Britannia Trophy
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The Britannia Trophy is a British
award presented by the Royal Aero Club
for aviators accomplishing the most meritorious performance in aviaton during the previous year.
In 1911 Horatio Barber
who was a founder member of the Royal Aero Club was given £100 for a commercial flight, not wanting to tarnish his amateur status he presented the money to the club for the trophy. The first award was presented in 1913 to Captain C.A.H Longcroft of the Royal Flying Corps for a non-stop flight from Montrose to Farnborough in a Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2a. The trophy has not been awarded every year particularly during the first and second world wars and has been awarded jointly and to teams as well as individuals. In 1952 the Royal Aero Club presented plaques to all the surviving holders who previously only held the trophy for one year and were not given a permament memento.
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award presented by the Royal Aero Club
Royal Aero Club
The Royal Aero Club is the national co-ordinating body for Air Sport in the United Kingdom.The Aero Club was founded in 1901 by Frank Hedges Butler, his daughter Vera and the Hon Charles Rolls , partly inspired by the Aero Club of France...
for aviators accomplishing the most meritorious performance in aviaton during the previous year.
In 1911 Horatio Barber
Horatio Barber
Captain Horatio Claude Barber was an early British aviation pioneer and First World War flight instructor. In 1911 he flew the first cargo flight in Britain, transporting electric light bulbs from Shoreham to Hove...
who was a founder member of the Royal Aero Club was given £100 for a commercial flight, not wanting to tarnish his amateur status he presented the money to the club for the trophy. The first award was presented in 1913 to Captain C.A.H Longcroft of the Royal Flying Corps for a non-stop flight from Montrose to Farnborough in a Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2a. The trophy has not been awarded every year particularly during the first and second world wars and has been awarded jointly and to teams as well as individuals. In 1952 the Royal Aero Club presented plaques to all the surviving holders who previously only held the trophy for one year and were not given a permament memento.
Recipients
- 1913 - Captain C.A.H. LongcroftCharles LongcroftAir Vice Marshal Sir Charles Alexander Holcombe Longcroft KCB, CMG, DSO, AFC was a pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps who went on to become a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.-Early years:...
, Royal Flying CorpsRoyal Flying CorpsThe Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...
- non-stop 445 mile flight between Montrose and Farnborough - 1914 - Squadron Commander J.W. Sedden Royal Naval Air Service -
- 1919 - Captain Sir John Alcock - first tranatlantic flight
- 1920 - Bert HinklerBert HinklerHerbert John Louis Hinkler AFC DSM , better known as Bert Hinkler, was a pioneer Australian aviator and inventor. He designed and built early aircraft before being the first person to fly solo from England to Australia, and the first person to fly solo across the Southern Atlantic Ocean...
- 1922 - F.P. Raynham
- 1923 - Alan CobhamAlan CobhamSir Alan John Cobham, KBE, AFC was an English aviation pioneer.A member of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I, Alan Cobham became famous as a pioneer of long distance aviation. After the war he became a test pilot for the de Havilland aircraft company, and was the first pilot for the newly...
- 1924 - Wing Commander S.J. GobleStanley GobleAir Vice Marshal Stanley James Goble CBE, DSO, DSC was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force . He served three terms as Chief of the Air Staff, alternating with Wing Commander Richard Williams...
and Flight Lieutenant I.E. McIntyreIvor McIntyreIvor Ewing McIntyre CBE, AFC & Bar was a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force . He came to national attention in 1924 when he and Wing Commander Stanley Goble became the first men to circumnavigate Australia by air... - 1925 - Alan Cobham
- 1926 - Sir Alan Cobham
- 1927 - Lieutenant R.R. Bentley
- 1928 - Squadron Leader H.J.L. HinklerBert HinklerHerbert John Louis Hinkler AFC DSM , better known as Bert Hinkler, was a pioneer Australian aviator and inventor. He designed and built early aircraft before being the first person to fly solo from England to Australia, and the first person to fly solo across the Southern Atlantic Ocean...
- 1929 - Hon. Lady Mary Bailey - return flight from England to South Africe
- 1930 - Squadron Leader C. Kingsford-SmithCharles Kingsford SmithSir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...
