Editing Collier Trophy (section)

==Recipients==
* 1911 – [[Glenn H. Curtiss]], for successful development of the [[Amphibious aircraft|hydro-aeroplane]].<ref name=collier11>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38807003/the_baltimore_sun/|title=Taft Believes in Aeroplanes; Other "Bird" News|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|location=Baltimore, Maryland|date=February 4, 1912|page=15|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="The Curtiss Company">[http://www.centennialofflight.net/essay/Aerospace/Curtiss/Aero2.htm "The Curtiss Company."] ''US Centennial of Flight Commemoration,'' 2003.  Retrieved: January 28, 2011.</ref> The first award.<ref name="collier-1911-1919-winners">{{cite web |title=collier-1911-1919-winners |url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1911-1919-winners |website=NAA.aero |publisher=NAA |access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>
* 1912 – Glenn H. Curtiss, for the invention of the single-pontoon seaplane and development of the flying boat.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38807537/newyork_tribune/|title=Collier Trophy to Curtiss|newspaper=New-York Tribune|location=New York, New York|date=January 30, 1913|page=9|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1911-1919-winners" />
* 1913 – [[Orville Wright]], for development of his [[Wright Model E|automatic stabilizer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36620294/the_dayton_herald/|title=Orville Wright Receives the Collier Trophy for Stabilizer|newspaper=The Dayton Herald|location=Dayton, Ohio|date=February 6, 1914|page=14|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1911-1919-winners" />
* 1914 – [[Elmer Sperry]] and [[Lawrence Sperry]], for the invention of gyroscopic control.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38806627/buffalo_evening_news/|title=Aviation Honors Awarded at Banquet|newspaper=Buffalo Evening News|location=Buffalo, New York|date=January 15, 1915|page=4|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1911-1919-winners" />
* 1915 – [[W. Starling Burgess]], for the [[Burgess-Dunne]] BD series of semi-flying wing seaplanes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38807707/the_boston_globe/|title=Safer Flight Trophy Awarded to Burgess|newspaper=The Boston Globe|location=Boston, Massachusetts|date=January 13, 1916|page=9|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1911-1919-winners" />
* 1916 – Elmer Sperry and Lawrence Sperry for the invention of a drift indicator<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38807637/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|title=Sperry's Get Trophy|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|location=Brooklyn, New York|date=March 31, 1917|page=20|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1911-1919-winners" />
* 1917–1920 – No trophy awarded due to the [[WWI|war]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1911-1919-winners|title=Collier 1911–1919 Recipients|website=National Aeronautic Association|access-date=November 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1920-1929-winners|title=Collier 1920–1929 Recipients|website=National Aeronautic Association|access-date=November 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="collier-1911-1919-winners" />
* 1921 – [[Grover Loening]], for development of the [[Loening S-1 Flying Yacht|Loening Flying Yacht]].<ref name="FlyingAug1976">{{cite magazine|last1=Larson|first1=George C.|date=August 1976|title=The Founding Father|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5pLFHBEpbF0C&pg=PA76|department=Features|magazine=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|volume=99|issue=2|page=76|issn=0015-4806|access-date=20 July 2016|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36711163/the_oregon_daily_journal/|title=Speed Kings of Air get 1921 Prizes|newspaper=The Oregon Daily Journal|location=Portland, Oregon|date=February 26, 1922|page=53|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1920-1929-winners" />
* 1922 – [[Airmails of the United States|United States Air Mail Service]], for the first transcontinental air mail route without a single fatal accident.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13887189/star_tribune/|title=Collier Trophy Delivered to U.S. Air Mail Officials for Aviation Contributions|newspaper=Star Tribune|location=Minneapolis, Minnesota|date=February 6, 1923|page=1|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Universal News Service}}</ref><ref name="collier-1920-1929-winners" /><ref name="U.S. Air Mail" />
* 1923 – [[Airmails of the United States|United States Air Mail Service]], for the first transcontinental air mail route involving night flight.<ref name="U.S. Air Mail">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36711090/great_falls_tribune/|title=U.S. Air Mail Wins Collier Award for Aviation Promotion|newspaper=Great Fall Tribune|location=Great Falls, Montana|date=February 17, 1924|page=4|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1920-1929-winners" />
* 1924 – [[United States Army Air Service]], for [[First aerial circumnavigation|first aerial flight around the world]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36711045/pittsburgh_daily_post/|title=Fliers Get Collier Trophy|newspaper=Pittsburgh Daily Post|location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|date=January 18, 1925|page=5|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1920-1929-winners">{{cite web|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1920-1929-winners|title=Collier 1920–1929 Recipients|access-date=October 4, 2019|website=National Aeronautic Association}}</ref>
* 1925 – [[Sylvanus Albert Reed]], for the metal propeller.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=AAHS Summer 1992|page=103|title=Sylvanus Albert Reed Inventor|author=Ritchie Thomas}}</ref><ref name="collier-1920-1929-winners" />
