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RAeC Britannia Trophy

RAeC Britannia Trophy

Presented in 1913 by Horatio Barber, for the British aviator or aviators accomplishing the most meritorious performance in aviation during the preceding year.

Displaying 1 - 75 of 75
Year Sort descending Commision Citation
1913 Capt. C.A.H. Longcroft, RFC

For a non-stop flight of 455 miles Montrose - P

1914 Sqn Cdr J.W. Sedden, RNAS

For a non-stop flight of 325 miles Isle of Grai

1919 Capt. Sir J. Alcock

for the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight wi

1920 H.J.L. Hinkler

for a non-stop flight Croydon-Turin 650 miles i

1922 F.P. Raynham

for winning the Daily Mail £1000 contest for a

1923 A.J. Cobham

for a flying tour to Egypt, Palestine and North

1924 W. Cdr S.J. Goble & Flt. Lt. I.E. McIntyre

for a flight round Australia taking 44 days and

1925 A.J. Cobham

for a flight London to Rangoon and return, with

1926 Sir A. Cobham

for an Empire route survey flight Rochester to

1927 Lt R.R. Bentley

for a flight from London to Capetown 7,250 mile

1928 H.J.L. Hinkler

for the first flight to Australia in a light ai

1929 Hon. Lady Bailey

for a flight from Croydon to Cape Town and retu

1930 Sqn Ldr C. Kingsford-Smith

for two flights: a westbound Atlantic crossing

1931 H.J.L. Hinkler

or a flight from New York to London via South A

1932 Capt. C.F. Uwins

or setting the Class C world altitude record he

1933 J.A. Mollison

or a flight from Lympne to Port Natal, Brazil.

1934 C.W.A. Scott & T. Campbell Black

for winning the speed section of the MacRoberts

1935 Jean Batten

or a flight from England to South America inclu

1936 Jean Batten

for a flight from England to New Zealand, 14,00

1937 F.O. A.E. Clouston

for two flights in the Marseilles-Damascus-Pari

1938 Sqn Ldr R. Kellett

for the World distance record Ismalia to Port D

1939 A. Henshaw

for a flight from Gravesend to Capetown and ret

1945 G. Capt H.J. Wilson

for setting the World Speed Record of 606 m.p.h

1946 G. Capt E.M. Donaldson

for setting the World Speed Record of 616 m.p.h

1947 Sqn Ldr H.B. Martin & Sqn Ldr E.B. Sismore

for setting setting the London to Capetown reco

1948 G. Capt J. Cunningham

for setting the Class C Aeroplane height record

1950 P.A. Wills

for his fourth victory in the British National

1951 Capt. O.P. Jones

for his 30 years as an airline Captain flying n

1952 W. Cdr R.P. Beaumont, Flt Lt P. Hillwood & Sqn Ldr D.A. Watson

for the first double crossing of the Atlantic w

1953 Sqn Ldr R.L.E. Burton & Flt Lt D.H. Gannon

for winning the speed section of the London to

1955 Capt. J.W. Hackett & P.J. Moneypenny

for setting point-to-point records London-New Y

1956 L.P. Twiss

for setting the world speed record over a 15/25

1957 M. Randrup & W. Shirley

for setting the Class C aeroplanes height recor

1958 J. Cunningham & P. Bugge

for their development flying on the D.H.

