Schneider Trophy Miniature

Miniature of the Schneider Trophy presented to the then Flight Lieutenant Sidney Webster, who flew the Supermarine S.5 to win the 1927 Schneider Trophy. Around the base are recorded the names of the winning teams of the trophy from 1927, 1929 and 1931.

Announced in 1912 to promote the development of aircraft operating from open water, the Schneider Trophy was competed for from 1913-1931. Initially the competition was for practical aircraft, however, after the First World War the trophy became more a speed competition. Any nation that won the trophy three times consecutively would win the trophy outright. Great Britain achieved this feat by winning in 1927, 1929 & 1931. The Supermarine aircraft and Roll-Royce engine used in these races would eventually be developed into the Supermarine Spitfire and the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine that played such an important role in the Second World War.