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Photographs related to the 1936 Wakefield Trophy Competition held at Wayne County Airport, Detroit.                             Page 2

Here are the British Team Members who competed in the event

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Back Row - Left to Right:
R (Bob) Copland
D (Denis) Fairlie
H (Henry) Jones
J (Justin) B Allman
Front Row - Left to Right
A A (Bert) Judge
A (Alwyn) Greenhalgh

Bert Judge was the eventual winner of the Wakefield Trophy and winning the event set him on a commercial career in the modelling world.

Bob Copland became one of the most successful model designers of his time.

Dennis Fairlie became a talented draftsman who contributed articles to many modelling magazines.

J B Allman had won the 1934 Wakefield competition and eventually went to live in South Africa. His 1934 winning model, 'Grasshopper' still exists.
Alwyn Greenhalgh, who was 11 years old at this time, became a Naval Officer, brilliant Model Engineer, raconteur and founder of the Greenhalgh Collection of historic models.
Little is known of the subsequent life of H. Jones

1936 Wakefield Team awaiting Train.

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The British Team at the station awaiting transport to Aquitania

The British Contingent on board 'Aquitania'

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Near Side, L to R
H Jones
Bert Judge
Bob Copland
Denis Fairlie
Richard Trevithick

Far Side, L to R
Harry York
Justin Allman
Alwyn Greenhalgh

G.W. Greenhalgh
J C Smith
B K Johnson

Members of the British Wakefield team and some of their Hosts outside the Wright Aeronautical Corporation

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Positions given are by counting 'heads' from the left!
2 is Richard Trevithick. He was the Great, Great ... Grandson of the famous Cornish engineer and a superb model engineer in his own right. 3 is G W Greenhalgh - Alwyn Greenhalgh's Father.
5 is Denis Fairlie. 6 is Justin Allman. 9 Alwyn Greenhalgh. 11 Bob Copland. 14 H Jones
15 J C Smith. 16 A A (Bert) Judge. 17 B K Johnson. 18 J C Smith 21 Franc Zaic



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This fine picture from Denis Fairlie shows most of the British Contingent. From Left to Right along back.
J. B. Allman, Denis Fairlie, B. K. Johnson, Bob Copland, J. C. Smith, Harry Jones and Bert Judge. Alwyn Greenhalgh at front.

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