SCHNEIDER CONTEST
BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S DECISION NOT TO ENTER PRESS EXPRESSES REGRET London, October 31. The newspapers generally regret the decision of the Air Ministry to dissociate the Royal Air Force from the Schneider Trophy contest. Major Turner, writing in the “Daily Telegraph,” describes the decision as likely to dam the stream of renewed research and experiment at its source. “It is unwise and even absurd. Italy, France, and the United States are all likely to challenge for the next contest with service teams. In that event, unless the decision is rescinded, Britain will lose the trophy.” The writer points out that the race is already open to consideration of changes of conditions. Among them is the suggestion that the interval between contests be increased from three to five years. He estimates the cost of entering a team at £150,000..
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 33, 2 November 1929, Page 11
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