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'Officer Cadet Robert Hansen, S.C.' Memorial Trophy (Manitoba)
Top Manitoba Air Cadet on the Basic Leadership Course
Description of Award:
Awarded to the top Manitoba Air Cadet on the Introduction to Leadership Course (formerly the Junior NCO Course) In recognition of an act of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril. The Star of Courage was awarded to Officer Cadet Robert Hansen and Captain Gary Fulton who gave their lives on 31 May 1976. Shortly after takeoff from Runway 12 at Regina Airport a wild duck was ingested resulting in immediate engine failure. Rather than abandon their crippled jet aircraft over a populated area the crew elected to divert it away from the city thus sacrificing vital seconds and altitude. Both Officers were fatally injured when insufficient altitude remained for a safe ejection. Robert Hansen SC, 1956-1976. Robert served with 220 Red River (Winnipeg) Squadron AC. In 1972 he was the top graduate from the three prairie provinces on the Junior NCO Course, was selected the most proficient Squadron NCO in 1972-73, completed flying scholarship training in 1973 and received Manitoba's highest Gliding award for glider pilot graduates in 1974. He was the Squadron Warrant Officer prior to enrolling in the air arm of the Canadian Forces in October 1974. Robert Hansen is buried at Brookside Military Cemetery in Winnipeg within sight and sound of one of the locations, which gave him stimulus in life - one of the busiest runways at Winnipeg International Airport. The award includes a bursary of $200.00. The amount will be increased an additional $200.00 if the recipients continue as an Air Cadet until reaching their nineteenth birthday.
Type of Award:
Trophy
Status of Award:
Active
Awarded to:
Cadet
Recipients of the Award
1977 ..... Cadet I. Duplessis 191 RCACS Winnipeg
1978 ..... Corporal C.S. Bessler 6 RCACS Winnipeg
1979 ..... Corporal C. Shinn 6 RCACS Winnipeg
1980 ..... Corporal A. Hein 170 RCACS Winnipeg
1981 ..... Cadet C Fortin 176 RCACS Winnipeg
1982 ..... Corporal K. Morican 191 RCACS Winnipeg
1983 ..... Leading Air Cadet L. Alleslev 191 RCACS Winnipeg
1984 ..... Corporal A. Powell 220 RCACS Winnipeg
1985 ..... Corporal G. Fran 220 RCACS Winnipeg
1986 ..... Leading Air Cadet A.J. Zvanitjas 191 RCACS Winnipeg
1987 ..... Leading Air Cadet Demianczuk 573 RCACS Winnipeg
1988 ..... Cadet D. Fikkert 317 RCACS Strathclair
1989 ..... Corporal N.K. Hewitt 249 RCACS Beausejour
1990 ..... Corporal S. Cawley 573 RCACS Winnipeg
1991 ..... Corporal Joel Braun 179 RCACS Morden
1992 ..... Cadet W. Novotny 191 RCACS Winnipeg
1993 ..... Cadet D. Doerksen 191 RCACS Winnipeg
1994 ..... Corporal P. Das 170 RCACS Winnipeg
1995 ..... Cadet T. Yee 177 RCACS Winnipeg
1996 ..... Corporal T. Yee 177 RCACS Winnipeg
1997 ..... Cadet B. Pennington 176 RCACS Winnipeg
1998 ..... M. Blieske 6 RCACS Winnipeg
1999 ..... Corporal B. Minaker 170 RCACS Winnipeg
2000 ..... Leading Air Cadet S. Dueck 179 RCACS Morden
2001 ..... Corporal C. Sherman 176 RCACS Winnipeg
2002 ..... Cadet Leah Brunger 182 RCACS Gimli
2003 ..... Corporal Greg Wheeler 170 RCACS Winnipeg
2004 ..... Corporal Steven Hogg 6 RCACS Winnipeg
2005 ..... Cadet Andree-Ann Dunn 191 RCACS Winnipeg
2006 ..... Corporal Julie George 220 RCACS Winnipeg
2007 ..... Corporal Lisa Reeves 6 RCACS Winnipeg
2008 ..... Flight Corporal Evan Truss 573 RCACS Winnipeg
2009 ..... Cadet Ashton Duff 179 RCACS Morden
2010 ..... Cadet Brittany Zurba 301 RCACS Stonewall
2011 ..... Flight Corporal Aaron Belmore 6 RCACS Winnipeg
2012 ..... Flight Corporal Astrid Hernadez 170 RCACS Winnipeg
2013 ..... Flight Corporal Ezra Balagtas 170 RCACS Winnipeg
2014 ..... Flight Corporal Justin Tessier 573 RCACS Winnipeg
2015 ..... Corporal Logan Ham 9 RCACS Neepawa
2016 ..... Cadet Shirinal Patel 199 RCACS Winnipeg
2017 ..... Cadet China Danielle Gutierrez 573 RCACS Winnipeg
2018 ..... Corporal Reinzel Banayad 6 RCACS Winnipeg
2019 ..... Sergeant Adrian Zablotski 6 RCACS (Jim Whitecross) Winnipeg