* 1926 – Major [[Edward L. Hoffman]] of the [[United States Army Air Service]] for the development of a practical [[parachute]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36664528/the_cincinnati_enquirer/|title=Collier Trophy Awarded by President|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|location=Cincinnati, Ohio|date=February 8, 1927|page=11|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="Google Book">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_GsiMU2sksC&q=Robert+J.+Collier+Trophy+to+Major+Edward+L.+Hoffman+in+1926&pg=PA430 |title=Splendid Vision, Unswerving Purpose: Developing Air Power for the United States Air Force During the First Century of Powered Flight|year=2002|isbn=9780160675997|last1=Kavanaugh-Jones|first1=Helen|publisher=History Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command }}</ref><ref name="collier-1920-1929-winners" />
* 1927 – [[Charles L. Lawrance]], for the development of the air-cooled aircraft [[radial engine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36710997/the_semiweekly_spokesmanreview/|title=Coolidge to Give Medal|newspaper=The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|date=February 29, 1928|page=1|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="collier-1920-1929-winners" />
* 1928 – Aeronautics branch of the [[United States Department of Commerce]] for development of airways and navigation facilities.<ref>{{cite news|title=Air Progress|publisher=|date=August 1989|page=60}}</ref><ref name="collier-1920-1929-winners" />
* 1929 – National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), for design of the [[NACA cowling]] for radial air-cooled engines.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36710965/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|title=Collier Trophy Award Made|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|location=Brooklyn, New York|date=June 8, 1930|page=54|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1920-1929-winners" />
[[File:1930 Collier Trophy.jpg|right|thumb|1930 Collier Trophy for [[Harold Frederick Pitcairn|Pitcairn's]] [[autogyro]]]]
* 1930 – [[Harold Frederick Pitcairn]] and associates for development of the [[autogyro]].<ref>"[http://www.flyingmag.com/photo-gallery/photos/history-collier-trophy-fails?pnid=37525 A History of Collier Trophy Fails – 1930]" ''[[Flying (magazine)]]'', 2012</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36575681/chicago_tribune/|title=Pitcairn and his Associates Get Collier Trophy|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=April 6, 1931|agency=Associated Press|page=22|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners">{{cite web |title=collier-1930-1939-winners |url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1930-1939-winners |website=NAA.aero |publisher=NAA |access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>
* 1931 – [[Packard Motor Car Co.]] for the design/development of the first, practical diesel aircraft engine, the [[Packard DR-980|DR-980]] radial engine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/packard-dr-980-radial-9-engine-0|title=1931 Collier Trophy Awarded }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36749080//|title=1931 Collier Trophy Awarded to Packard Co's Diesel Engine|newspaper=Times Union|location=Brooklyn, New York|date=March 20, 1932|page=57|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners" />
* 1932 – [[Glenn L. Martin]] for the design of the [[Martin B-10]] (XB-907) bomber.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36750991/sioux_city_journal/|title=Glenn Martin is Winner of Collier Trophy|newspaper=Sioux City Journal|location=Sioux City, Iowa|date=May 26, 1933|page=1|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners" />
* 1933 – [[Frank W. Caldwell]] of [[Hamilton Standard]] for the hydraulically controllable propeller.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36750991/sioux_city_journal/|title=Collier Trophy for Aviation Work Has Been Awarded to Three Daytonians|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|location=Dayton, Ohio|date=June 3, 1934|page=11|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners" />
* 1934 – Captain [[Albert Francis Hegenberger|A. F. Hegenberger]] [[United States Army Air Corps|USAAC]] for the first [[Instrument flight rules|blind flying]] [[Instrument landing system|landing system]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38807835/the_tampa_times/|title=Capt. Hegenberger Wins Collier Trophy|newspaper=The Tampa Times|location=Tampa, Florida|date=July 19, 1935|page=5|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners" />
* 1935 – [[Donald W. Douglas]] and his technical and production personnel for the outstanding twin-engine transport airliner.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36664751/st_louis_globedemocrat/|title=Douglas Gets Collier Trophy|newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|location=St. Louis, Missouri|date=July 2, 1936|page=6|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners" />
* 1936 – [[Pan American Airways]] for establishment of a transpacific airline and the successful execution of extended overwater navigation in regular operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36665645/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Pan American Wins Collier's Air Trophy|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=August 7, 1937|page=2|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners" />
* 1937 – [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]] for the design and development of the [[Lockheed XC-35]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36665254/the_indianapolis_star/|title=U.S. Army Air Corps Wins Collier Trophy|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|location=Indianapolis, Indiana|date=September 16, 1938|page=2|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners" />
* 1938 – [[Howard Hughes]] and his associates for breaking the record time by flying around the world in 91 hours and 14 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36620777/the_marion_county_news/|title=Howard Hughes is Winner of Collier Trophy Award|newspaper=The Marion County News|location=Hamilton, Alabama|date=November 23, 1939|page=3|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners" />
