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The aviator's award is given for the most outstanding international achievements in the preceding year, with the art of flying receiving first consideration. The Smithsonian Institution acquired the aviator's trophy in 1950 from the Clifford B. Harmon Trust. Prior to 1950, the award was administered by the International League of Aviators (Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs).
Since 1997 or 1998, the National Aeronautic Association has been responsible for awarding the trophies. With the exception of the Aeronaut trophy, all are inactive.
This is an incomplete list compiled from several sources. The Aeronaut and Astronaut categories have not been listed in a central location. The NAA and the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum are working on assembling a complete list to be published in conjunction with the NAA's hundredth anniversary in 2005.
| Year | Aviator | Aviatrix | Aeronaut | Astronaut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Lt. Col. George Pelletier-Doisy , France | |||
| 1927 | Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, United States | Lady Mary Bailey , Great Britain | ||
| 1928 | Col. Arturo Ferrarin , Italy | Lady Mary Bailey, Great Britain | ||
| 1929 | Maj. Dieudonne Costes , France | Miss Winifred SpoonerWinifred Spooner was an aviator of the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of the Harmon Trophy as the world's outstanding aviatrix of 1929. She is reported to have crashed a plane in Cleator Moor in Cumberland, UK. The date is unknown but the plane was taken, Great Britain | ||
| 1930This is a list of aviation-related events from 1930: Events The Surrey Aero Club inaugurates recreational flights from Gatwick Race Course (now London Gatwick Airport). The German airship LZ127 Graf Zeppelin makes its first crossing of the South Atlantic. | Maj. Dieudonne Costes, France | Miss Amy JohnsonAmy Johnson ( July 1, 1903 January 5, 1941) was a famous English aviatrix who was born in Kingston upon Hull. Having graduated with a BA Economics from the University of Sheffield, Johnson went to work in London as secretary to a solicitor. She was introd, Great Britain | ||
| 1931This is a list of aviation-related events from 1931: Events Manufacturer Airspeed Ltd founded in York, England. January January 6 Gen Italo Balbo leads the first formation flight across the South Atlantic. Twelve Savoia-Marchetti S. 55s fly from Portugues | Air Marshall Italo BalboItalo Balbo (1896-1940) was an Italian aviator, blackshirt leader and possible successor of Mussolini. Italo Balo was born in Quartesana, Italy in June 6, 1896. During the World War One he served in Alpine troops and earned one bronze and two silver medal, Italy, Clyde Pangborn , United States, Hugh Herndon , United States | Mrs. Maryse Bastié , France | ||
| 1932This is a list of aviation-related events from 1932: Events January Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carriers Hosho and Kaga sail into Chinese territorial waters at the outbreak of the Shanghai Incident. January 20 Imperial Airways weekly airmail service i | Wolfgang von Gronau , GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east | Mrs. Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart ( July 24, 1897 July 2, 1937) was a famous American aviator. Flying career Born in Atchison, Kansas, Amelia Mary Earhart worked as a nurses aide in a military hospital in Canada during World War I. Her career began in Los Angeles in 1921 wh Putnam, United States | ||
| 1933 | Wiley Post, United States | Maryse Hilsz , France, Amelia Earhart, United States | ||
| 1934 | Charles W. A. Scott , Great Britain | Laura Ingalls, Great Britain, Amelia Earhart, United States | ||
| 1935 | Capt. Edwin Musick, United States, | Jean Batten, Great Britain ( New Zealand), Amelia Earhart, United States | ||
| 1936 | Howard Hughes, United States | Louise Thaden, United States, Jean Batten, Great Britain (New Zealand) | ||
| 1937 | Henry T. Merrill , United States | Jean Batten, Great Britain (New Zealand) | ||
| 1938 | Howard Hughes, United States | Jacqueline Cochran, United States | ||
| 1939 | Maj. Alexander P. de Seversky , United States | Jacqueline Cochran, United States | ||
