Attending the July 14, 1929 Wakefield International Cup Contest at Halton Aerodrome were two Americans who won as a Grand Prize all expenses paid trips to Europe by becoming the "USA Nationals" Indoor and Outdoor Champions in 1928. They were Joe Culver, of Oakland, California who won the Indoor...
Saturday, September 29, 1928 was the rescheduled date for the first Wakefield Cup contest held since 1914. The original date had been set for Sunday, September 2, 1928. The rules for the Wakefield Cup were adopted and published by the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers (SMAE) who were named as...
IT WASN'T EASY AFTER ALL THAT EFFORT I MADE THE TEAM! I'VE REALISED THE IMPOSSIBLE! WHICH ? WHY, THE WAKEFIELD TEAM I TRIED OFTEN WITH ALL OF MY SKILLS TO MAKE IT, BUT, NO MATTER WHAT, FATE DILUTED ALL OF MY SCHEMES. AT TIMES I CAME NEAR, VERY CLOSE TO CATCHING "THE DREAM. "YET IT ALWAYS SEEMED,...
Lord Wakefield of Hythe sincerely believed that the world would benefit from an interest in aviation through the development of aeromodels. In 1911, then Sir Charles Wakefield, held a competition for aeromodels on the grounds of the Crystal Palace. This is a very large arboretum building which had...
Fly as close as you can HOW OFTEN LIKE DAEDALUS DO WE FLY TOO CLOSE TO THAT WHICH THOUGH LIFE GIVING, DASHES US DOWN! LOSE HEART LIKE DAEDALUS NEVER TO FLY AGAIN OR TO OBTAIN THAT THOUGH HARDEST TO REACH, LIFTS US UP ! FLY AGAIN LIKE ACCIPITRIDAE FLY AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN TO THAT WHICH THOUGH...
In 1927 the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineer's F de P Green approached Sir Charles Wakefield of Castrol Oil, to inquire about the "Gold Cup" Lord Wakefield had sponsored in 1911, only to learn that this prized cup was missing! Last won by Air Marshal Sir L H Slatter, KBE, CB, DSD, DFC, in...