Wakefield Cup

Thank you very much for the information about the cup being won by Mr. Louch in 1914 Allan, that would seem to refute Mr. Twinning’s assertion that my Great Uncle “forgot” to return it in 1913. Family honor regained!!!
Keith

More here…

http://www.btinternet.com/~kaynes/Wakebook/intro.htm

and here, about halfway down the page:

http://www.btinternet.com/~kaynes/Wakebook/foreword.htm

Odd thing for that website to imply.

From the 1914 Flight: “Mr. Louch, therefore, holds the handsome Wakefield Cup for one year, and wins the gold medal, both presented by Alderman Sir Charles Wakefield, D.L., J.P.”

http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1914/1914%20-%200890.html

One could spent a lot of time tracing further but everytime I look at Flight I get distracted by lots of other interesting things.

Allan

If you go to this page: http://www.btinternet.com/~kaynes/Wakebook/ch01.htm

It says that the original Wakefield Cup was last won by your uncle and, by inference, it hasn’t been seen since.

The BMFA are still the SMAE. BMFA was thought to be more accessible for day-to-day use but I think it sounds a lot less important than the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.

Have you tried the BFMA who are, I think, successors of the SMAE. Their website:
http://www.bmfa.org
doesn’t seem to mention the Wakefield Cup but I am sure an e-mail about it would bring a response

Roger Smith.

My sincere thanks to you all for your input, really appreciate it! I have been searching for years for more information about the event. My father still has some wooden propellers made for the model, they are exceedingly light and well crafted. Sure wish I knew what happened to the cup, it sounded like an ornament I would like to have in my display cabinet!!!!
Regards to all
Keith

Keith,

Found this for you from Flight 1913:
http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1913/1913%20-%200919.html

Allan

For years I remember the Wakefield Cup/Trophy being competed for at Old Warden Vintage Weekend – am sure it must be the same thing….

TT

Hi,

You’ve probably already found this one as well:
http://www.fai.org/aeromodelling/f1/wakefield/LordWakefield

Lord Wakefield of Hythe (formerly Sir Charles Wakefield) is not to be confused with Edward, Lord Wakefield whose experiments in the Lake District resulted in the first aircraft to fly from water in the UK in November 1911. Edward’s nephew was Wavell, also later Lord Wakefield, who was in charge of the ATC during World War II. It seems to be the name to have to get ahead in aviation.

Allan

Thanks John

I have read the article by Twinning but unfortunately it does not go into the subject in much detail, guess it was not really earth-shattering!
Regards
Keith

Try this for a history of the Wakefield Cup which since 1927 has been the Trophy for International Free flight high performance rubber powered models. Go to the entry marked E Twinning, it will be of interest.

John

http://www.btinternet.com/~kaynes/Wakebook/wkbkhome.htm