Schneider Trophy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The event is a precursor to the Schneider Trophy race, a high-profile competition for small planes which was due to start on Sunday but would now be canceled, it said.
From Reuters • Sep. 4, 2010
When Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald last winter announced that England did not have enough money to enter a team to defend the Schneider Trophy, Lady Houston found the situation unbearable.
From Time Magazine Archive
His feat threw into relief a curious combination of facts: Nine years ago the Schneider Trophy for seaplanes was won at 177 m.p.h.
From Time Magazine Archive
Henry Richard Danvers Waghorn, 27, was the "baby" of the British Schneider Trophy team of 1929, won the thunderous meet with a speed of 328 m.p.h.
From Time Magazine Archive
Because eccentric Lady Houston cherishes Britain's aviators, she gave �100,000 in 1931 which enabled Britain to enter and win the final Schneider Trophy Races.
From Time Magazine Archive
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