* 1939 – [[Airline]]s of the US safety record, with special recognition to Walter Boothby, Randolph Lovelace, and Harry Armstrong.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36620196/the_wilkesbarre_record/|title=3 Scientists who Penetrated to Stratosphere Secrets Secrets Awarded|last1=McDonough|first1=Stephen J.|newspaper=The Wilkes-Barre Record|location=Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|date=February 3, 1941|page=8|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="collier-1930-1939-winners" />
* 1940 – Dr. [[Sanford Alexander Moss|Sanford A. Moss]] and the [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]] for development of the [[Turbocharger|turbo-supercharger]].<ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners">{{cite web |title=collier-1940-1949-winners |url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1940-1949-winners |website=NAA.aero |publisher=NAA |access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>
* 1941 – [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]] and the [[Airline]]s of the US for pioneering worldwide air transportation vital to immediate defense.<ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners" />
* 1942 – General [[Henry H. Arnold|Henry Arnold]] for his "organization and leadership of the Army Air Forces throughout the world."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36620681/the_akron_beacon_journal/|title=General Arnold Wins Collier Trophy Award|date=December 17, 1943|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|location=Akron, Ohio|page=32|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners" />
* 1943 – Captain [[Luis de Florez]], [[United States Navy Reserve]] for his contribution to the safe and rapid training of combat pilots and crews.<ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners" />
* 1944 – [[Carl Spaatz]] "for demonstrating the air power concept through employment of American aviation in the war against Germany."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36665555/the_news_journal/|title=General Spaatz Wins Collier Air Trophy|newspaper=The News Journal|location=Wilmington, Delaware|date=December 14, 1945|page=29|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1940-1949-winners|title=Collier 1940–1949 Recipients|website=National Aeronautic Association|access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners" />
* 1945 – [[Luis W. Alvarez]] for the [[Ground Controlled Approach]] (GCA) which allowed radar operators to guide pilots to a safe landing in all weather conditions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38806783/the_courierjournal/|title=Radar Expert will Receive Collier Trophy|date=December 13, 1946|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|location=Louisville, Kentucky|page=16|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners" />
* 1946 – [[Lewis A. Rodert]] of NACA, for the design and development of an aircraft anti-icing system.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36665466/amarillo_daily_news/|title=Collier Trophy to Rodert for De-Icer Plan|newspaper=Amarillo Daily News|location=Amarillo, Texas|date=December 12, 1947|page=30|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners" />
* 1947 – [[Lawrence Dale Bell|Lawrence Bell]], [[John Stack (engineer)|John Stack]], [[Chuck Yeager]] shared the award for their work on the [[Bell X-1]], the first aircraft to break the [[sound barrier]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36575520/the_semiweekly_spokesmanreview/|title=Three to Share Collier Trophy|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|date=December 15, 1948|page=15|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners" />
* 1948 – The [[Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics]] for developing an [[air traffic control]] system.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36665198/green_bay_pressgazette/|title=Aeronautics Group to get Collier Trophy|newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette|date=December 24, 1949|location=Green Bay, Wisconsin|page=7|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners" />
* 1949 – [[William Lear]] for the development of the F-5 [[Autopilot|automatic pilot]] and [[Autoland|automatic approach control coupler system]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36664922/the_jackson_sun/|title=36-Pound Automatic Jet Pilot Wins Collier Trophy for Lear|newspaper=The Jackson Sun|location=Jackson, Tennessee|date=December 12, 1950|page=6|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1940-1949-winners" />
* 1950 –  The [[Helicopter manufacturer|Helicopter Industry]], the [[United States Department of Defense|Military Services]], and the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] – for development and use of rotary-wing aircraft for [[Air-sea rescue|air rescue operations]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36665821/the_morning_call/|title=Collier Trophy Goes to Helicopter Industry|newspaper=The Morning Call|location=Allentown, Pennsylvania|date=December 14, 1951|page=18|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners">{{cite web |title=collier-1950-1959-winners |url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1950-1959-winners |website=NAA.aero |publisher=NAA |access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>
* 1951 – [[John Stack (engineer)|John Stack]] for the [[National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics|NACA]] [[National Transonic Facility (Hampton, Virginia)|Langley transonic wind tunnel]].<ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners" />
* 1952 – [[Leonard S. Hobbs]] of [[United Aircraft Corp.]], for the design, development, and production of the [[Pratt & Whitney J57]] jet engine.<ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners" />
* 1953 – [[James H. Kindelberger]] for [[North American Aviation]]'s [[North American F-100 Super Sabre|F-100]] and [[Edward H. Heinemann]] for [[Douglas Aircraft Company|Douglas]] aircraft carrier based [[F4D]].<ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners" />
