Greetings Folks, This, also housed behind very strong plate glass, is the actual trophy won by the S6B, in my last post.. It is the only example, stands almost 4 foot tall (really).. The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (commonly called the Schneider Trophy, Schneider Prize or Schneider Cup) was awarded annually to the winner of a race for seaplanes.. Oddly, Wikipedia says its held at RAF Cranwell lol). But here it is NOT at RAF Cranwell.. Announced by Jacques Schneider, a financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, in 1911, the competition offered a prize of approximately £1,000.. this was a race not for money (remember that?), but prestige.. Three wins takes it home to your Country to keep OUTRIGHT! The race was held eleven times between 1913 and 1931. It was intended to encourage technical advances in civil aviation but became a contest for pure speed with laps over a triangular course.. In 1931 the British government withdrew support but a private donation of £100,000 from Lucy, Lady Houston allowed Supermarine to compete and win on 13 September against only British opposition, with reportedly half a million spectators lining the beachfronts. The Italian, French, and German entrants failed to ready their aircraft in time for the competition. The remaining British team set both a new world speed record (380 mph) and won the trophy outright with a third straight win. The following days saw the winning Supermarine S.6B further break the world speed record twice, making it the first craft to break the 400 mph barrier on 29 September at an average speed of 407.5 mph. The world speed Record was then broken later by the Italians (who never managed to get their aircraft ready), in April 1933, two years afterwards.. This record STILL stands as the fastest ever by a floatplane... Famous people who competeed at one time were (US fans), a Mr James Doolittle, who won in 1925 in Baltimore at 232.57 mph.. The Race has been revived.. It has been running since 1981 and every pilot that's won it so far, has been a U.K one.. It flies the same course, the same place.. Enjoy, next the full shot of the S6B.. Rob P.S .... The Mustang (P-51), was a British Fighter request, powered by the Merlin, made by Rolls Royce.. If, that engine had not been fitted, it would still have been no more than an Allison powered Attacker.. If the request had not been put forward, the Mustang would not have been.. Thank goodness we did huh? Rob