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Between 1906 and 1930, the ''
Between 1906 and 1930, the ''Daily Mail
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'' newspaper, initially on the initiative of its proprietor, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
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, awarded numerous prizes for achievements in aviation
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. The newspaper would stipulate the amount of a prize for the first aviators to perform a particular task in aviation or to the winner of an aviation race or event. The most famous prizes were the £1,000 for the first cross-channel flight awarded to Louis Blériot
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot ( , also , ; 1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of t ...
in 1909 and the £10,000 given in 1919 to Alcock and Brown for the first non-stop transatlantic flight between North America and Ireland
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.
The prizes are credited with advancing the course of aviation during the early years, with the considerable sums offered becoming a much-coveted goal for the field's pioneers.
Prizes
In addition, four "consolation" prizes were awarded:See also
* List of aviation awards * Scott Collection, a collection ofaerophilately
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items relating to the 1912 flights
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*Lewis, Peter. ''British Racing and Record-Breaking Aircraft''. London:Putnam, 1970. . {{Airmail-nav Daily Mail Aviation awards Aviation history of the United Kingdom Challenge awards