* 1954 – [[Richard T. Whitcomb]] for his discovery of the ''[[area rule]]'', a design method for supersonic aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36665053/albuquerque_journal/|title=Creator of Jet 'Waistline' is Collier's Trophy Winner|agency=Associated Press|date=November 24, 1955|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|location=Albuquerque, New Mexico|page=9|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners" />
* 1955 – [[Boeing]]'s [[William M. Allen]] and General [[Nathan F. Twining]] [[USAF]] for the development, production, and operation of the [[B-52]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36664805/the_journal_herald/|title=Collier Trophy Presented to Developers of B-52|newspaper=The Journal Herald|location=Dayton, Ohio|date=December 5, 1956|page=9|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners" />
* 1956 – Charles J. McCarthy of [[Vought|Chance-Vaught Aircraft]] and Vice Admiral [[James S. Russell]] [[Bureau of Aeronautics|U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics]] for the [[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8U Crusader]] the first operational aircraft capable of speeds exceeding {{convert|1000|mph|kph}}.<ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners" />
* 1957 – [[Edward Peck Curtis|Edward P. Curtis]] for "Aviation Facilities Planning", the long-range planning addressing problems with aircraft, air space, and facilities.<ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners" />
* 1958 – [[Clarence Johnson|Clarence "Kelly" Johnson]] of [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] [[Skunk works|Skunk Works]], and [[Gerhard Neumann]] and [[Neil Burgess Jr.|Neil Burgess]] of [[GE]], for leadership in the development of the [[F-104 Starfighter]] and its [[J79]] engine.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36664606/the_knoxville_newssentinel/|title=F-104 Reaches New Altitude Mark|newspaper=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|date=December 16, 1959|page=4|via=Newspapers.com|location=Knoxville, Tennessee|agency=UPI}}</ref><ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners" />
* 1959 – [[US Air Force]], [[Convair]] Division of [[General Dynamics]], and [[TRW Inc.|Space Technology Laboratories]] for the development of the [[Atlas (rocket family)|Atlas]] missile<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36620586/asbury_park_press/|title=President to Award Collier Trophy Today|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|location=Asbury Park, New Jersey|date=December 5, 1960|page=13|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1950-1959-winners" />
* 1960 – [[William Raborn|Vice Adm William F Raborn]] for directing the creation of the [[UGM-27 Polaris|Polaris fleet ballistic missile system]].<ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners">{{cite web |title=collier-1960-1969-winners |url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1960-1969-winners |website=NAA.aero |publisher=NAA |access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>
* 1961 – [[North American]] Aviation with [[Scott Crossfield]], [[Joseph A. Walker]], [[Robert Michael White]] and [[Forrest S. Petersen]], [[X-15]] test pilots.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36575621/the_berkshire_eagle/|title=Collier Trophy Goes to X15 Pilots|newspaper=The Berkshire Eagle|location=Pittsfield, Massachusetts|date=July 20, 1962|page=7|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners" />
* 1962 – [[Mercury Seven]], group of first seven astronauts.<ref>{{cite book |last=Warren-Findley |first=Jannelle |editor-last=Mack |editor-first=Pamela E. |title=From Engineering Science to Big Science: The NACA and NASA Collier Trophy Research Project Winners |url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Cover4219.htm |access-date=March 26, 2018 |series=The NASA History Series |year=1998 |publisher=NASA History Office, Office of Policy and Plans |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-16-049640-3 |oclc=37451762 |lccn=97027899 |id=NASA SP-4219 |page=165 |chapter=The Collier as Commemoration: The Project Mercury Astronauts and the Collier Trophy |chapter-url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Chapter7.html#Chapt7-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26947987/chicago_tribune/|title=Astronauts Have Their Day at the White House|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=October 11, 1963|page=3|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners" />
* 1963 – [[Clarence Johnson|Clarence "Kelly" Johnson]], for his leadership at Lockheed's Skunk Works in the development of the [[Lockheed A-12|A-12]] [[Mach number|Mach]] 3 aircraft.<ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners" />
* 1964 – [[Curtis LeMay]] "for development of high performance aircraft, missiles and space systems."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36665318/the_missoulian/|title=LeMay says Air Power Short in Viet Nam|newspaper=The Missoulian|location=Missoula, Montana|date=October 22, 1965|page=16|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="CollierRecipients1960s" /><ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners" />
* 1965 – [[James E. Webb]] and [[Hugh L. Dryden]] for the [[Project Gemini]].<ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners" />
* 1966 – [[James Smith McDonnell|James McDonnell]] for development work in aeronautics and astronautics, specifically on the [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4 Phantom]] and [[Project Gemini]] space vehicles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36665707/pittsburgh_postgazette/|title=McDonnell Wins Top Aerospace Award|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|date=April 14, 1967|page=8|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners" />
* 1967 – [[Lawrence A. Hyland|Lawrence "Pat" Hyland]] of [[Hughes Aircraft]]'s [[Surveyor program]] for placing the eyes, ears & hand of the United States on the Moon.<ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners" />
