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FSF Heroism Award

The FSF Heroism Award was established by the Foundation in 1968 to recognize civil aircraft crewmembers or ground personnel whose heroic actions exceeded the requirements of their jobs and, as a result, saved lives or property. Selection of award recipients is determined by the degree of personal risk involved in the heroic act; the nature of the courage, perseverance and other personal characteristics that were displayed; and the degree to which the heroism was outside normal levels of duty and ability.

The award is presented only in years in which a nominee clearly meets the award’s standard for heroism.

In 1978, Wilkinson Sword Ltd. was commissioned to craft a permanent symbol of the award — The Graviner Sword, a 4.2-foot (1.3-meter) Scottish highland clan broadsword, modeled after a 15th-century two-handed battle sword. The award includes a miniature replica of The Graviner Sword.

This award was discontinued in 2011.

FSF Heroism Award

Recipients of the FSF Heroism Award

    • 2010 No award

    • 2009 No award

    • 2008 No award

    • 2007 No award

    • 2006 No award

    • 2005 No award

    • 2004 No award

    • 2003 No award

    • 2002 No award

    • 2001 Capt. Sean Loutitt, First Officer Mark Carey and Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Norman Wong, Kenn Borek Air

    • 2000 No award

    • 1999 Jim Corey, Silver Bay Logging

    • 1998 Barry Walze, Continental Airlines

    • 1997 Innokeniy Pavlovitch Tzivilev

    • 1996 No award

    • 1995 No award

    • 1994 Richard DeMary, USAir

    • 1993 No award

    • 1992 No award

    • 1991 No award

    • 1990 Anatoly Grischenko (posthumously), U.S.S.R. civil helicopter pilot

    • 1989 No award

    • 1988 Arthur Bradbury, Sharon Ford (posthumously), Joanna Toff and Jacqueline Urbanski (posthumously), British Airways

    • 1987 Neerja Bhanot (posthumously), Pan American World Airways

    • 1986 Richard F. Jeppesen, Jeppesen Development

    • 1985 Miss Naila Nazir, Pakistan International Airlines

    • 1984 Larry Schmidt and Cliff Wilson, ERA Helicopters

    • 1983 Richard E. Smart, Spellabarger Flying Services; Nelson Walker Sr., Walker Air Services

    • 1982 Thomas N. Prinster and Lyle Hogg, Pilgrim Airlines

    • 1981 Barbara Sorensen, Continental Airlines

    • 1980 Wang Wen-hua, China Airlines

    • 1979 Capt. Bain, Capt. Bosanquet, Capt. Campbell and Brian Johnstone, British Airway Helicopters

    • 1978 No award

    • 1977 Dorothy Kelly, Pan American World Airways

    • 1976 Gilbert Pelowook, Alaskan State Trooper

    • 1975 Lina Polk, National Airlines

    • 1974 Capt. Ordell T. Nordseth, North Central Airlines

    • 1973 Capt. Alberto Guingue, Helicopteros Nacionales do Colombis (HELICOIL)

    • 1972 Helicopter Crews, Police and Firemen of São Paulo, Brazil

    • 1971 Stewardess Barbara Harrison (posthumously), British Overseas Airways Corp.

    • 1970 First Officer James E. Hartley (posthumously), Eastern Air Lines

    • 1969 Alston James, Eastern Air Lines

    • 1968 Charles W. Schoenberg, Trans World Airlines

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