BAIC Trophy

Photograph

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Canadian Soaring Archive

B. S. Shenstone and Emanuel Hahn holding the BAIC Trophy: Caption on back side: "Emanuel Hahn, right, noted sculptor, examining the trophy just designed by him with the President of the Soaring Association of Canada, Mr. B. S. Shenstone of A. V. Roe Canada Limited."
B. S. Shenstone and Emanuel Hahn holding the BAIC Trophy

Caption on back side: "Emanuel Hahn, right, noted sculptor, examining the trophy just designed by him with the President of the Soaring Association of Canada, Mr. B. S. Shenstone of A. V. Roe Canada Limited."

Name/Title

BAIC Trophy

Entry/Object ID

2026-03-013

Description

The BAIC Trophy is awarded annually to the Canadian pilot who has made the best soaring flight of the year. “The Spike” – designed by Emanuel Hahn – was a gift of the British Aviation Insurance Co. to the Soaring Association of Canada. First presented by SAC in 1948, it is the longest-standing trophy in Canadian soaring.

General Notes

Note

The BAIC prize for the best flight at the 1946 aero show was won by B. Baranowski for a flight of 1 hour and 54 minutes in a Laister-Kauffmann on September 4, 1946.

Note

The BAIC Trophy was first presented in 1947.