1959 No 111 Squadron, RAF

Led by Sqn Ldr P Latham for their aerobatic dis

1960 T.W. Brooke-Smith

for his development flying of the Short SC.1, c

1961 A. & D. Burns

for their achievements at the World Gliding Cha

1963 W. Bedford

for his outstanding achievements as Chief Test

1965 The Red Arrows

for their meritorious service as the World's gr

1967 S. Scott

for establishing over 100 point-to-point intern

1968 Sqn Ldr R.G. Hanna

for his role in leading the Red Arrows aerobati

1973 D.P. Davies

for his outstanding service as Chief Test Pilot

1977 N. Todd, B. Walpole & S. Bolton

for the development, planning and flying of Con

1978 D.G. Lee

for twice winning the World Gliding Championshi

1980 J. Nott

for setting the world altitude record in a hot-

1981 Sqn. Ldr. D.G. Lee

for three more victories at the World Gliding C

1984 St. John Ambulance Air Wing

for outstanding service since 1972 by their tea

1985 British Hang Gliding Team BHPA
1986 T. Egginton & D. Clews

for setting the world speed record for a helico

1987 P. Lindstrand & R. Branson

for the first trans-Atlantic crossing by hot ai

1989 British Hang Gliding Team BHPA
1990 British Microlight Team BMAA
1992 D. Cameron & R. Bayly

for their victory in the first trans-Atlantic b

1995 C. Rollings & C. Pullen

Flying a two-seater ASH 25E glider from Biceste

1997 D. Bareford

David Bareford culminated over twenty years of

1998 B. Milton BMAA

Brian Milton achieved the first ever round the

1999 B. Jones & B. Piccard

In March 1999, Brian jones and Bertrand Piccard

2000 J. Murray & C. Bodill

Colin Bodill and Jennifer Murray made round the

2001 British Microlight Team BMAA

In the second World Air Games & eighth Worl

2003 A. Davis

Andy Davis has been a member of the British Gli

2004 R. Meredith-Hardy BMAA

In May 2004 Richard Meredith-Hardy flew over Mo

2005 D. Hempleman Adams BBAC

David Hempleman-Adams set a new World Altitude

2006 M. Queiroz

In early 2006, Manuel Queiroz became the first

2007 J. Williams

John Williams has radically moved the goal-post

2008 D. Hempleman-Adams & J. Mason

David Hempleman-Adams and Jonathan Mason won th

2009 Paul Bonhomme

Paul Bonhomme is a Captain with British Airways

2010 Capt. Stephen Noujaim

Steve Noujaim broke the London-Cape Town and re

2011 David Sykes BMAA

Dave Sykes is the first paraplegic to have achi

2012 Gerald Cooper BAeA

Gerald Cooper won an individual Bronze medal in

2013 Jon Hilton BMAA

First flight by Microlight from Britain to Cana

2014 Richard Bird & Richard Foster LAA

They took just 57 days to plan and organise a f

2015 World Air Games Microlight Team BMAA

The British Microlight Team has excelled itself

2016 Steve Edwards, David Hempleman-Adams & Dr Frederik Paulsen RAeC

Steve Edwards, David Hempleman-Adams and Freder

2017 Sacha dench BHPA

On December 16th 2015, Sacha Dench touched down

2018 Peter Wilson HCGB

Peter is a retired engineer and pilot devoting

Raec trophies

RAeC Britannia Trophy RAeC Britannia Trophy
Team NFTO picked up the Prince of Wales Trophy for formation skydiving RAeC Prince of Wales Cup
Image coming Soon RAeC Gold Medal
Image coming Soon RAeC Silver Medal
Image coming Soon RAeC Bronze Medal
RAeC Certificate of Merit RAeC Certificate of Merit
Image coming Soon RAeC Diploma
Image coming Soon Companion of the Royal Aero Club.
Image coming Soon RAeC Certificate of Appreciation

Other Trophies and Awards

Image coming Soon President’s Breitling Trophy
Image coming Soon Breitling Certificate of Appreciation
Salomons Trophy Salomons Trophy
Anne Walsh Memorial Trophy Anne Walsh Memorial Trophy
Cowburn & Kay Old & Bold Trophy Cowburn & Kay Old & Bold Trophy
Norton Griffiths Challenge Trophy Norton Griffiths Challenge Trophy
Image coming Soon Jean Lennox Bird Pendant
Breguet Trophy Breguet Trophy
Kings cup Kings Cup
Rob Colpus collected the British Parachute Association's Jim Crocker Sword Jim Crocker Sword
Nexus Sport Aviation Journalist of the Year Trophy Nexus Sport Aviation Journalist of the Year Trophy
The Queen’s Cup The Queen’s Cup
Image coming Soon Jubilee Trophy

FAI Awards

Image coming Soon FAI Leonardo da Vinci Diploma
Image coming Soon FAI Frank Ehling Diploma
Image coming Soon FAI Silver Medal
Image coming Soon FAI Gold Rotorcraft Medal
Image coming Soon FAI Paul Tissandier Diploma
Image coming Soon FAI Companion of Honour
Image coming Soon FAI Colibri Diploma
Image coming Soon FAI Gold Air Medal

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