Professor Peter Bearman was presented with a sword in recognition of his service to the Royal Aeronautical Society at a ceremony last week.
Usually given every other year in recognition of "outstanding service to the Royal Aeronautical Society by a member of the Society", Professor Bearman was presented with The Robert Hardingham Presidential Sword for 2018-19 during a ceremony on 4 December 2018.
Professor Bearman was Editor-in-Chief of the Society's Aeronautical Journal for 11 years before stepping down in May, and introduced several innovations during his tenure.
The image above shows Professor Bearman being presented with the 21cm replica of the sword.
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