Awarded for outstanding service in the air, at the discretion of the Master.
(amended Terms of Reference 2019)
1977/78 Sqn Ldr R Penny
1978/79 Mr Asad Nasr on behalf of Middle East Airlines
1979/80 awarded twice:
Charles Nicholas Hoy Esq
Hikmat M Ghosn
1981 - 1982 not awarded
1982/83 awarded to:
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 awarded to:
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 awarded twice:
G P Sanctuary Esq
Captain J Sirley
1991/92 Robert Legg Esq
1992/93 Mrs Constance E Fricker
1994 not awarded
1994/95 awarded to:
Professor Angus Wallace & Dr Tom Wong
Miss Tracey Leigh Signal
1995/96 Captain Peter Bugge & Captain John Robinson AFC*
1996/97 Flight Lieutenant Michael J Chatterton
1997/98 Malcolm Mason Esq
1998/99 Wing Commander Simon Meade RAF
1999/2000 Captain Neville Grady
2000/01 awarded twice:
Flight Lieutenant Rodney Leigh
Captain John Savage
2001/02 Andrew Digby Esq
2002/03 Roger H Beazley Esq
2003/04 Squadron Leader Malcolm Hunt RAF
2005 not awarded
2005/06 Captain Ralph Kohn
2006/07 Victor Lockwood
2007/08 Squadron Leader Warwick Creighton MBE RAF
2008/09 awarded twice:
Squadron Leader Alastair Pinner MBE RAF
Captain Roland "Rolie" James DSM(Oman) BA(Hons)
2009/10 The Air Cadet Organisation
2010/11. awarded twice:
656 Squadron Group AAC
Miss Mandy Pantall
2011/12 awarded twice:
Flight Lieutenant D J "Jack" Hawkins RAFR
Garry Stanfield Smith
2012/13 The British Helicopter Team 2012
2013/14 awarded twice:
Major Mark Martin AAC
Royal Australian Air Force Air Mobility Group
2014/15 awarded twice:
Lieutenant Commander Chris Götke AFC RN
Royal Air Force Air Traffic Management Force
2016 Major Jean G R Leroux CD
2017 awarded twice:
Captain Rosella Bjornson
Lieutenant Colonel Kevin M Hall USAF
2018 awarded to:
Group Captain John Middleton OBE RAF
Squdron Leader Mike Ling MBE RAF
Major Dennis W Sharf CD
2019 Flight Lieutenant Christopher Stradling RAF
2020 Master Aircrew Tudor Haines
2021 Major Kevin Anderson AAC
2022 Major Terry Campbell AAC
2023 Captain Alastair Rorrison AAC
2024 Flight Lieutenant Paul Wharmby RAF
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