BRITISH SEAPLANES TRIUMPH IN THE INTERNATIONAL
SCHNEIDER TROPHY CONTEST 1913-1931

ELLISON HAWKS

REAL PHOTOGRAPHS CO. LTD
1945

First edition.
A well illustrated history of the famous air race.

The Schneider Trophy story is a fascinating account of mans relentless quest for speed and British achievement in aviation. Supermen of the age were the pilots: Biard, Kinhead, Stainforth, Doolittle, De Bernardi, Dal Molin and Agello in their S4, S.5, S.6, M.52, R3C-2, and MC72 machines, to name but a few. These names are inseparable from speed and the romanticism surrounding the contests. Indeed many gave their lives for speed. We owe a great deal to the aviation pioneers who's foresight and determination to progress was fostered by the Schneider Trophy.

CONTENTS
How the Contests Originated
First Contest (1913) Monaco
Second Contest (1914) Monaco
Third Contest (1919) Bournemouth
Fourth Contest (1920) Venice
Fifth Contest (1921) Venice
Sixth Contest (1922) Naples
Seventh Contest (1923) Cowes
Eighth Contest (1925) Baltimore
Ninth Contest (1926) Hampton Roads
Tenth Contest (1927) Venice
Eleventh Contest (1929) Spithead
Twelfth Contest (1931) Spithead
Personal Notes
Some Problems of High-Speed Flight
Supermarine S6.B Details
Measuring High-Speeds by Cinematography
From Racing Sea-plane to World-War Fighter
Rolls-Royce, the Name Behind the "Spitfire"
Schneider Trophy Contest. Table of Details and Speeds (1913-1931)
From Schneider Contest to Battle of Britain

22 x 14 cm. 80 pp.

Good condition. Cloth faded and discoloured. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Tape repair to the fore-edge of one page. Small damp stain to the top edge of a few pages.