MANITOBA AIR CADET AWARD HISTORY
List of Recipients for the HansenR Award
"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.
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 |
| Year Awarded - RECIPIENT |
|---|
| 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 |