* 1968 – [[Apollo 8]] crew: [[Frank Borman|Col. Frank Borman]], USAF; [[Jim Lovell|Capt. James A. Lovell Jr.]], USN; [[William Anders|Lt. Col. William A. Anders]], USAF for the first lunar orbit.<ref name="CollierRecipients1960s">{{cite web|title=Collier 1960-1969 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1960-1969-winners|website=naa.aero|access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners" />
* 1969 – [[Apollo 11]] crew: [[Neil Armstrong|Neil A. Armstrong]], COL. [[Buzz Aldrin|Edwin E. Aldrin]] Jr., USAF; COL. [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]], USAF for the first landing of man on the surface of the Moon, July 20, 1969.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19579176/austin_americanstatesman/|title=Apollo 11 Honor|date=May 7, 1970|newspaper=The Burlington Free Press|location=Burlington, Vermont|page=3|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="collier-1960-1969-winners" />
* 1970 – [[The Boeing Company]] for their introduction of the [[Boeing 747]].<ref name="CollierRecipients1970s">{{cite web|title=Collier 1970-1979 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1970-1979-winners|website=naa.aero|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref>
* 1971 – [[David Scott]], [[James Irwin]], [[Alfred Worden]], and [[Robert Gilruth]] of the [[Apollo 15]] mission.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30243648/the_el_dorado_times/|title=Apollo 15 astronauts, Gilruth to be honored|newspaper=El Dorado Times|location=El Dorado, Arkansas|last1=Haugland|first1=Vern|agency=Associated Press|via=Newspapers.com|date=March 22, 1972|page=13}}</ref><ref name="CollierRecipients1970s" />
* 1972 – The Officers and Men of the [[Seventh Air Force|7th Air Force]] and [[Eighth Air Force|8th Air Force]] of the [[United States Air Force]] and [[Task Force 77 (U.S. Navy)|Task Force 77]] of the [[United States Navy]] for [[Operation Linebacker II]].<ref>"[http://www.flyingmag.com/photo-gallery/photos/history-collier-trophy-fails?pnid=37528 A History of Collier Trophy Fails – 1972]" ''[[Flying (magazine)]]'', 2012</ref><ref name="CollierRecipients1970s" />
* 1973 – [[William C. Schneider]] and crews of [[Skylab|the Skylab program]]<ref name="CollierRecipients1970s" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20455982/the_orlando_sentinel/|title=Collier Trophy at Test Range|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|location=Orlando, Florida|date=October 3, 1974|page=21|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
* 1974 –  John F. Clark of NASA and Daniel J. Fink of [[General Electric Company|GE]], representing NASA's Earth Resources Technology Satellite Program, [[Landsat program|LANDSAT]] for mankind's management of the Earth's resources and with recognition to [[Hughes Aircraft Company]] and [[RCA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1970-1979-winners|title=Collier 1970-1979 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association|website=naa.aero|access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref>
* 1975 – [[David S. Lewis Jr.]] of [[General Dynamics Corporation]] and the [[F-16]] Air Force Industry Team.<ref name="CollierRecipients1970s" />
* 1976 - [[USAF]] and [[Rockwell International Corporation]] for the highly successful design, development, management, and flight test of the [[B-1 Lancer|B-1]] strategic aircraft system.<ref name="CollierRecipients1970s" />
* 1977 - [[Robert J. Dixon]] for his work on [[Exercise Red Flag|Red Flag]].<ref name="CollierRecipients1970s" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36620925/daily_press/|title=General Dixon Receives Oldest Aviation Award|newspaper=Daily Press|location=Newport News, Virginia|date=April 13, 1978|page=3|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Budahn|first1=P.J.}}</ref>
* 1978 - [[Sam B. Williams]] for development of the small, high-efficiency [[turbofan]].<ref name="CollierRecipients1970s" />
* 1979 - [[Paul MacCready]] for the [[MacCready Gossamer Albatross]] piloted by [[Bryan Allen (hang glider)|Bryan Allen]] made the first man-powered [[List of English Channel crossings by air|flight across the English Channel]].<ref name="CollierRecipients1970s" />
* 1980 - [[Edward C. Stone]] representing the [[Voyager mission]] team's fly-by of [[Saturn]].<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s">{{cite web|title=Collier 1980-1989 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1980-1989-winners|publisher=National Aeronautic Association}}</ref>
* 1981 - [[NASA]], [[Rockwell International]], [[Martin Marietta]], and [[Thiokol]] for the development of crewed reusable spacecraft noting astronauts [[John Young (astronaut)|John Young]], [[Robert Crippen]], [[Joe Engle]] and [[Richard H. Truly|Richard Truly]].<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s"/>
* 1982 - [[Thornton Wilson|Thornton "T" Arnold Wilson]] and [[Boeing|The Boeing Company]] for the [[Boeing 757]] and the [[Boeing 767|767]].<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s"/>
* 1983 - [[The United States Army]] and [[Hughes Helicopters|Hughes Aircraft Helicopters]] for advanced weapons systems for the [[AH-64 Apache|AH-64A Apache]].<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s"/>
* 1984 - [[Bruce McCandless II|Bruce McCandless]] and [[Charles E. Whitsett]] of [[NASA]] and Walter W. Bollendonk of [[Martin Marietta]] for their work on satellite rescue and repair.<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s"/><ref name="NASA History">{{cite web |last1=Millbrooke |first1=Anne |title="More Favored than the Birds": The Manned Maneuvering Unit in Space |url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Chapter13.html |website=History.NASA.gov |publisher=NASA |access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref>
* 1985 - [[Russell W. Meyer Jr.|Russell W Meyer]] and [[Cessna]] Aircraft for the outstanding safety record of the [[Cessna Citation]] aircraft.<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s"/>
