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The Silver Tiger Trophy

The Silver Tiger Trophy
The Silver Tiger Trophy

The Silver Tiger story started in 1977, when the Tiger Meet was hosted for the first time by the International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common. As an old tradition in the military community, at the end of meeting there is an exchange of presents, and at this event a precious tiger made of silver was donated to the tiger community by London silversmith Mappin & Webb on request of the director of the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund, The late Paul Bowen.
This silver tiger soon became a trophy to be awarded during tiger meets, the winner would keep it until the next edition of a full flying tiger meet and is then honoured to stick a little silver tag with the date his unit won the trophy on the wooden base of the trophy for all to see in perpetuity.

Silver Tiger Tropy Winners
RAF Greenham Common
, GBR
Kleine Brogel AB
, BEL
BA 103 Cambrai-Épinoy
, FRA
Cameri AB
, ITA
Bitburg AFB
, DEU
RAF Gütersloh
, DEU
CFB Baden-Söllingen
, DEU
Leck AB
, DEU
Kleine Brogel AB
, BEL
BA 103 Cambrai-Épinoy
, FRA
BA6 Montijo
, PRT
Cameri AB
, ITA
RAF Upper Heyford
, GBR
RAF Fairford
, GBR
BA Albacete - Los Llanos
, ESP
Kleine Brogel AB
, BEL
BA 103 Cambrai-Épinoy
, FRA
BA11 Beja
, PRT
RAF Fairford
, GBR
Lechfeld AB
, DEU
Kleine Brogel AB
, BEL
BA11 Beja
, PRT
BA 103 Cambrai-Épinoy
, FRA
Schleswig AB
, DEU
Balikesir AB
, TUR
BA Albacete - Los Llanos
, ESP
MAS Ørland
, NOR
BAN Landivisiau
, FRA
Kleine Brogel AB
, BEL
Vlb. Volkel
, NLD
BA 103 Cambrai-Épinoy
, FRA
MAS Ørland
, NOR
MAS Ørland
, NOR
Schleswig AB
, DEU
BA Zaragoza
, ESP
BAN Landivisiau
, FRA
Poznań-Krzesiny AB
, POL
BA 118 Mont-de-Marsan
, FRA
Araxos AB
, GRC
Gioia Del Colle AB
, ITA