Awarded in recognition of an exceptional and innovative contribution to aviation.
1979/80 Gabe Rob (Jock) Bryce
1980/81 Captain John Archibald Cameron OBE
1982 not awarded
1982/83 John A Denyer
1983/84 HMS Endurance Flight
1984/85 Air Cdre Peter Howard
1986 not awarded
1986/87 Peter F Cedervall
1988 not awarded
1988/89 Jeffrey Kindersley Quill OBE
1990 - 1992 not awarded
1992/93 A J Smith
1994 not awarded
1994/95 Michael Foale PhD
1996 not awarded
1996/97 Keith Perrin
1997/98 Gp Capt John Cunningham CBE DSO** DFC* AE
1998/99 Wg Cdr K H Wallis
1999/2000 Peter Holding
2000/01 Professor Kay Young PhD
2001/02 Lt Cdr Paul C J Stone RN and Sqn Ldr Justin Paines
2002/03 Dr Martin (Dill) Faulkes
2003/04 Sqn Ldr Charles W (Bill) Thompson
2004/05 Kenneth Peter Ross Smart
2005/06 5 Regt AAC
2006/07 Sam Wells OBE
2008 not awarded
2008/09 Timothy Prince OBE FRAeS
2010 not awarded
2010/11 Maj 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 - 2017 not awarded
2018 AVM Simon "Rocky" Rochelle OBE DFC RAF
2019 Maj Thomas W Aseltine USAF
2020 F-16 Cruise Missile Defence Tactics Development Team
2021 Sqn Ldr James Skinner RAF
2022 Sqn Ldr Calum Law RAF
2023 not awarded
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