Oswald Watt Gold Medal

Oswald Watt Gold Medal

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].

Recipients

The recipients[2] include:

References

  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

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