In 1929 the Schneider Trophy Contest was once more held in England, this time at Calshot, on September 7th.The start and finish of the 186 mile course was located at Cowes, and there were turning points at Sea View(IoW) ,a point about 6 miles S of Hayling Island and Southsea.
Great Britain and Italy, entered teams of 3 aircraft each.France was unable to enter a team and a United States entry by Al Williams failed to participate.
Race Number. Reg'n. A/c type. Pilot. Remarks 1: Not used 2: N247 Supermarine S.6 H R D Waghorn Winner 328.63 mph 3: Not used 4: MM?? Macchi M.52.R T.Dal Molin. 2nd place. 5: N219 Supermarine S.5 D'Arcy Creig 3rd Place 6: Not used 7: MM105 Macchi M.67 Remo Cadringher Did not finish 8: N248 Supermarine S.6 Richard Atcherley Disqualified 9: Not used 10: MM103 Macchi M.67 Giovani Monti Did not finish Also present were the two Gloster-Napier VI aircraft, N249 & N250- these failed to qualify. |
