48:
RN. It is awarded annually to the naval pilot(s) or aircrew who, in the opinion of the Flag
Officer, Naval Air Command, has achieved the finest feat of aviation during the previous year. It is held by the ship, station or establishment in which the winner(s) was/were serving at the time the winning
801:
CASEVAC of two casualties from the
Japanese freighter REEFER DOLPHIN 400 miles southwest of Lands End in the early hours of 7 October. Recovery of the casualties was carried at night in heavy seas and high winds caused by the tail end of
770:
Excellent overall performance, training achievement, outstanding airmanship and exceptional contribution to the prestige of Naval
Aviation.
45:
1025:
1002:
110:
496:
278:
145:
127:
680:
757:
Leadership on the ground and in the air, perseverance, skill, professional knowledge and control.
25:
1044:
902:
890:
878:
865:
852:
840:
836:
814:
795:
778:
765:
730:
528:
482:
465:
426:
409:
392:
377:
367:
333:
320:
300:
248:
220:
207:
203:
183:
96:
740:
346:
151:
8:
603:
571:
471:
451:
189:
102:
78:
133:
784:
122:
273:
Search and Rescue Flight. Crew of a wrecked
Norwegian vessel (SS Dovrefjell) off the
1021:
998:
517:
381:
235:
167:
37:
803:
643:
579:
21:
736:
708:
686:
Outstanding record of rescues, medical and humanitarian flights during the year.
533:
373:
267:
254:
990:
694:
502:
487:
Bringing the Wessex HAS.3 to a high state of operational effectiveness at sea.
274:
257:
at sea, and for contributions to tactical investigation in night strike role.
1038:
954:
665:
436:
432:
106:
968:
Daily
Express 8th October 1985. 'Helicopter heroes in sea storm battle'.
356:
33:
1013:
575:
306:
82:
545:. In bad weather, two Sea King helicopters took off the crew of 40.
704:
501:
Exceptional skill and personal courage in bringing a badly damaged
415:
933:
653:
29:
613:
567:
398:
28:
in 1946, in commemoration of the work for Naval
Aviation of
1017:
150:
205 accident free deck landings during embarked period in
41:
958:. Vol. 47, no. 8. August 1985. p. 288.
376:
HAS.1 into service, pioneering night and all-weather
1007:
939:
1036:
305:Operations in the Persian Gulf, and salvage of
977:Official MOD Citation for The Boyd Trophy 1985
735:Outstanding achievements in operating the
671:Introducing the Lynx into Naval service.
868:, HMS Sheffield Flight, No. 234 Flight
338:Efficiency in training with the fleet.
270:. Lieut. R.H. Williams, C.P.O. A. Japp
1037:
855:, HMS Alacrity Flight, No. 233 Flight
707:, following the devastation caused by
574:flown in a show of strength to deter
520:Intensive Flying Trials Unit (IFTU).
325:Efficiency in communication flights.
1020:, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.
798:, HMS Beaver Flight, No. 244 Flight
1008:Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994).
281:helicopter crews. 3 February 1955.
13:
1010:The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm
783:Operations off Lebanon during the
14:
1056:
997:, Air Britain (Historians) Ltd.
277:, Scotland rescued, by two R.N
516:The work of 700S Squadron, the
113:in adverse weather conditions.
77:Formation aerobatic display in
53:List of Boyd Trophy Recipients
26:Fairey Aviation Company Limited
995:Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm
971:
962:
945:
924:
1:
912:
570:. The operation involved two
240:Improvements to RN aircraft.
24:, which was presented by the
612:Evacuation of refugees from
562:Flying 2,800 miles from HMS
7:
952:"Boyd Trophy for 846 Sqn".
703:Outstanding performance in
450:Outstanding Performance in
10:
1061:
548:
457:during Mozambique patrol.
101:Leading a flight of three
940:Sturtivant, Ballance 1994
265:Search and Rescue Flight,
541:Rescue of crew from SS
495:Lt.Cdr. P.C. Marshall,
414:Services in defence of
165:17th Carrier Air Group,
93:Lt.Cdr. H.J. Mortimore,
20:is a silver model of a
635:Lt.Cdr. K.M.C. Simmons
582:as it was then known.
225:Operations in Malaya.
505:safely back to base.
212:Operations in Korea.
175:Operations in Korea.
233:Naval Test Squadron,
664:700L Squadron, the
641:CPO ACM E.A. Butler
555:Lt. C.D. Walkinshaw
513:Lt.Cdr. V. Sirrett
380:tactics and Wessex
54:
49:feat was achieved.
