THE CLIFFORD B. HARMON AWARD

THE AWARD

In 1926 Clifford B. Harmon, a wealthy aviation enthusiast, established the Clifford B. Harmon Award to honor the world's most celebrated aviators. The international version of the award honored such famous persons as Louis Bleriot and Charles Lindberg.

THE TROPHY

The Harmon National Aviators Trophy was used to honor outstanding aviation achievement on the national level. Once a nation, in those very early days of organized aviation, had a national aviation organization (such as Latvia's Aero Club) it could apply for the right to make an annual presentation to the most outstanding aviator from that nation.

Accordingly, in 1928, Rudolfs Celms approached the Harmon committee and the Latvian Aeroclub of the day was granted permission to award the annual trophy.

THE RECIPIENTS

• 1928 - Aleksandrs Zarins
• 1929 - Voldemars Jakubovs
• 1930 - Fricis Launics
• 1931 - Karlis Blaus
• 1932 - Alfons Linins
• 1933 - Herberts Cukurs
• 1934 - Janis Indans
• 1935 - Augusts Dzenitis
• 1936 - not awarded
• 1937 - not awarded
• 1938 - Viktors Eglitis

Sources

• Bruvelis, Edvins Latvijas Aviacijas Vesture
• Award images provided through the courtesy of the Cukurs family archive
  

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