Photographs related to the 1948 Wakefield Trophy Competition Page 1
Great Britain had last won the Wakefield Trophy in 1936 when Bert Judge was the victor. 1948 was the first time that the event had been held since World War II ended.
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Group at Faireys
H. E. White with his twin rubber powered seaplane in centre.
Copland and Rippon
L to R. Mrs Rippon, Grace Lundi (probably!), Bob Copland and C. A. Rippon. Rippon is holding his 'Duracruiser' Wakefield model. Copland with his well known 1936 model.
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Another Group Picture
From a small, poor quality print.
Preparing for Photograph?
This picture appears to have been taken during preparations for the heading photo.
Pavely Canard 1936
Here are D. A. Pavely's Canard and, upside-down in the corner, Alwyn Greenhalgh's model in 1936
Denis Fairlie
Denis Fairlie launching in the 1936 Trials in which he finished third.
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Denis Fairlie
Denis Fairlie placed third in the Wakefield Trials with this model. The car is Mario Lucani's 14hp. MG Tourer.
Filming of some contestants.
I include this photograph here because it was amongst those annotated as being from the 1936 Wakefield trials - But I have no proof that it was taken on that occasion. Also, in the 'Trevithick' section there is a photo that was obviously taken at the same time which states it was taken .. "in about 1938"! Who knows?
Kneeling on the left is Richard Trevithick. Standing next is probably Sammy Crow. Standing at back is not known but may be Harry Jones or Hennery. Standing at front is A. A. (Bert) Judge - who went on to win the Wakefield Trophy in Detroit. Holding the twin engined aircraft is H. E. White. The gentleman with the glasses standing at the back is unknown (Possibly Harry York?). The next gentleman is J C Smith (S.M.A.E. P.R.O.) and the chap beyond the camera (holding a model) is almost certainly B. K. Johnson.
Kneeling on the left is Richard Trevithick. Standing next is probably Sammy Crow. Standing at back is not known but may be Harry Jones or Hennery. Standing at front is A. A. (Bert) Judge - who went on to win the Wakefield Trophy in Detroit. Holding the twin engined aircraft is H. E. White. The gentleman with the glasses standing at the back is unknown (Possibly Harry York?). The next gentleman is J C Smith (S.M.A.E. P.R.O.) and the chap beyond the camera (holding a model) is almost certainly B. K. Johnson.