* 1986 - [[Dick Rutan]], [[Jeana Yeager]], [[Burt Rutan]] and the team of the first non-stop unrefueled [[circumnavigation]] of the [[Rutan Voyager]].<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s"/>
* 1987 - [[NASA Lewis Research Center]] and the NASA/industry advanced turboprop team for their work in new [[turboprop]] technologies.<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s"/><ref>"[http://www.flyingmag.com/photo-gallery/photos/history-collier-trophy-fails?pnid=37527 A History of Collier Trophy Fails – 1987]" ''[[Flying (magazine)]]'', 2012</ref>
* 1988 - Rear Admiral [[Richard H. Truly]] U.S. Navy for the successful return of America to space after the [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster]].<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s"/>
* 1989 - [[Ben Rich (engineer)|Ben Rich]] of [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] and [[USAF]] team for the first stealth aircraft, the [[F-117]].<ref name="Collier Recipients 1980s"/>
* 1990 - [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey]] team for the first large [[tiltrotor]] aircraft.<ref name=mais>Maisel, Martin D., Demo J. Giulianetti and Daniel C. Dugan. [https://history.nasa.gov/monograph17.pdf NASA SP-2000-4517, "The History of the XV-15 Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft: From Concept to Flight" (PDF)] p155 ''[[NASA]]'', 2000. Accessed: 17 March 2012.</ref><ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients" />
* 1991 - The [[Northrop Grumman|Northrop Corporation]], the Industry Team and the [[United States Air Force]] for the [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit]].<ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients">{{cite web|title=Collier 1990-1999 Recipients|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-1990-1999-winners|publisher=National Aeronautics Association}}</ref>
* 1992 - [[Naval Research Laboratory]], [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]], [[Aerospace Corporation]], [[Rockwell International]], and [[IBM]] Federal Systems Company for [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS).<ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients" />
* 1993 - [[Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement|The Hubble Space Telescope Recovery Team]] for the recovery and repair of the [[STS-61|Hubble Space Telescope]].<ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients" />
* 1994 - [[McDonnell Douglas]], [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]], and [[United States Army|US Army]] for developing and producing the [[C-17 Globemaster III]].<ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients"/>
* 1995 - [[Boeing Commercial Airplanes]] for producing the [[Boeing 777]].<ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients"/><ref name="ALPA">{{cite journal |last1=Freeze |first1=Christopher |title=Award-Winning Teamwork |journal=Air Line Pilot |date=December 2021 |pages=23–24}}</ref>
* 1996 - [[Cessna Aircraft Company]] for producing the [[Citation X]] the US's first commercial aircraft to cruise at .92 [[Mach number|Mach]].<ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients"/>
* 1997 - [[Gulfstream Aerospace]] for producing the ultra-long range business jet the [[Gulfstream V]].<ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients"/>
* 1998 - [[Lockheed Martin]], [[GE Aviation|GE Aircraft Engines]], [[NASA]], [[Air Combat Command]], and [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] for the [[Lockheed U-2#U-2R/S details|U-2S/ER-2]] high altitude, all-weather, multi-functional data collection aircraft.<ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients"/>
* 1999 - [[Boeing]], [[GE Aviation|GE Aircraft Engines]], [[Northrop Grumman]], [[Raytheon Technologies]], and [[United States Navy]] for the [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E/F]] multi-mission strike fighter aircraft.<ref name="Collier 1990-1999 Recipients"/>
* 2000 - [[Northrop Grumman]], [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]], [[Raytheon]], [[L-3 Communications]], [[United States Air Force]], and [[DARPA]] for the [[Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk]].<ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients">{{cite web|title=Collier 2000-2009 Recipients|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-2000-2009-winners|publisher=National Aeronautic Association}}</ref>
* 2001 - [[Pratt and Whitney]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]], [[BAE Systems]], [[Northrop Grumman]] and the [[Joint Strike Fighter program]] Office for [[LiftFan]] Propulsion System.<ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients"/><ref name=LockheedMartin28Feb2003PressRelease>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Propulsion System in Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Wins Collier Trophy|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2003/PropulsionSystemInLockheedMartinJoi.html|url-status=dead|location=Fort Worth, TX|publisher=[[Lockheed Martin]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525131323/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2003/PropulsionSystemInLockheedMartinJoi.html|archive-date=25 May 2011|date=28 February 2003|access-date=10 January 2010}}</ref>
* 2002 - [[Sikorsky Aircraft]] and the [[Sikorsky S-92|S-92]] team, led by [[Nicholas Lappos]].<ref>"[http://helihub.com/2013/10/02/gapan-to-bestow-top-flight-operations-award-on-nick-lappos/ GAPAN to bestow top flight operations award on Nick Lappos]" ''HeliHub'', 2 October 2013. Accessed: 13 October 2013.</ref><ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients"/>
* 2003 - [[Gulfstream Aerospace]] for the development of the [[G550]], the first civil aircraft to include an [[Synthetic vision#Enhanced Vision|enhanced vision system]] as standard equipment.<ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients"/>
* 2004 - [[Burt Rutan]], [[Paul Allen]], [[Doug Shane]], [[Mike Melvill]], [[Brian Binnie]], and the [[SpaceShipOne]] team for the first privately designed, funded, built, and flown commercial crewed space-launch vehicle.<ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients"/>
