[1]{{sfn>Sturtivant, Ballance|1994|p=383}}| Year | Recipient | Reason |
|---|
| 1946 | Lt.Cdr. D.B. Law
Lt. Reynolds | Formation aerobatic display in Seafires at St Merryn. |
| 1947 | Lt.Cdr. H.J. Mortimore,
CO of 733 Squadron | Leading a flight of three Expeditors from Trincomalee to Lee-on-Solent in adverse weather conditions. |
| 1948 | Lt.Cdr. E.M. Brown,
RAE Farnborough | Trials with Rubber Deck. |
| 1949 | 1830 Squadron RNVR | Illustrious|87|6}}. |
| 1950 | | {{HMS>Theseus|R64|6}} Operations in Korea. |
| 1951 | 814 Squadron | Vengeance|R71|6}}. |
| 1952 | 802 and 825 Squadrons | Operations in Korea. |
| 1953 | 848 Squadron | Operations in Malaya. |
| 1954 | Naval Test Squadron,
Boscombe Down | Improvements to RN aircraft. |
| 1955 | 806 Squadron | Pioneering the Sea Hawk at sea, and for contributions to tactical investigation in night strike role. |
| 1956 | Search and Rescue Flight,
RNAS Lossiemouth. Lieut. R.H. Williams, C.P.O. A. Japp | Search and Rescue Flight. Crew of a wrecked Norwegian vessel (SS Dovrefjell) off the Pentland Firth, Scotland rescued, by two R.N Westland Whirlwind helicopter crews. 3 February 1955. |
| 1957 | Not awarded | - |
| 1958 | 845 Squadron | Melika}}. |
| 1959 | 781 Squadron | Efficiency in communication flights. |
| 1960 | 831 Squadron | Efficiency in training with the fleet. |
| 1961 | Protector|A146|6}}'s Flight | Efficiency in Antarctica. |
| 1962 | 815 Squadron | Bringing the Wessex HAS.1 into service, pioneering night and all-weather ASW tactics and Wessex SAR procedures. |
| 1963 | 846 Squadron | Operations in Borneo. |
| 1964 | 845 Squadron | Services in defence of Malaysia. |
| 1965 | 759 Squadron | Converting Jet Provost pilots to Hunter aircraft. |
| 1966 | No. 849C Flight | Ark Royal|R09|6}} during Mozambique patrol. |
| 1967 | 801 Squadron | Bringing the Buccaneer S.2 into service. |
| 1968 | 814 Squadron | Bringing the Wessex HAS.3 to a high state of operational effectiveness at sea. |
| 1969 | Lt.Cdr. P.C. Marshall, AFC | Exceptional skill and personal courage in bringing a badly damaged Phantom safely back to base. |
| 1970 | Lt.Cdr. V. Sirrett | The work of 700S Squadron, the Sea King Intensive Flying Trials Unit (IFTU). |
| 1971 | | {{HMS>Eagle|R05|6}} Rescue of crew from SS Steel Vendor. In bad weather, two Sea King helicopters took off the crew of 40. |
| 1972 | Lt.Cdr. Davis
Lt. C.D. Walkinshaw
Lt. Park
Lt. Lucas | Flying 2,800 miles from HMS Ark Royal to Belize. The operation involved two Buccaneers flown in a show of strength to deter Guatemala from invading British Honduras as it was then known. |
| 1973 | Not awarded | - |
| 1974 | | {{HMS>Andromeda|F57|6}} Flight Evacuation of refugees from Cyprus. |
| 1975 | Not awarded | - |
| 1976 | | Lt. T.J. MacMahon
Lt. A.B. Ross
CPO ACM E.A. Butler
{{HMS>Antrim|D18|6}} Flight Rescue off Iceland. |
| 1977 | 700L Squadron, the Lynx IFTU | Introducing the Lynx into Naval service. |
| 1978 | Aircrews of Culdrose squadrons | Outstanding record of rescues, medical and humanitarian flights during the year. |
| 1979 | Fife|D20|6}} Flight | Outstanding performance in Dominica, following the devastation caused by Hurricane David. |
| 1980 | Not awarded. | - |
| 1981 | 801 Squadron | Invincible|R05|6}}. |
| 1982 | Cdr. T.J.H. Gedge | Leadership on the ground and in the air, perseverance, skill, professional knowledge and control. |
| 1983 | 705 Squadron | Excellent overall performance, training achievement, outstanding airmanship and exceptional contribution to the prestige of Naval Aviation. |
| 1984 | 846 Squadron | Operations off Lebanon during the Lebanese civil war.[2] |
| 1985 | 815 Squadron, HMS Beaver Flight, No. 244 Flight |
| 1986 | 849 Squadron |
| 1987 | Not awarded. |
| 1988 | 815 Squadron, 829 Squadron |
| 1989 | 815 Squadron, HMS Alacrity Flight, No. 233 Flight |
| 1990 | 829 Squadron, HMS Sheffield Flight, No. 234 Flight |
| 1991 | 845 Squadron |
| 1992 | 771 Squadron |
| 1993 | 845 Squadron |
1. ^Sturtivant, p.488
2. ^{{cite magazine|title=Boyd Trophy for 846 Sqn.|magazine=Air Pictorial|date=August 1985|volume=47|issue=8|page=288}}