Aviation in Britain Before the First World War- the work of Samuel Franklin Cody in Airship, Kite and Aircraft Aeronautics 1903 - 1913 Portrait of S F Cody shortly taken shortly after winning his first Michelin Trophy. The Michelin Trophy was an annual competition sponsored by Monsieur Michelin. The trophy shown with Cody, was for the longest flight in a closed circuit in the year 1910 by a British subject in an all British plane. Cody won this on the 31st December, beating his two rivals Sopwith and Alec Ogilvie with a flight of 185 miles 787 yards. Cody went on to win three more Miche
Aviation in Britain Before the First World War- the work of Samuel Franklin Cody in Airship, Kite and Aircraft Aeronautics 1903 - 1913 Portrait of S F Cody shortly taken shortly after winning his first Michelin Trophy. The Michelin Trophy was an annual competition sponsored by Monsieur Michelin. The trophy shown with Cody, was for the longest flight in a closed circuit in the year 1910 by a British subject in an all British plane. Cody won this on the 31st December, beating his two rivals Sopwith and Alec Ogilvie with a flight of 185 miles 787 yards. Cody went on to win three more Michelin trophies in 1911 and 1912.
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