- 1931 - Squadron Leader H.J.L. HinklerBert HinklerHerbert John Louis Hinkler AFC DSM , better known as Bert Hinkler, was a pioneer Australian aviator and inventor. He designed and built early aircraft before being the first person to fly solo from England to Australia, and the first person to fly solo across the Southern Atlantic Ocean...
- 1932 - Captain C.F. Uwins
- 1933 - J.A.MollisonJim MollisonJames Allan Mollison was a famous Scottish pioneer aviator who set many records during the rapid development of aviation in the 1930s.-Early years:...
- flight from England to Brazil - 1934 - C. W. A. Scott and T. Campbell BlackTom Campbell BlackTom Campbell Black, was a famous English aviator.He was the son of Alice Jean McCullough and Hugh Milner Black. He became a world famous aviator when he and C. W. A...
- 1935 - Jean BattenJean BattenJean Gardner Batten CBE OSC was a New Zealand aviatrix. Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, internationally, by taking a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world....
- 1936 - Jean BattenJean BattenJean Gardner Batten CBE OSC was a New Zealand aviatrix. Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, internationally, by taking a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world....
- 1937 - Flying Officer A.E. Clouston
- 1938 - Squadron Leader R. Kellett
- 1939 - Alex HenshawAlex HenshawAlexander Adolphus Dumfries Henshaw MBE was a British air racer in the 1930s and a test pilot for Vickers Armstrong in the Second World War.-Early life:...
- 1945 - Group Captain H.J. Wilson
- 1946 - Group Captain E.M. DonaldsonEdward Mortlock DonaldsonAir Commodore Edward "Teddy" Mortlock Donaldson CB, CBE, DSO, AFC & Bar was an RAF Second World War Flying ace, and former holder of the airspeed World Record.-Biography:...
- 1947 - Squadron Leader H.B. MartinHarold Brownlow MartinAir Marshal Sir Harold Brownlow Morgan "Micky" Martin, KCB, DSO & Bar, DFC & Two Bars, AFC was an Australian pilot in the Royal Air Force....
and Squadron Leader E.B. SismoreHarold Brownlow MartinAir Marshal Sir Harold Brownlow Morgan "Micky" Martin, KCB, DSO & Bar, DFC & Two Bars, AFC was an Australian pilot in the Royal Air Force.... - 1948 - Group Captain J. CunninghamJohn Cunningham (RAF officer)Group Captain John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, , was a British Royal Air Force night fighter ace during World War II and a test pilot, both before and after the war...
- 1950 - P.A. Wills
- 1951 - Captain O.P. Jones
- 1952 - Wing Commander R.P. BeaumontRoland BeamontWing Commander Roland Prosper "Bee" Beamont CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar was a British fighter pilot and test pilot for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and the years that followed...
, Flight Lieutenant P. Hillwood and Squadron Leader D.A. Watson - 1953 - Squadron Leader R.L.E.Burton and Flight Lieutenant D.H. Gannon
- 1955 - Captain J.W. Hackett and P.J. Moneypenny
- 1956 - L.P. TwissPeter TwissLionel Peter Twiss, OBE, DSC and Bar was a British test pilot who held the World Air Speed Record as the first man to fly at a speed greater than 1,000 mph.-Early life:...
- 1957 - M. Randrup and W. Shirley
- 1958 - J. CunninghamJohn Cunningham (RAF officer)Group Captain John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, , was a British Royal Air Force night fighter ace during World War II and a test pilot, both before and after the war...
and P. Bugge - 1959 - No. 111 Squadron RAFNo. 111 Squadron RAFNo. 111 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland until March 2011, when the squadron was disbanded, ending the Tornado F3's RAF service.-In World War I:...
- 1960 - T.W. Brooke-Smith
- 1961 - Anne BurnsAnne BurnsAnne Burns was a British aeronautical engineer and glider pilot.-Early life:Anne Pellew was born in Haworth, Yorkshire...
and D. Burns - 1963 - W. BedfordBill BedfordAlfred William "Bill" Bedford OBE AFC FRAeS was a British test pilot and pioneered the development of V/STOL aircraft.Bedford was born on the 18 November 1920 at Loughborough and was educated at Loughborough College...
