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.
2019 awarded to: Lieutenant Jonathan Moore RN
A Qualified Helicopter Instructor (QHI) in the Royal Navy, whose main duties are both time consuming and highly demanding, Lieutenant Jonathan Moore has been exceptional in his secondary role as the Commando Merlin Force Survival Officer over a six-year period and has unilaterally contributed to the safer operation of aircraft and aircrew survival.
Preparing Commando Helicopter Force for the transition of Merlin Mk3 from the Royal Air Force, he ensured the seamless transfer of vital survival equipment and operating procedures, maintaining operational effectiveness between Services. As 846 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) relocated from Royal Air Force (RAF) Benson to Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton, Moore was key to establishing the Survival Equipment area of the new Squadron building, ensuring all aircrew had access to all the required Survival Equipment. The new site functioned flawlessly with new Survival Equipment stowage and Survival Equipment procedures being implemented, these high standards were noted as ‘exceptional’ by two formal Naval Flying Standards Flight (NFSF) visits to the Squadron with Moore being named as an ‘exceptional performer’ by the NFSF team.
With a new requirement to field Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) equipment, Moore was instrumental in the integration of the Aircrew Protection Equipment and Detection system into the Merlin Mk3. An essential capability for high priority UK tasks, and a growing capability for contingent operations, Lieutenant Moore took ownership from its inception. From creating the Statement of User Requirement (SUR) to the facilitation of the delivery of stowages, he maintained ownership throughout, engaging with Project Teams and international companies to enhance the capability, performing significantly beyond his terms of reference. Designing the training documentation and evolving the practical training unilaterally, he became the subject matter expert for RNAS Yeovilton and supported other platform types as they have introduced their equipment.
Acquiring and issuing personal helmets with improved lighting for Line Personnel, he significantly enhanced the conspicuity and therefore safety of individuals marshalling aircraft at night on dispersal. Seeking funding and liaising with commercial companies as well as the Fleet Innovation Team, he ran his own set of trials in different locations, including on board Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Argus. His research and innovation resulted in a practical and cost-efficient solution which was delivered across Commando Helicopter Force and subsequently put forward for use in the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers.
Lieutenant Moore has achieved all this activity whilst conducting his main flying duties to a very high standard. Acting as the aircraft commander during a sortie to transfer a young girl who was suffering from appendicitis, he airlifted her from Dartmoor to hospital and resultantly helped save her life. A true professional in the air yet dedicated on the ground to improving the safe operation of aircraft and the survival of aircrew, he is a thoroughly deserving recipient of the Sir James Martin Award.
1968/69 Lieutenant Commander Tarver
1969/70 Flight Lieutenant R C Shuster
1971 Not Awarded
1971/72 Group Captain J K Mason
1973 Not Awarded
1973/74 Colonel W P Schane
1975 Not Awarded
1975/76 Group Captain A J Barwood
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
1980/81 Master Air Loadmaster David Bullock G C (posthumously)
1981/82 Geoffrey Harrison Esq
1983 Not Awarded
1983/84 Clifford Gaskell Esq
1985 Not Awarded
1985/86 Wing Commander R McCluskey AFC RAF
1987 Not Awarded
1987/88 Air Vice-Marshal P H Howard
1989 Not Awarded
1989/90 Lieutenant Commander Paul Barton RN
1991 - 1992 Not Awarded
1992/93 John W Chappelow Esq
1994 Not Awarded1994/95 Flight Lieutenant Kevin A Brooks
1995/96 Lieutenant Commander Paul Haywood RN
1997 Not Awarded
1997/98 Major J Norman Ryan MC
1998/99 Dr Christopher Brooks, OMM,OstJ,CD,MBChB,DavMed,FFOM
1999/2000 Air Accidents Investigation Branch Lockerbie Team
2000/01 Chief Petty Officer Terrence Allison
2001/02 Lieutenant Commander Clive Rawson RN
2003 Not Awarded2003/04 Squadron Leader Jonathan James Harrison RAF
2004/05 Professor Helen Christine Muir OBE MA PhD CPsychol FRAeS
2005/06 John Freeman
2006/07 Captain John Cox
2008 Not Awarded2008/09 Flight Lieutenant Emily Rickards RAF
2009/10 David Cockburn
2010/11 Captain Linc Alexander
2011/12 Major K E Bryan AAC
2013 Not Awarded
2013/14 Captain James Cunningham AAC
2014/15 Captain Mark Chesney
2016 The Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Research Project Team
2017 SkyDemon
2018 Dr Donough Wilson
2019 Lieutenant Jonathan Moore RN