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Title: World Trophy of Aerial Acrobatics |
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Description: June 9 - 10 at Vincennes. World Trophy of Aerial Acrobatics. Organized by Air Propaganda and the journal Le Petit Parisien. The best aerial stuntmen from 10 Countries participated in the "Coupe Mondiale," the first International Aerobatic World Cup Championship held at the Vincennes Airfield near Paris in June 1934. Aerobatic meets were very popular sporting events across Europe and the U.S. in the 1920’s and 30’s, and this was the first time that these meets were organized into a championship event based on the results of national championship tests. The 1934 World Cup competition was held over two days. On the first day each pilot had to perform a predetermined set of maneuvers within an eight minute period. On the second day, each aviator had to perform his own program of loops, twists, flips, and other moves within a ten minute period. In between the competition flights, a variety of acts kept the crowd entertained, including formation flights by an Italian military squadron, demonstrations of different types of commercial aircraft, parachute jumps, and stunts performed on an aerial flying trapeze. The top competitors at this meet were two men who dominated the aerobatic meets across Europe during this period, Gerhard Fieseler of Germany and Michel Detroyat of France. Both pilots were extremely popular in their own countries and both attracted large crowds whenever they performed. |
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