CHRISTCHURCH AND DISTRICT MODEL FLYING CLUB
55 YEARS OF MODEL FLYINGBMFA AFFILIATION NUMBER 2581
Supermarine S5
60" span own design model by Mike Roach of the Schneider Trophy winner and runner-up in the 1927 race. Designed by Reginald Mitchell, the S5 was an all-metal aircraft with a Napier Lion engine. Speed of the race winner was 281 mph.