The Trans-Canada Trophy, also known as the McKee Trophy, is awarded by the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute to a

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citizen who has made an outstanding, contemporary achievement in aerospace operations, whether a single act within the year prior to the award or a sustained level of performance over a period of several years. The award was founded in 1927 by James Dalzell McKee (1893–1927) and is the oldest aviation award in Canada.Sutherland, 1978. p. 7. Aircraft-0050

History

In 1926,

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(RCAF) Squadron Leader

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and McKee flew together in a Douglas O-2BS seaplane from

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. During the course of the flight it was decided a "Trans-Canada Trophy" would be created to commemorate the flight. In appreciation of the RCAF and the Ontario Provincial Air Services, McKee presented the trophy, requesting it be awarded each year to the person who best advanced aviation in Canada. McKee also provided an endowment for a replica to be given to each winner. The trophy was deeded to the Crown in the person of the

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, which controlled all aspects of aviation at the time, both military and civil.Sutherland, 1978. p. 8. In 1971, the administration of the McKee trophy was transferred to the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute.

Winners

* 1927 Harold Anthony Oaks *, Western Canada Airways * 1928 C.H. Dickins *, Western Canada Airways * 1929 Wilfrid R. "Wop" May *, Commercial Airways * 1930 Squadron Leader John Henry Tudhope *, Royal Canadian Air Force * 1931 George H Phillips *, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests * 1932 Maurice Burbidge *, Edmonton and Norther Alberta Flying Club * 1933 Walter E Gilbert *, Western Canada Airways * 1934 Flight Lieutenant Elmer G Fullerton *, Royal Canadian Air Force * 1935 William M Archibald *, Cominco Flying Service * 1936 Arthur Massey Berry *, Canadian Airways Ltd. * 1937

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*, Quebec Air Ltd. * 1938 Philip G. Johnson, (Pilots and Engineers, Trans Canada Air Lines) * 1939 Murton A Seymour*, Canadian Flying Clubs Association * 1940 Thomas W Siers *, Canadian Airways Ltd. * 1941

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*, Department of Transport * 1942

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*, Imperial Oil Ltd. * 1943 Thomas Mayne Reid *, Imperial Oil Ltd. * 1944

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*, Department of Transport * 1945 Grant W.G. McConachie*, Canadian Pacific Airlines * 1946 Group Captain Zebulon Lewis Leigh *, Royal Canadian Air FOrce * 1947 Bernard A Rawson *, Trans Canada Air Lines * 1948 Flying Officer

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*, Royal Canadian Air Force * 1949

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*, Royal Canadian Flying Clubs Association * 1950

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*, Okanagan Helicopters Ltd. * 1951 Philip C Garratt *, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. * 1952 Squadron Leader

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*, Royal Canadian Air Force * 1953 Franklin I. Young *, Trans Canada Air Lines * 1954 Wing Commander Jerauld G Wright *, Royal Canadian Air Force * 1955 Gerald L MacInnis *, Maritime Central Airways * 1956 Wing Commander

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*, Royal Canadian Air Force * 1957 Wing Commander

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*, Royal Canadian Air Force * 1958

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*, Avro Aircraft Ltd. * 1959 Air Commodore

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*, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia * 1960 Wing Commander

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*, Royal Canadian Air Force * 1961

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*, Bradley Air Services * 1962 Not Awarded * 1963 Frank MacDougall, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests * 1964-65 Not Awarded * 1966 Philip C Garratt *, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. * 1967 Lieutenant-Colonel

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*, Canadian Armed Forces * 1968-1972 Not Awarded * 1973 Max W Ward *, Wardair Canada Ltd. * 1974

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*, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. * 1975 John A.M. Austin *, Austin Airways * 1976 David C Fairbanks (posthumously), de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. * 1977 Air Vice Marshall (retired)

*, Royal Canadian Air Force * 1978 Colonel

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*, Canadian Armed Forces * 1979-80 Not Awarded * 1981 F.D. Adkins, Canadair Ltd. * 1982

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(posthumously), Canadair Ltd. * 1983

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*, de Havilland Aircraft Canada Ltd. * 1984 Colonel

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(posthumously), Canadian Armed Forces * 1985 P.Y. Davoud *, Government of Ontario * 1986 T.M. Watt, Alberta Transportation * 1987 S.W. Grossmith *, Transport Canada * 1988 Not Awarded * 1989 G.A. Neal *, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. * 1990 B. Granley, Echo Bay Mines Ltd. * 1991

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* (posthumously) * 1992 L. Kerr*, Conair Aviation Ltd. * 1993

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* * 1994

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, Transport Canada * 1995 The Hon. Justice Virgil Moshansky, The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta * 1996

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, Baker Aviation Services * 1997 Not Awarded * 1998

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, Transport Canada * 1999

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* 2003 Captain

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, Air Transat * 2004 William Peppler * 2005

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* 2006 John Aitken, NRC Institute for Aerospace Research * 2007 Captain Gordon Lemon, Canadian Armed Forces * 2008 CF Cormorant, 19 Wing, 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Captain Sean Morris, Captain Rob Mulholland, Flight Engineer Cpl Derek Agnew, SAR Tech MCpl Kent Gulliford, and SAR Tech Sgt Yves St. Denis, Canadian Armed Forces * 2009 Mr. Larry Dufraimont, Bombardier Aerospace * 2010 Captain S.C. Mullins, Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Centre(O) * 2011 Mr. Cameron Robertson and Dr. Todd Reichert, U of T Human-Powered Ornithopter Project * 2012 Mr. David Kroetsch and Dr. Michael Peasgood,

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, Inc., The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute. * 2013 Not awarded * 2014/15 Colonel

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*, Canadian Space Agency * 2016/17 Charles Ellis and Andris Litavniks, Bombardier Aerospace * 2018 Kevin W Horton, Contract Test Pilot * 2019 Colonel(retired) Don Matthews * 2020

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References

Bibliography

* {{cite book , last= Sutherland , first=Alice Gibson , title= Canada's Aviation Pioneers: 50 Years of McKee Trophy Winners , year= 1978 , url=https://archive.org/details/canadasaviationp0000suth, url-access= registration , publisher= McGraw-Hill Ryerson , isbn=0-07-082704-4 Aviation history of Canada Aviation in Canada Canadian awards