* 2005 - [[Eclipse Aviation]] for producing the [[Eclipse 500]], the world's first [[very light jet]].<ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients"/>
* 2006 - [[United States Air Force]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[BAE Systems]], [[Boeing]], [[Northrop Grumman]], [[Raytheon]], and [[Pratt and Whitney]] for producing the [[F-22 Raptor]].<ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients"/>
* 2007 - Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcast ([[ADS-B]]) team that includes [[AOPA]], [[Air Line Pilots Association, International|ALPA]], [[Cargo Airline Association|CAA]], [[Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University|ERAU]], [[FAA]], [[ITT Inc.|ITT]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[NASA]], [[Mitre Corporation|MITRE]], [[United Parcel Service|UPS]], and [[L3Harris Technologies|ACSS]] for supporting [[Next Generation Air Transportation System|NextGen]].<ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients"/><ref name="Press Release 2007">{{cite web |title=Press Release 2007 Collier Winner |url=https://naa.aero/userfiles/files/documents/Press%20Releases/Collier%202007%20PR.pdf |website=NAA.aero |publisher=NAA |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="ALPA"/>
* 2008 - The [[Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST)]] for reducing commercial scheduled airline fatalities.<ref name="NAA">{{cite web |title=NAA ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL AVIATION SAFETY TEAM (CAST) AS THE WINNER OF THE 2008 ROBERT J. COLLIER TROPHY |url=https://naa.aero/userfiles/files/documents/Press%20Releases/Collier%202008%20PR.pdf |website=National Aeronautic Association |publisher=NAA |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients"/><ref name="ALPA"/>
* 2009 - The [[International Space Station]] team including [[NASA]], [[Boeing]], [[Draper Laboratory]], [[Honeywell]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[United Launch Alliance]], [[United Technologies]] for the world's largest spacecraft.<ref name="Collier 2000-2009 Recipients"/>
* 2010 - The [[Sikorsky Aircraft]] Corp. [[Sikorsky X2]] Technology Demonstrator team for revolutionary helicopter development.<ref name="Sikorsky15March2011PressRelease">{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Sikorsky X2 Technology™ Demonstrator Wins Prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy|url=http://www.sikorsky.com/pages/AboutSikorsky/PressreleaseDetails.aspx?pressreleaseid=274|location=Stratford, CT|publisher=[[Sikorsky Aircraft|Sikorsky]]|date=15 March 2011|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="AviationWeekSikorskysX2-CollierWinCommercialNext">{{cite magazine|last1=Warwick|first1=Graham|title=Sikorsky's X2 – Collier Win, Commercial Next?|url=http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=blog:a68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9c&plckPostId=Blog:a68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9cPost:e6c2886e-d967-4972-b8e7-bfe6ed3fb88e|url-status=dead|access-date=8 March 2014|magazine=[[Aviation Week]]|date=16 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309024850/http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=blog%3Aa68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9c&plckPostId=Blog%3Aa68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9cPost%3Ae6c2886e-d967-4972-b8e7-bfe6ed3fb88e|archive-date=9 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="AviationWeekSikorskysX2AndTheCollierTrophy">{{cite magazine|last1=Larson|first1=George|title=Sikorsky's X2 and the Collier Trophy|url=http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog%3a2f16318d-d960-4e49-bc9f-86f1805f2c7f&plckPostId=Blog%3a2f16318d-d960-4e49-bc9f-86f1805f2c7fPost%3a39ad84ac-5874-43ab-b240-b109f93c69c2|access-date=8 March 2014|magazine=[[Aviation Week]]|date=23 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309025208/http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog%3A2f16318d-d960-4e49-bc9f-86f1805f2c7f&plckPostId=Blog%3A2f16318d-d960-4e49-bc9f-86f1805f2c7fPost%3A39ad84ac-5874-43ab-b240-b109f93c69c2|archive-date=9 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Collier-2010-2019-winners">{{cite web |title=collier-2010-2019-winners |url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-2010-2019-winners |website=NAA.aero |publisher=NAA |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref>
* 2011 - [[Boeing|The Boeing Company]] for designing, building, delivering, and supporting the [[787 Dreamliner]].<ref name="Boeing13March2012PressRelease">{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Boeing 787 Dreamliner Wins Coveted Collier Trophy|url=http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2012-03-13-Boeing-787-Dreamliner-Wins-Coveted-Collier-Trophy|location=Washington DC|publisher=[[Boeing]]|agency=[[PR Newswire]]|date=13 March 2012|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Collier-2010-2019-winners"/>
* 2012 - [[NASA]]/[[JPL]] [[Mars Science Laboratory]]/[[Curiosity (rover)|Curiosity]] project team for their successful Mars mission.<ref name="Collier 2010-2019 Recipients">{{cite web|title=Collier 2010-2019 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association|url=https://naa.aero/awards/awards-and-trophies/collier-trophy/collier-2010-2019-winners|publisher=National Aeronautic Association}}</ref><ref name="NAA-20130312">{{cite web |last=Bosco |first=Cassandro |title=NASA/JPL Mars Curiosity Project Team Receive 2012 Robert J. Collier Trophy |url=http://naa.aero/siteadmin/data/document/Collier%202012%20PR.pdf |date=March 12, 2013 |work=[[National Aeronautic Association]] |access-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223025521/http://naa.aero/siteadmin/data/document/Collier%202012%20PR.pdf |archive-date=February 23, 2014 }}</ref>
* 2013 - [[Northrop Grumman]]/[[U.S. Navy]]/Industry team for designing, building, and demonstrating the [[X-47B]]; and for the aircraft's ability to autonomously operate from and perform arrested landings upon an aircraft carrier.<ref name="Collier-2010-2019-winners"/>
