Every year, the best papers of the Annual Forum and Technology Display in each discipline are selected by the VFS Technical Committees. The Bernard L. Lindenbaum Award is given to the Best Historical Paper among the papers presented in the History Session at the Forum. The Vertical Flight Society has been presenting this prestigious Historical Best Paper since 2007. This award was established for furthering the international efforts to enhance the interest and reach of the history of vertical flight for today's and future generations.
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2025
- Mike Hirschberg
- Vertical Flight Society
A Humble Public Servant: Hal Andrews (1924–2007)
2024
- C. Sundiata Cowels
- Future iNCITE!
The Dirigible Helicopter: Korean-American Inventor Young Ha Koun's Ambitious attempt to Make Aircraft Survivable in the Event of Loss of Control
2023
- Paul J. Fardink
- US Army (Ret.)
Operation Ivory Soap and the Largest Helicopter Rescue of WWII
2023 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 79.
2022
2022 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 78.
2021
- Paul J. Fardink
- US Army (Ret.)
Floyd Carlson: The Legacy and Contributions of One of America’s Greatest Rotary Wing Test Pilots
2021 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 77.
2020
- Berend G. van der Wall
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
The Aircraft, the Rotorcraft and the Life of Walter Rieseler 1890-1937
2020 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 76.
2019
- Paul J. Fardink
- US Army (Ret.)
The Lost Treasures of Maitland Bleecker: His Helicopter and Other Innovations
2019 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 75.
2017
- Dr. Bruce H. Charnov
- Hofstra University (Emeritus)
'Larsen’s Goon' – The Forgotten History of Pitcairn's PA-36 Autogiro
2017 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 73.
2016
- Berend G. van der Wall
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Göttinger Monograph N: A Historic Document is Back
2016 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 72.
2015
- Paul J. Fardink
- US Army (Ret.)
The U.S. ARMY's CH-54 Skycrane Helicopter: History and Contributions
2015 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 71.
2014
- Paul J. Fardink
- US Army (Ret.)
Glenn Hammond Curtiss, the Aerial Experiment Association and the John Newton Williams Helicopter of 1908
2014 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 70.
2013
- Paul J. Fardink
- US Army (Ret.)
An Interview with Major General Patrick H. Brady, Dust Off Innovator and Medal of Honor Recipient
2013 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 69.
2012
- Dr. Bruce H. Charnov
- Hofstra University (Emeritus)
Gustave de Ponton d’Amecourt, Gaspard Félix Tounachon and Gabriel de la Landelle: A Re-evaluation of the Contributions of the “Triumvirat Hélicoptèroidal” to the Early History of Rotary-wing Flight
2012 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 68.
2011
- Angelo N. Collins and Prof. J. Gordon Leishman
- Centra Technology and University of Maryland
The Aeronautical Exploits of Jacob Ellehammer
2011 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 67.
2010
2010 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 66.
2009
2009 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 65.
2008
- Prof. J. Gordon Leishman and Bradley Johnson
- University of Maryland
Engineering Analysis of the 1907 Cornu Helicopter
2008 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 64.
2007
- Dr. Bruce H. Charnov
- Hofstra University (Emeritus)
Gerard Post Herrick (1873 - 1955) America’s Unforgettable “Forgotten” Convertiplane Pioneer
2007 Bernie Lindenbaum Award winner for best History Paper at Forum 63.
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