| 1940-1949 | Lt. Gen. James Doolittle, United States, Geoffrey de Havilland, Great Britain (posthumously, Certificate of Honorable Mention), Capt. Charles E. Yeager, United States (Certificate of Honorable Mention) | Jacqueline Cochran, United States, Pauline Gower , United States (posthumously) (Certificate of Honorable Mention) | ||
| 1950 | Col. David C. Schilling , United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1951 | Capt. Charles F. Blair , United States | Jacqueline Auriol , France | ||
| 1952 | Col. Bernt Balchen , United States | Jacqueline Auriol, France | ||
| 1953 | Maj. Charles E. Yeager, United States | Jacqueline Cochran, United States | ||
| 1954 | J. F. Coleman , United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1955 | Group Capt. John Cunningham, Great Britain | No Award Presented | ||
| 1956 | Lt. Col. Frank K. Everest Jr., United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1957 | Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1958 | Maj. André Edouard Turcat , France | No Award Presented | ||
| 1959 | Capt. Joe B. Jordan , United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1960 | A. Scott Crossfield, United States, Capt. Joseph A. Walker, United States, Maj. Robert M. White, United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1961 | Lt. Col. William R. Payne , United States, Col. Joseph Kittinger, United States | Jacqueline Cochran, United States | ||
| 1962 | Maj. Fitzhugh L. Fulton Jr., United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1963 | Maj. L. Gordon Cooper, United States | Betty Miller , United States | ||
| 1964 | Max Conrad , United States | Joan Merriam Smith , United States | ||
| 1965 | Cmdr. James Lovell Jr., United States, Lt. Col. Frank Borman, United States, Capt. Wally Schirra, United States, Maj. Thomas P. Stafford, United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1966 | Cmdr. James Lovell Jr., United States, Maj. Edwin E. Aldrin, United States, Maj. Edward H. White II, United States | Sheila Scott , Great Britain | ||
| 1967 | Maj. William J. Knight, United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1968 | Maj. Jerrauld R. Gentry , United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1969 | Squadron Leader Thomas Lecky-Thompson , Great Britain, Squadron Leader Graham Williams , Great Britain | Turi Wideroe , Norway | ||
| 1970 | Brian Trubshaw , Great Britain, Maj. André Edouard Turcat , France | No Award Presented | ||
| 1971 | Lt. Col. Thomas B. Estes , United States, Lt. Col. Dewain C. Vick , United States | Sheila Scott, Great Britain | ||
| 1972 | Lt. Col. Edgar L. Allison , United States | Geraldyn Cobb, United States | ||
| 1973 | Col. Edward Nash , United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1974 | No Award Presented | No Award Presented | ||
| 1975 | Lt. Col. Herbert M. Fix , United States | Marion Rice Hart , United States | Malcolm S. Forbes, Sr. | Paul J. Weitz, United States |
| 1976 | No Award Presented | No Award Presented | ||
| 1977 | No Award Presented | No Award Presented | ||
| 1978 | No Award Presented | No Award Presented | ||
| 1979 | Byran Allen , United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1980 | Lt. (jg) John Currier , United States | No Award Presented | ||
| 1981 | Jerry Foster , United States | Janice Brown , United States | ||
| 1982 | Dormon Cannon , United States, | Robert Crippen, United States, Joe Engle, United States | ||
| 1983 | No Award Presented | Dr. Sally Ride, United States | ||
| 1984 | Senator Barry Goldwater, United States | Brooke Knapp, United States | ||
| 1985 | No Award Presented | |||
| 1986 | Chief Warrant Officer Jon Iseminger , United States | Jeana Yeager, United States | ||
| 1987 | Allen E. Paulson , United States | Lois McCallin, United States | ||
| 1988 | Kanellos Kanellopoulos , Greece | Anne Baddour , United States | ||
| 1989 | Capt. George A. Hof Jr., United States, Dr. Max E. Shauck , United States | Gaby Kennard, Australia | ||
| 1990 | No Award Presented | |||
| 1991 | No Award Presented | |||
| 1992 | No Award Presented | |||
| 1993 | Vance D. Brand, United States | |||
| 1994 | No Award Presented | |||
| 1994 | No Award Presented | Eileen M. Collins, United States | ||
| 1998 | Steve Fossett | |||
| 1999 | Dr. Bertrand Piccard, Switzerland, Brian Jones, Great Britain | |||
| 2000 | David Hempleman-Adams | |||
| 2001 | Richard Abruzzo | |||
| 2002 | Steve Fossett | |||
| 2003 | Richard Abruzzo |