The Mackay Trophy is awarded yearly by the United States Air Force for the "most meritorious flight of the year" by an Air Force person, persons, or organization. The trophy is housed in the Smithsonian Institution 's National Air and Space Museum . The award is administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association .
4-680: The award was established on 27 January 1911 by Clarence Mackay , who was then head of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company and the Commercial Cable Company . Before the establishment of the Air Force in the 1940s, aviators could compete for the trophy annually under rules made each year or the War Department could award the trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year. The following is
8-598: A list of awardees: Captain James A Yule, distinguished himself by gallantry and unusual presence of mind while participating in an aerial flight as an instructor pilot of a B-52D aircraft on 19 May 1976. Captain Yule's flight developed a unique multiple emergency and he assumed command of the aircraft, and at great personal risk, checked out the hydraulic open wheel well area to detect the problem. Using initiative, he coordinated with ground agencies and crew members and determined that
12-757: A safe landing could be made after loss of braking and complete failure of steering. Captain Yule's professional competence and outstanding airmanship under extreme stress resulted in successful recovery of the crew and a valuable aircraft. His courageous acts in landing a malfunctioning aircraft reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force. Damage to the aircraft required crew members to manually extend refueling probes and activate emergency aerial refueling valves to enable multiple refueling tracks to take on enough fuel to reach Entebbe . Time critical decision making, outstanding airmanship, and extraordinary crew resource management allowed
16-1845: The members of Rooster 73 Flight to save 34 aircrew and three $ 89 million aircraft. Captain Gregory R. Balzhiser Captain David A. Kroontje Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Cohen Major Seth Taylor Captain Danielle Kangas Captain Mathew Park Major Alexander Hill Major Aaron Hall Captain Garrett Robinson 1st Lt. Zachary Hanley 1st Lt. Marshall Shefler Staff Sgt. William Cody Staff Sgt. Freddie Coffee Staff Sgt. Cody Flora Staff Sgt. David Kerns Jr. Staff Sgt. Timothy Lewis Staff Sgt. Alexander Skidgel Senior Airman Kellen Lloyd Senior Airman Jonathan Russell Airman 1st Class Raymond Bourne Major Schultz Captain Harvey Major Caitlin Reilly Captain Samantha Lang Captain Patrick Perez Senior Airmen Kyle Hanson Captain Alexander E. Boules Major Charles C. Stretch Crew of Shadow 77: Capt Lawrence S. Bria Capt Sam B. Pearce Capt Aaron M. Rigg Maj Joshua T. Burris Capt Michael G. Shelor SSgt Daniel J. Mayle SSgt Kevin P. Heimbach SrA Denver M. Reinwald SrA Timothy J. Cisar Crew of Shadow 78: Capt Culley R. Horne 1Lt William A. Bachmann Capt Ryan M. Elliott Capt Benjamin A. Hoyt SSgt Dylan T. Hansen SSgt Andrew J. Malinowski SSgt Tyler J. Blue SSgt Gregory A. Page SrA Miguelle B. Corpuz Clarence Mackay Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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