* 2014 - [[Gulfstream Aerospace]] for producing the [[G650]].<ref name="Collier 2010-2019 Recipients"/><ref name="Kauh12Mar15">{{cite news|last1=Kauh|first1=Elaine|title=Gulfstream G650 Wins 2014 Collier Trophy|url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Gulfstream-G650-Wins-2014-Collier-Trophy-223684-1.html|access-date=13 March 2015|publisher=AVweb|date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
* 2015 - The NASA-[[JPL]] [[Dawn Mission]] team for orbiting and exploring [[protoplanet]] [[4 Vesta|Vesta]] and dwarf planet [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]].<ref name="Collier 2010-2019 Recipients"/><ref name="AVwebNASA-JPLDawnMissionTeamWins2015CollierTrophy">{{cite news|last1=Kauh|first1=Elaine|title=NASA-JPL Dawn Mission Team Wins 2015 Collier Trophy|url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NASA-JPL-Dawn-Mission-Team-Wins-2015-Collier-Trophy-225827-1.html|access-date=22 May 2016|publisher=AVweb|date=10 March 2016}}</ref>
* 2016 - The [[Blue Origin]] team for demonstrating rocket booster reusability with the [[New Shepard]] human spaceflight vehicle.<ref name="NAA-BlueOriginNewShepard2016CollierTrophy">{{cite news|last1=Berry|first1=Stephanie|title=Blue Origin New Shepard to Receive the 2016 Robert J. Collier Trophy|url=https://naa.aero/userfiles/files/documents/Press%20Releases/Collier%20Trophy%202016.pdf|access-date=29 Mar 2017|publisher=NAA|date=29 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="Collier-2010-2019-winners"/>
* 2017 - [[Cirrus Aircraft]] for designing, certifying, and entering-into-service the [[SF50 Vision]], the first single-engine personal jet; and for their inclusion of the [[Cirrus Airframe Parachute System]] (CAPS) on the aircraft.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://naa.aero/userfiles/files/documents/Press%20Releases/Collier%20Trophy%202017.pdf |title= Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet to be awarded the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy |date= April 4, 2018 |publisher= NAA}}</ref><ref name="Collier-2010-2019-winners"/>
* 2018 - The [[Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System]] (Auto-GCAS) team, which includes the [[Air Force Research Laboratory]], Lockheed Martin, the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35]] Joint Program Office, and NASA for lifesaving technology.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://naa.aero/userfiles/files/documents/Press%20Releases/Collier%20Trophy%202018.pdf |title=Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System Team to Receive the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy |date= April 5, 2019 |publisher= NAA}}</ref><ref name="Collier-2010-2019-winners"/>
* 2019 - The [[Boeing X-37|USAF-Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Team]] for developing and employing the world's only reusable, autonomous spaceplane.<ref name="2019 Collier">{{cite web |title=The United States Department of the Air Force - Boeing X-37B Team to Receive the 2019 Robert J. Collier Trophy |url=https://naa.aero/userfiles/files/documents/Press%20Releases/Collier%20Trophy%20for%202019.pdf |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="Collier-2010-2019-winners"/>
* 2020 - [[Garmin]] for designing, developing, and fielding [[Autoland#Emergency autoland|Garmin Autoland]] – the world's first certified autonomous system that activates during an emergency to safely control and land an aircraft without human intervention.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://naa.aero/userfiles/files/documents/Press%20Releases/Collier%20Trophy%20for%202020.pdf|title = Garmin Autoland to Receive the 2020 Robert J. Collier Trophy |work = NAA |date = 3 June 2021}}</ref>
* 2021 - The [[NASA]]/[[JPL]]/''[[Ingenuity (helicopter)|Ingenuity]]'' team for the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet, thereby opening the skies of [[Mars]] and other worlds for future scientific discovery and exploration.<ref>{{cite web |title=The NASA/JPL Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Awarded the 2021 Robert J. Collier Trophy |url=https://naa.aero/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Collier-Trophy-for-2021.pdf |publisher=National Aeronautic Association |access-date=21 February 2025 |date=April 5, 2022}}</ref>
* 2022 -  NASA and Northrop Grumman for the [[James Webb Space Telescope]] "for its unprecedented discovery mission to explore, identify and photograph what lies beyond what is currently known and to seek what is unknown."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naa.aero/news/news-articles/james-webb-space-telescope-earns-the-2022-robert-j-collier-trophy/|publisher=NAA|title= James Webb Space Telescope Team Earns the 2022 Robert J. Collier Trophy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801013802/https://naa.aero/news/news-articles/james-webb-space-telescope-earns-the-2022-robert-j-collier-trophy/|archive-date=1 August 2023}}</ref> 
* 2023 - NASA, Lockheed Martin, the [[University of Arizona]] and [[KinetX]] for [[OSIRIS-REx]], the first American mission to gather an asteroid sample and its return to earth<ref>{{cite news |title=OSIRIS-REx Team Earns the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy |url=https://naa.aero/osiris-rex-team-earns-the-2023-robert-j-collier-trophy/ |access-date=21 February 2025 |publisher=National Aeronautic Association |date=March 25, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2024 - NASA and the [[Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory]] for the [[Parker Solar Probe]], which ventured deep into the [[Sun's corona]], passing {{convert|3.83|e6mi|abbr=unit}} from the solar surface, seven times closer than any previous spacecraft, and setting a record for the fastest human-made object at a speed of {{convert|430000|mph|abbr=on}}, three times faster than any prior spacecraft.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Parker Solar Probe Earns the 2024 Collier Trophy |url=https://naa.aero/parker-solar-probe-earns-the-2024-collier-trophy/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=NAA |language=en}}</ref>