Oswald Watt Gold Medal

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The Oswald Watt Gold Medal is an Australian aviation award named for Oswald Watt (1878–1921) a decorated pilot in World War I.

It originated in 1921 after the death of Oswald Watt and is awarded for "A most brilliant performance in the air or the most notable contribution to aviation by an Australian or in Australia" by the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia. As it is awarded on merit it is not an annual award, between the award's creation and 2004 it had been awarded a total of 48 times^[1].

[edit] Recipients

The recipients^[2] include:

• Francis Stewart Briggs, 1921.
• H. T. Shaw, 1922.
• Flight Lieutenant Ivor E. McIntyre twice; 1924 and 1926.
• E. J. Jones, 1925.
• Bert Hinkler four times; 1927, 1928, 1931 and 1932.
• Sir Charles Kingsford Smith four times; 1929, 1930, 1933 and 1934.
• Harry Frank (Jim) Broadbent, 1935.
• Edgar Percival, 1936.
• Dr. Clyde Fenton, 1937.
• Don Bennett, 1938.
• Squadron Leader Harold Brownlow Martin, 1947.
• Martin Warner, 1950.
• Patrick Gordon Taylor, 1951.
• Squadron Leader P. G. Fisher, 1952.
• Wing Commander Derek "Jell" Cuming, 1953.
• Mervyn Waghorn, 1954.
• Sir Donald Anderson, 1957.
• Squadron Leader D.W Leckie, 1958.
• A.E Chadwick, 1959.
• Brigadier Guy N Moore, 1960.
• Henry Millicer, 1962.
• Edward Connellan, 1964.
• Harry Schneider, 1966.
• Sir Hudson Fysh, 1967.
• George Alfred (Peter) Lloyd, 1969.
• Horrie Miller, 1972^[3].
• Sir Norman Brearley, 1973.
• Sir Lawrence Wackett, 1974.
• Sir Reg Ansett, 1975.
• Clive Canning, 1976.
• Bill Moyes, 1980 ^[4].
• Jon Johanson, 1995.
• Shirley Adkins, 1996.
• Bernie Sarroff, 1997.
• Dr Andrew (Andy) Thomas, 1998.
• Paul D. Scully-Power, 1999 ^[5].
• Ian Honnery

[edit] References

• AFC website list of Oswald Watts Gold Medal recipients retrieved 2007-08-21.
• Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia

1. ^ The Oswald Watt Gold Medal at the Gliding Federation of Australia Inc.
2. ^ The list is not complete for winners after 1975. Ian Honnery is a recent winner (he is the Chairman of the Aerospace Foundation of Australia and the CEO of Airshows DownUnder, organisers of the biennial Australian International Airshow), but the year he was awarded the medal is not known.
3. ^ Miller, Horatio Clive (1893 - 1980) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
4. ^ LiteFlite - Home of the Dragonfly
5. ^ CASA media release - CASA chairman honoured