The very first trophy awarded for national modeling competition is now at the National Model Aviation Museum. The Henry S. Villard Trophy, is on loan to the AMA from the San Diego Air and Space Museum. It will be on exhibit in the museums Nats exhibit from June to September 2015 in celebration of the centennial of national model aviation competition.
The Villard Trophy was awarded to the club that won the most points at the end of a three event contest (more on the first contest coming soon!). The Illinois Model Aero Club won the Villard Trophy at the first contest in 1915 and the next two years the contest was held, 1916 and 1919. After these three wins, the trophy was retired to the club. In 1992, it was returned back to Henry and he presented it to the San Diego Air and Space Museum in 1993.
Henry Villard was born in 1900 and fell in love with aviation at the age of 12 while he was living in France. It was in France that he took his first airplane ride and interacted with many of the European aviation pioneers. This fascination with aviation continued after his family moved back to the States, and inspired him to sponsor the Villard Trophy in 1915 (at the age of 15; a later article about the trophy notes that he used his own money). Over the course of his life, Henry continued to enjoy aviation, writing two books on the subject. The museum is in the process of getting artifacts related to Mr. Villards life on loan as well.
Please visit the museum sometime this summer to see the Villard Trophy, as well as pay attention to the museum’s social media for ways to celebrate the centennial of modeling competition.
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For more information on the National Model Aviation Museum, including our location, hours and admission fees visit: www.modelaircraft.org/museum
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