Spooner suffered a heart attack, and, despite an injection of strychnine, died the next day, on 13 January. The bad luck that had dogged Spooner all her life, and which had cost her numerous trophies and earned her the nickname 'bad luck Wimpey', had followed her to the end. Her remains were taken to St. Swithin's Church at Hinton Parva, near Swindon in Wiltshire for burial beside her parents. The Rev. W. Lucas Stubbs, the Rev. C.F. Burgess and the Rev. Gordon Soames conducted the service, and in addition to members of her family, those present included:- Captain Tregona representing the Italian Government; the Italian Air Minister, General Italo Balbo, Commander H.E. Perrin, Secretary of the Royal Aero Club and her former employer, Lindsay Everard. A memorial service was held for Winifred four days later at St. Peter's in Eaton Square, London. Many attended, including Viscountess Elibank; Lt.-Col. F.C. Shelmerdine, Director of Civil Aviation; Lady Acton and Kathleen Countess of Drogheda representing the Women's Committee, Air League. Commemoration A bronze bust of Winifred Spooner, created by Donald Gilbert, was unveiled on 30 May 1934 by Lindsay Everard MP at the headquarters of the Women’s Automobile and Sports Association, presented by an anonymous donor. Sherborne Memorial Scholarship In 1936, Spooner's close friend, Dugald MacPherson, founded a memorial scholarship to her memory at Sherborne School for Girls. The object of the scholarship is the encouragement of character rather than book learning; in the award, special consideration is given to courage, enterprise, independence and generosity of mind—qualities that Winifred possessed. The sum awarded may help a girl to follow her bent, or help her pay for her education in a chosen career, is also one of the objects of the scholarship. Further reading Miss Winifred Spooner, Aviatrix, Jim Bell, 2009. References External links Winfred E. Spooner at Early Aviators English aviators Harmon Trophy winners 1900 births 1933 deaths People from Wokingham British women aviators People from Woolwich Deaths from pneumonia in England