The mission

The fastest planes.  The best pilots.  The greatest aerial contest ever staged (1913-31).  Today, sadly all but forgotten. 

 

The Supermarine Seaplane charity aims to bring the Schneider Trophy contests alive again for modern audiences with a flying replica of the Supermarine S5 at its centre: inspiring curiosity and participation internationally, and celebrating the heroism, engineering breakthroughs and national pride that made Britain’s victory, and ultimately the Spitfire, possible.