- test pilot - 1965 - The Red ArrowsRed ArrowsThe Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Scampton, but due to move to RAF Waddington in 2011...
- 1967 - Sheila ScottSheila ScottSheila Scott OBE , was an English aviatrix.Born Sheila Christine Hopkins in Worcester, Worcestershire, England in 1922, educated at the Alice Ottley School, she broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flight endeavours, which included a "world and a half" flight in 1971...
- 1968 - Squadron Leader R.G. Hanna
- 1973 - D.P. Davies
- 1977 - N. Todd, B. Walpole and S. Bolton
- 1978 - Flight Lieutenant D.G. Lee - world gliding champion
- 1980 - J. Nott - balloon altitude record
- 1981 - Squadron Leader D.G. Lee - world gliding champion
- 1984 - St. John Ambulance Air Wing
- 1985 - British Hang Gliding Team
- 1986 - J. Egginton and D. Clews
- 1987 - P. LindstrandPer LindstrandPer Lindstrand is a Swedish aeronautical engineer, pilot, adventurer and entrepreneur. He is particularly known for his series of record-breaking trans-oceanic hot air balloon flights and, later, attempts to be the first to fly a Rozière balloon around the Earth - all with British entrepreneur,...
and R. BransonRichard BransonSir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies.... - 1989 - British Hang Gliding Team
- 1990 - British Microlight Team
- 1992 - D. Cameron and R.Bayly
- 1995 - Chris Rollings and Chris Pullen
- 1997 - David Bareford
- 1998 - Brian MiltonBrian MiltonBrian Milton is a journalist and adventurer form the United Kingdom. His first major expedition took place in 1968 when he drove an Austin 7 Ruby across the Sahara Desert to meet his fiancée....
- 1999 - Brian JonesBrian Jones (aeronaut)Brian Jones is an English balloonist.Brian Jones, along with Bertrand Piccard, co-piloted the first successful uninterrupted circumnavigation of the world on board the balloon Breitling Orbiter 3...
and Bertrand PiccardBertrand PiccardBertrand Piccard is a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist.Born in Lausanne, Vaud canton, Bertrand Piccard, along with Brian Jones, was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe...
- circumnavigation of the world in a balloon - 2000 - Jennifer MurrayJennifer MurrayJennifer Murray circumnavigated the globe aboard a Robinson R44 helicopter the distance of 36,000 miles in 97 days in 1997, earning her the current Guinness World Record for the first helicopter circumnavigation by a woman.- Awards & Honours :* Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame Inductee 2005* The...
and Colin BodillColin BodillColin Bodill is an adventurer and pilot from Nottingham, England.Colin has won the UK microlight championships several times and became the World Champion in 1995... - 2001 - The British Microlight Team
- 2003 - Andrew Davis - Glider pilot
- 2004 - Richard Meredith-HardyRichard Meredith-HardyRichard Meredith-Hardy is a British extreme microlight pilot. He has been flying microlights since 1984, was twice World Microlight Champion and has held a variety of speed records.Notable voyages by Meredith-Hardy include:...
- 2005 - David Hempleman-AdamsDavid Hempleman-AdamsDavid Kim Hempleman-Adams, LVO, OBE, CStJ, DL is a British adventurer.He is the first person in history to reach the Geographic and Magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents; the Adventurers' Grand Slam...
- 2006 - Manuel Queiroz - circumnavigation of the world in a microlight
- 2007 - John Williams
- 2008 - David Hempleman-AdamsDavid Hempleman-AdamsDavid Kim Hempleman-Adams, LVO, OBE, CStJ, DL is a British adventurer.He is the first person in history to reach the Geographic and Magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents; the Adventurers' Grand Slam...
and Jonathan Mason - 2009 - Captain Paul BonhommePaul BonhommePaul Bonhomme is an English aerobatics and commercial airliner pilot and owner / race pilot of TEAM BONHOMME, the current World Champions of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Racing career:...
- aerobatic pilot