. Burns
1969
O. FitzWilliams
1970-72
No award
1973
Wg. Cdr K. H Wallis
1974
J. Moine
1975
Miss G. Absalom
1976
R. Mouille
1977
J.S. Shapiro
1978-79
No award
1980
J. Cameron
1981
No award
1982
E. Brown
1983
J. Boulet
1984
A. Bristow
1985
G. Petit
1986
R. Moxam
1987
P.A. Everard
1988
C. Schmitt
1989
No award
1990
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
1991-96
No award
1997
M. Smith
1998-200
No award
2001
I. Asker
2002-03
No award
2004
S. Oliphant-Hope
2005-06
No award
2007
J. Murray & C. Bodill
2008-17
No award
2018
Siegfried Schwarz
2019
Quentin Smith
2020-22
No award
2023
The Robinson Helicopter Company
2024
No award

Salomons Trophy

Year
Recipient
1988
K.H. Wallis
1989
No award
1990
D. Cameron & G. Oparin
1991
A. Elson, E. Jones, C. Dewhurst, L. Dickinson
1992-96
No award
1997
B. Goldsmith
1998
J. Edgley
1999
D. Cameron
2000-02
No award
2003
D. Hempleman-Adams
2004
S. Elkins
2005-07
No award
2008
G. Grayling
2009
No award
2010
David Boxall
2011-16
No award
2017
Lynn Williams
2018
Team Aerocycle
2019
Ivan Shaw
2020-21
No award
2022
Pete Kynsey & Ian Gee
2023
No award
2024
Dr F Paul Welsh

President’s Breitling Trophy

Year
Recipient
2010
Ben Alford
2011
Yateley School
2012
Dominic Bareford
2013
Alicia Hempleman Adams
2014
Alexander Harris
2015
Stephanie Bareford
2016
Aaron Cole
2017
Aaron Cole
2018
Joel Hallewell
2019
Aaron Cole
2020
Ellie Carter
2021
Junior British Gliding Team
2022
No Award
2023
Amelia Richardson
2024
Jack Helm

President’s Rolex Trophy

Year
Recipient
1988
2078 (Boscobel) Squadron ATC
1989
No award
1990
A. Syrett
1991
A. Ball
1992-93
No award
1994
A. Holmes
1995
J. Turner
1996
J. Rebbeck
1997
H. Miller
1998
M. Christy
1999
L. Shelley
2000
C. McLaughlin
2001
R. McLaughlin
2002
J. Gowing
2003
J. Beesley
2004
M. Hart
2005
D. Billam
2006
C. Lawrence
2007
D. Billam
2008
Aislinn & Eilidh Price
2009
No Award

Cowburn & Kay Old & Bold Trophy

Year
Recipient
1997
P. Follis
1998
W. Cdr G. Turnbull
1999
B. Miles
2000
J. Houlder
2001
P. Thorn
2002
B. Thorp
2003
D. Piggott
2004
D. Cahill
2005
R. Boniface
2006
H. Mason
2007
J. O’Donnell
2008
R. Dickson
2009
Derry Moore
2010
Doug Gregory
2011
Ernest Horsfall
2012
Ken Wallis
2013
Derek Wellard
2014
Dilys Price
2015
Paddy Elliott
2016
Roy Cross
2017
Don Lord
2018
Rex Coates
2019
Gordon ‘Ted’ Barrett
2020
Sid Gilmore
2021
Ted Barrett
2022
Trevor Birkbeck
2023
Ben Bennett
2024
Crispin Williams

Nexus Sport Aviation Journalist of the Year Trophy

Year
Recipient
1997
D. Squire & M. McCauley
1998
No award
1999
D. Wootton
2000
Lesley Gale
2001
J. Christopher
2002
M. Amyatt-Leir
2003
Skywings Team
2004
No award
2005
N. S. Lawson
2006
No award
2007
M. Bird
2008
No award
2009
Brian Hope
2010-11
No award
2012
Ian Seager
2013
Liz Ashley
2014
Malcolm McBride
2015
Susan Newby
2016
Pat Malone
2017
Ed Hicks
2018
No award
2019
Jeremy Pratt
2020
Joe Schofield
2021
Steve Slater
2022
Mike Chilvers
2023
Ian Kaynes
2024
No award

Norton Griffiths Challenge Trophy

Year
Recipient
2008
M. Hilton-Barber, R. Meredith-Hardy & B. Milton
2009
No award
2010
David and Patrick Joyce
2011
Patrick Elliott and Linda Walker
2012
Gary Connery
2013
Mark Albery
2014-16
No award
2017
Colin Hales
2018
No award
2019
Phil & Allie Dunnington
2020
No award
2021
Amy Whitewick & Mervyn White
2022
Chris Gill
2023
Jon Gatfield
2024
No award

The Royal Aero Club Certificate of Appreciation

Year
Recipient
1998
Shepway District Council
1999
Breitling, T. Hines & Lord Trefgarne
2000
A. Holden
2001
No award
2002
D. Bryan
2003
P. Elliott, Yvonne Jukes, Victoria Osborne
2004
S. Luck
2005-06
No award
2007
R. Crabtree
2008
R. Richardson
2009
Charles Crawley, RAF Museum, Graeme Fudge, Hayward Aviation Ltd
2010
John David Jones, 46F (Kensington) Squadron, Air Training Corps
2011
David Cowden
2012
Irvine Laidlaw
2013
Richard Deakin, Gillian Jenkins, Michael Littler, Prospect ATCOs
2014
Tony Whitehead, Ian Corse, Jeff Bell, Hayward Aviation, Barbara Rose
2015
Jeremy Diack, Penny Sharpe, John Andrews, John Korzeniowski, Martin Mansley, John Dean, Liz Meek, James Betts, David George, Mary Leader, Andre Faehrendich
2016
Denys Short and Andrew Butt, Pete Smoothy
2017
AvBuyer Magazine, Iain Gibson
2018
Martin Lovell, Pooleys Flight Equipment
2019
Sean Anderson Brown, Brian Kane & John Michalakis of HeliAir Ltd, Humberto Schenk of Scalaria, Rebekah Sherwin
2020
Tom Maloney of Transair Flight Equipment
2021-23
No award
2024
Lakeside Hotel & Spa, HMS Queen Elizabeth

Ann Welch Memorial Award

Year
Recipient
2005
G. Breen, C. Kovac, M. Shaw
2006
J. Henry
2007
G. Phipps
2008
L. Merritt
2009
Mark Dann
2010
John Jeffries
2011
Tim Cox
2012
Colin Davey
2013
Deepak Mahajan
2014
No Award
2015
Rona & Tony Webb
2016
No Award
2017
Jocky Sanderson
2018
John Barratt
2019
No Award
2020
Peter Bernon
2021
Mike Chilvers
2022
No Award
2023
Robert Mansley
2024
Mike Weston

The Royal Aero Club Chairman's Award

Year
Recipient
2021
Mike Smith
2022
Patrick Naegeli
2023
Rovert Pooley
2024
Simon Brentford, Cath Curtis, Anna Lea, Vana Parker, Sian Stokes
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