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The FAI Gold Air Medal

This Medal was established in 1924 and was first awarded in 1925. It is one of FAI's two highest awards. it is reserved for those who have contributed greatly to the development of aeronautics by their activities, work, achievements, initiative or devotion to the cause of Aviation.
 

year recipient
2008 Jiri KOBRLE (Czech Rep.)
2007 Eugene A. CERNAN (USA)
2006 Victor SMOLIN (Russia)
2005 Richard MEREDITH-HARDY (UK)
2004 Jon JOHANSON (Australia)
2003 not awarded
2002 Steve FOSSETT (USA)
2001 not awarded
2000 Eilif J. NESS (Norway)
1999 Bertrand PICCARD (Switzerland)
1999 Brian JONES (UK)
1998 not awarded
1997 Prof.Dr. Attila TAÇOY (Turkey)
1996 Alexander ("Sandy") PIMENOFF (Finland)
1995 Dr. Hanspeter HIRZEL (Switzerland)
1994 A. Scott CROSSFIELD (USA)
1993 Olavi A. RAUTIO (Finland)
1992 Cenek KEPAK (Czech Rep.)
1991 Mrs. Kyung O KIM (Korea)
1990 Mrs. Sabiha GÖKCEN (Turkey)
1989 Georges Alfred "Peter" LLOYD, AO, OBE (Australia)
1988 Col. Gal. August Christov KABAKTCHIEV (Bulgaria)
1987 Henry KREMER (UK)
1986 Col.-Gen. Semen KHARLAMOV (USSR)
1985 Ralph P. ALEX (USA)
1984 J.D.R. TATA (India)
1983 Jan MIKULA (Czechoslovakia)
1982 Paul H. POBEREZNY (USA)
1981 Jean-Pierre FREIBURGHAUS (Switzerland)
1980 Mrs. Ann WELCH (UK)
1979 Dr. Paul B. MacCREADY Jr. (USA)
1978 Hans Werner GROSSE (Fed. Rep. of Germany)
1977 Michael C. MURPHY (USA)
1976 Sholto Hamilton"Dick" GEORGESON (New Zealand)
1975 Curtis H. PITTS (USA)
1974 Alexander FEDOTOV (USSR)
1973 Sir Donald ANDERSON (Australia)
1972 Mrs. Marina Lavrentryvna POPOVITCH (USSR)
1971 Elgen M. LONG (USA)
1970 H. T. "Dick" MERRILL (USA)
1969 José Luis de ARESTI AGUIRRE (Spain)
1968 Vladimir S. ILIOUCHINE (USSR)
1967 Joseph A. WALKER (USA)
1966 Alexandre S. YAKOVLEV (USSR)
1965 Col. Robert L. STEPHENS (USA)
1964 Vladimir K. KOKKINAKI (USSR)
1963 Mrs. Jacqueline AURIOL (France)
1962 not awarded
1961 Sir Geoffrey de HAVILLAND (UK)
1960 Yuri A. GAGARIN (USSR)
1959 Pierre SATRE (France)
1958 Andrey Nikolaevich TUPOLEV (USSR)
1957 Maj. David G. SIMONS (USA)
1956 L. P. TWISS (UK)
1955 Maurice HUREL (France)
1954 James H. DOOLITTLE (USA)
1953 Miss Jacqueline COCHRAN (USA)
1952 not awarded
1951 Dr. Edward P. WARNER (USA)
1950 Air Comm. Sir Frank WHITTLE (UK)
1949 not awarded
1948 not awarded
1947 Capt. Charles E.. YEAGER (USA)
1946 Ing. Igor SIKORSKY (USA)
1945 not awarded
1944 not awarded
1943 not awarded
1942 not awarded
1941 not awarded
1940 not awarded
1939 not awarded
1938 not awarded
1937 Miss Jean BATTEN (UK)
1936 Jean MERMOZ (France)
1935 not awarded
1934 C. W. A. SCOTT (UK)
1933 Wiley POST (USA)
1932 Sr. D. Juan LA CIERVA (Spain)
1931 Dr. Hugo ECKENER (Germany)
1930 Maréchal Italo BALBO (Italy)
1929 Capt. D. COSTES (France)
1928 Bert HINKLER (Australia)
1927 Charles A. LINDBERGH (USA)
1926 Sir Alan J. COBHAM (UK)
1925 Gen. Francesco DE PINEDO (Italy)