History
The John C. Webster Memorial Trophy Competition was established in 1932 by the late Dr. J. C. Webster of Shediac, New Brunswick, who wished to perpetuate the memory of his son, John.
John Webster lost his life in an aircraft accident at St. Hubert, Quebec, while practicing to represent Canada in an aerobatic flying competition The Trans-Canada Air Pageant. In July, 1931, a month before his death, John had represented Canada in his Curtiss-Reid Rambler in the King’s Cup Air Race in England.
The Competition Today
The Webster Memorial Trophy Competition is an annual event committed to declaring the “Top Amateur Pilot in Canada”. It was interrupted once by World War II and again in 1954 due to escalating administrative costs.
The Canadian Sport Aeroplane Association (CSAA), whose aims and objectives are to promote sport aviation in Canada, reactivated the Competition in 1980 under the sponsorship of Air Canada.
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Canadian Sport Aeroplane Association The Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) recognizes the competition as a national sporting event. The FAI is the world body responsible for the control of competitive sporting aviation and the homologation of world records, wherever they are undertaken in the air or in space, as a result of human endeavour.
Amateur pilots aspiring to a career in aviation can be proud to affirm that they have competed in one of Canada’s most prestigious aviation events.