Gordon Bennett Trophy (aeroplanes)
The Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy is an international airplane racing trophy that was awarded by James Gordon Bennett Jr., the American owner and publisher of the New York Herald newspaper. The trophy is one of three Gordon Bennett awards: Bennett was also the sponsor of an automobile race and a ballooning competition.
Gordon Bennett Trophy (aeroplanes)
James Gordon Bennett
Glenn Curtiss in his Curtiss No. 2 aircraft
Charles Weymann standing in front of his Nieuport monoplane
The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider, also known as the Schneider Trophy, Schneider Prize or (incorrectly) the Schneider Cup is a trophy that was awarded first annually, and later biennially, to the winner of a race for seaplanes and flying boats. In 1931 Britain met the conditions to retain the Trophy permanently; it is held at the Science Museum in South Kensington, London.
The Schneider Trophy, on display at the Science Museum, London
Close-up of top of Schneider Trophy (2013)
Supermarine S.6 N248 displayed at Solent Sky (2011). It was disqualified from the 1929 competition due to turning inside a marker.
Jacques Schneider (1913)