785:Lebanese civil war
754:Cdr. T.J.H. Gedge
279:Westland Whirlwind
52:
930:Sturtivant, p.488
910:
909:
637:Lt. T.J. MacMahon
601:Lt. I. McKechnie,
1052:
1031:
978:
975:
969:
966:
960:
959:
949:
943:
937:
931:
928:
804:Hurricane Gloria
580:British Honduras
447:No. 849C Flight
268:RNAS Lossiemouth
188:Night flying in
72:Lt.Cdr. D.B. Law
55:
51:
22:Fairey Swordfish
1060:
1059:
1055:
1054:
1053:
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1049:
1035:
1034:
1028:
982:
981:
976:
972:
967:
963:
951:
950:
946:
938:
934:
929:
925:
915:
709:Hurricane David
642:
640:
638:
636:
602:
558:
556:
554:
532:
266:
253:Pioneering the
234:
166:
128:RAE Farnborough
126:
94:
73:
12:
11:
5:
1058:
1048:
1047:
1033:
1032:
1026:
1005:
991:Ray Sturtivant
987:
986:
980:
979:
970:
961:
944:
942:, p. 383.
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748:
747:
739:, embarked in
733:
728:
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723:
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688:
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633:
629:
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584:
583:
578:from invading
560:
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493:
489:
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485:
480:
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474:into service.
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463:
459:
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445:
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429:
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419:
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407:
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402:
397:Operations in
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365:
361:
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355:Efficiency in
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318:
314:
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294:
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275:Pentland Firth
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263:
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213:
210:
201:
197:
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186:
181:
177:
176:
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148:
144:1830 Squadron
142:
138:
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130:
119:
115:
114:
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91:
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75:
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66:
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59:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1057:
1046:
1045:Fleet Air Arm
1043:
1042:
1040:
1029:
1027:0-85130-223-8
1023:
1019:
1015:
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1003:0-85130-120-7
1000:
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992:
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984:
983:
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955:Air Pictorial
948:
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828:
826:Not awarded.
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719:Not awarded.
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639:Lt. A.B. Ross
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553:Lt.Cdr. Davis
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472:Buccaneer S.2
470:Bringing the
469:
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456:
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446:
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442:
438:
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372:Bringing the
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236:Boscombe Down
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211:
209:
208:825 Squadrons
205:
202:
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111:Lee-on-Solent
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74:Lt. Reynolds
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27:
23:
19:
1009:
994:
985:Bibliography
973:
964:
953:
947:
935:
926:
903:845 Squadron
891:771 Squadron
879:845 Squadron
866:829 Squadron
853:815 Squadron
841:829 Squadron
837:815 Squadron
815:849 Squadron
796:815 Squadron
779:846 Squadron
766:705 Squadron
742:
731:801 Squadron
696:
679:Aircrews of
645:
624:Not awarded
605:
590:Not awarded
563:
543:Steel Vendor
542:
535:
529:826 Squadron
483:814 Squadron
466:801 Squadron
453:
427:759 Squadron
410:845 Squadron
393:846 Squadron
384:procedures.
368:815 Squadron
348:
334:831 Squadron
321:781 Squadron
308:
301:845 Squadron
289:Not awarded
249:806 Squadron
221:848 Squadron
191:
184:814 Squadron
169:
153:
132:Trials with
97:733 Squadron
17:
15:
737:Sea Harrier
652:Rescue off
433:Jet Provost
431:Converting
154:Illustrious
134:Rubber Deck
107:Trincomalee
18:Boyd Trophy
913:References
743:Invincible
683:squadrons
572:Buccaneers
559:Lt. Lucas
439:aircraft.
435:pilots to
357:Antarctica
352:'s Flight
123:E.M. Brown
103:Expeditors
61:Recipient
34:Denis Boyd
1014:Tonbridge
918:Citations
741:HMS
695:HMS
644:HMS
606:Andromeda
604:HMS
576:Guatemala
564:Ark Royal
534:HMS
454:Ark Royal
452:HMS
349:Protector
347:HMS
192:Vengeance
190:HMS
168:HMS
152:HMS
83:St Merryn
1039:Category
705:Dominica
681:Culdrose
557:Lt. Park
518:Sea King
416:Malaysia
307:SS
255:Sea Hawk
121:Lt.Cdr.
79:Seafires
700:Flight
654:Iceland
649:Flight
609:Flight
503:Phantom
170:Theseus
64:Reason
30:Admiral
1024:
1001:
646:Antrim
614:Cyprus
568:Belize
437:Hunter
399:Borneo
374:Wessex
309:Melika
95:CO of
899:1993
887:1992
875:1991
862:1990
849:1989
833:1988
823:1987
811:1986
792:1985
775:1984
762:1983
751:1982
727:1981
716:1980
691:1979
676:1978
668:IFTU
661:1977
632:1976
621:1975
598:1974
587:1973
550:1972
536:Eagle
525:1971
510:1970
492:1969
479:1968
462:1967
444:1966
423:1965
406:1964
389:1963
364:1962
343:1961
330:1960
317:1959
297:1958
286:1957
262:1956
245:1955
230:1954
217:1953
200:1952
180:1951
162:1950
141:1949
118:1948
105:from
90:1947
69:1946
58:Year
1022:ISBN
1018:Kent
999:ISBN
697:Fife
666:Lynx
206:and
146:RNVR
32:Sir
16:The
566:to
497:AFC
382:SAR
378:ASW
204:802
109:to
81:at
46:DSC
42:CBE
38:KCB
1041::
1016:,
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993:,
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