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Wakefield Cup anniversary

Wakefield CupWakefield CupThe first competition for the oldest trophy in international aeromodelling, the Wakefield Cup, was held on September 29 1928. September 2008 thus marks the 80th anniversary of this trophy for free flight rubber powered aircraft, which is now awarded at World Championships for category F1B.
A full history of the Wakefield Cup, starting with the first Cup donated by Lord Wakefield in 1911, was written by Charles Dennis Rushing and has been made available in electronic form in the free flight section of this web site
http://www.fai.org/aeromodelling/freeflight/wakefield

AEROMODELLING DISCIPLINES:
F1 - Free Flight
F2 - Control Line
F3A - Radio Control Aerobatics
F3B/F3J - Radio Control Soaring
F3C - Radio Control Helicopters
F3D - RC Pylon Racing
F4 - Scale Models
F5 - Electric Flight
F6 - Airsports Promotion
F7 - Lighter Than Air
S - Space Models