Information sourced from the publication: ON THE STEP.

The Fincastle Competition began in 1960 when Mr. and Mrs. Aird-Whyte presented a silver tray, (now the Fincastle Trophy), in memory of their son Sergeant Nairn Fincastle Aird-Whyte, (who was killed in action in 1943 while flying with the RAF Coastal Command). Initially the competition was for accuracy in depth charge bombing showcase but it has evolved over the years to reflect the new duties of today's air forces. The competition fosters relations among the four participating nations while encouraging learning and skill sharing.

1955
Flt Lt Pearson (Captain), Flt Lt Fairbairn, FS Whiter, Fg Off Gardner,
Fg Off Skelton, Sgt Hall, Sgt Bawdon, Sgt Booth, Sgt Kennedy, Sgt
Rich, FS Barnes, Sgt McCormick.

1969

201 Squadron was awarded the Aird Whyte on the basis of
photographically assessed day and night bombing results.

1971
FIt Lt J. Morris RAAF (Captain), FIt Lt M. Willis, MEng Ripley, FIt Lt
K. Lamb, Fg Off P. Burdekin, Flt Lt G. Allen, MAEOp J. Greig, Sgt M.
Graham, FS Stewart, Sgt B. Tabor, MAEOp G. Bolton, Sgt K. Boxall.

1975
FIt Lt Matthews (Captain), FIt Lt Macrae Fit Lt Green, Flt Lt Jones, Flt
Lt Fryett, FS Hide, FS Reid, FS Nockolds, Sgt Price, Sgt Miller, Sgt
Charles, Sgt Chipps.

1976
FIt Lt Green (Captain), FIt Lt Pyle, Lt (USN) H. Smith, Sqn Ldr
Woolven, Fg Off McLaren, FS Nockolds, FS Benstead, Sgt Price, FS
Reid, Sgt Miller, Sgt Wade, Sgt Chipps, Sgt Jennings.

1978
FIt Lt MeLaren (Captain), FIt Lt Cotton, FIt Lt Curnow, Lt Cdr (USN)
Lawler, Fg Off Halliwell, Sgt Ross, Sgt Parnell, Sgt Russel, Sgt Cornall,
FS Antley, Sgt Jamieson, MEng Hardy.

1979
FIt Lt D. Angus (Captain), FIt Lt A. Cowan, FIt Lt P. Dixon, Fg Off S.
Brown, Fg Off J. Reid, MAEOp I. Kitchingham, Sgt M. Crouch, Sgt R.
Starling, MAEOp G. Copsey, Sgt D. Calmus, Sgt H. Leyland, Sgt A.
McCabe, MEng A. Robinson.

1981
FIt Lt Bodiam (Captain), Flt Lt Brown, Flt Lt Holder, FIt Lt Tizzard, Flt
Lt Steer, Fg Off Eling, Sgt Smedley, Sgt Ridley, Sgt Houghton, Sgt
Warrener, Sgt Scott, MAEOp Tointon.

1987
Flt Lt Shaw (Captain), Fg Off Ferguson, FIt Lt Barr, FIt Lt Coulson, Flt
Lt Richards, MAEOp Jamieson, Sgt Carter, Sgt Maving, Sgt Cocker,
Sgt Bond, Sgt Barrett, Sgt Gimenez, Sgt Short.

1988
FIt Lt Harris (Captain), FIt Lt Verrill, Sqn Ldr Wallace, FIt Lt Deas, Sgt
I. Smith, Sgt Hawksworth, Sgt Batchelor, Sgt Hennessey, Sgt Barrett,
Sgt Sumner, Sgt Burge, Sgt Cooper.

 

1970

FIt Lt K.D. Merrett (Captain), FIt Lt.J. T. Baker, Sqn Ldr D. Emmerson,
Fg Off M.J. Russell, FIt Lt J.H. Beesley, MAEOp R.M. Strang. FS D.F.
Cook, FS R.W. Dines, Sgt K.E.H. Hollands, Sgt P.W. Hatch, Sgt D.H.R.
Jones, Sgt R.E. Horton.

1975
FIt Lt Matthews (Captain), FIt Lt Macrae, FIt Lt Green, Lt (USN) H.
Smith, FIt Lt Fryett, FS Reid, FS Hide, FS Benstead, FS Nockolds, Sgt
Price, Sgt Miller, Sgt Chipps.

1976

Lt (USN) H. Smith, Flt Lt Pyle, FIt Lt Trowbridge, San Ldr Woolven,
Fg Off McLaren, FS Nockolds, Sgt Price, Sgt Cornall, FS Reid, Sgt
Richards, Sgt Wade, Sgt Chipps, Sgt Jennings.

1981
Despite winning the Aird Whyte, 201 Squadron did not represent the
RAF this year in the Fincastle competition.

1987
FIt Lt Shaw (Captain), Fg Off Ferguson, Flt Lt Kettles, Fg Off Basey
Flt Lt Coulson, FIt Lt Richards, MAEOp Jamieson, Sgt Carter, Sgt
Maving, Sgt Cocker, Sgt Bond, Sgt Barrett, Sgt Gimenez, Sgt Short.

2002

FIt Lt Melen (Captain), FIt Lt J. Mason, Sgt Cox, FIt Lt Perks, FIt Lt
Redican, FIt Lt Pilkington, MAEOp Briggs, FS Stitson, Sgt
MacDonald, Sgt Doherty, FS Campbell

In 1983 (FIt Lt Collis), 1989 (FIt Lt Slater), 1993 (FIt Lt Andrews) 1999
(FIt Lt Henderson) and 2002 (FIt Lt Melen), 201 represented the RAF
in the Fincastle despite not having won the Aird Whyte. The Aird Whyte
was actually won by the OCU which is disbarred from competing in the
Fincastle competition, so the runners up participate instead.