Trophies and Awards Winners 2023

Sep 18, 2024

Trophies and Awards Winners 2023

It is with pleasure that the Honourable Company of Air Pilots announce their Trophies and Awards Winners for 2023

Company Crest

 

Lifetime Contribution to the Aerospace Industry

The Award of Honour
     The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

For Outstanding Courage or Devotion to Duty in the Air

The Master's Commendation
     Captain Alastair Rorrison AAC

The Master's Medal
     Flight Lieutenant Matthew Pilbeam RAF

The Hugh Gordon-Burge Memorial Award
     David Barrell

The Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue Award
     Crew of Rescue 924 - Captain Debdash Bhattacharya (Captain), Captain Mark Coupland (Co-pilot), Jason Bibby (Winch Operator), Carlton Real (Winch Paramedic)

The Barry Marsden Memorial Award
   CareFlight Australia

Flight Operations

The Grand Master's Medal
     First Lieutenant Andrew H Merkley USAF

The Brackley Memorial Trophy
     Jason Sandever

The Johnston Memorial Trophy
     Captain John Roberts

The Sword of Honour
     Francis Donaldson FRAeS

The Myles Bickerton Trophy
     Alicia Nicole Hempleman-Adams

The Hanna Trophy    
     Paul Stone

Flight Test

The Derry and Richards Memorial Medal
     Flight Lieutenant Aaron How RAAF

Safety and Survival

The Cumberbatch Trophy
     Lieutenant Craig Allen RN

Training

The Glover Trophy
     Lieutenant Patrick Richardson RN

The Central Flying School Trophy
     The RAF Central Gliding School Instructor Training Team

The Pike Trophy
     Anthony Cooke

The John Landymore Trophy
     Mollie Wadsworth

For Services to the Company

The Sir Alan Cobham Memorial Award
     Reverend Dr Richard Waugh QSM

Regional Awards

The Grand Master’s Australian Medal
     Qantas Group Pilot Academy

The Australian Bi-Centennial Award
     Ian Honnery

The Captain John Ashton Memorial Award
     Captain Mark Tatton

The Jean Batten Memorial Award
     Wing Commander Gordon Ragg AFC RNZAF (Ret’d)