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	Sopwith SLTBP & Sparrow
		Sopwiths had been working at full capacity since 1914 with the Tabloid and its successors the Schneider and Baby, but these aircraft were scouts, not fighter planes.
		In early 1915 Sigrist, Sopwith's chief designer, had saved the company by producing the 11/2 Strutter as a fighter and bomber, but there was still an urgent requirement for a single-seat fighter.
		Sopwith was also involved in work on a radio controlled drone in 1916 and it seems likely that one of the Sparrows was cannibalised to make this airframe, which was built by apprentices and fitted with a Gnat engine (and also called the Sparrow!).
	www.cdmfc.org /archives/sep03/sopwith.html (672 words)

	Special Hobby 1/48 Sopwith Tabloid
		The Sopwith Tabloid first appeared in 1913 as a two-seater with pilot and passenger seated side-by-side, powered by an 80 h.p.
		Flown by Sopwith test pilot Howard Pixton, it became the first British winner of the Schneider Cup Trophy, with a then-stunning performance of 86.78 m.p.h.
		Later, the Tabloid was progressively developed into the Sopwith Schneider and later the Baby, as a single-seat floatplane fighter which was used throughout the First World War.
	www.modelingmadness.com /reviews/w1/cleavertabpreview.htm (543 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Harry Hawker
		Having established his name as an aviator he became chief test pilot for Tom Sopwith who was already recognised as the originator of many fine aircraft..
		In 1914 Harry Hawker returned to Australia to demonstrate the advanced Sopwith Tabloid which he had earlier helped design.
		In September 1920 Sopwith Aviation was liquidated because of fears the government would examine the wartime aircraft production contracts of companies like Sopwith and impose a crippling retrospective tax liability on them.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Harry_George_Hawker (532 words)

	The Great Sopwith Cookup
		In 1913 Sopwith produced the Tabloid, a fast and clean scout that was initially in 1914 used for it's scouting role.
		The development of the Camel, the Sopwith Snipe represented the maximum efficiency that could be gained from the small rotary engined scout.
		The chief test pilot of Sopwith's was Harry Hawker, a pionering Australian who before his death in 1921 and with the insolvency of the Sopwith company post-war started the Hawker Engineering Company.
	wwi-cookup.com /sopwith (688 words)

	Sopwith Triplane (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Sopwith Triplane was a successful attempt by Sopwiths’s talented designer, Herbert Smith, to produce yet more manoeuvrability from the basic design that had produced the Sopwith Pup.
		The Triplane had exceptional agility and rate of climb, so much so that it had still not been outclassed when the Sopwith Camel began to replace it in the summer of 1917.
		However, Sir Thomas Sopwith saw the Triplane while it was being constructed and claimed that it was so accurate that it could be considered as a one-off extension to his original production line.
	plane-crazy.purplecloud.net /Aircraft/Props/Triplane/sopwith_triplane.htm (230 words)

	Small Fry Links
		The Pup was later used for the first successful 'carrier' landing, but when the pilot tried to repeat the feat he unfortunately lost his life as the people who 'caught' the aircraft could not prevent it slipping over the side and the pilot was drowned - aircraft did not have brakes in those days.
		After WW1 lots of aircraft were scrapped and there was a general decline in the aircraft industry and Sopwith's were 'absorbed' into the Hawker Aircraft Co. Harry Hawker went on to design the Hurricane (which was essentially the Gloster Gladiator biplane with only one wing!).
		Tommy was interviewed in his eighties and was asked "Of all the aircraft that Sopwiths and Hawker have turned out, which is your favourite?" he thought about it for some time then replied "It's like asking the father of a very large family to name his favourite daughter?".
	pages.sbcglobal.net /claryk/sopwithcamel.htm (448 words)

	Aircraft of the AFC page 4
		The first British fighter equipped with a fixed, forward firing, synchronized machine gun, the Sopwith 1½ Strutter was built in both one and two-seater models.
		Throughout the summer and autumn of 1917 the Sopwiths equipped most of the day-bombing escadrilles; but with very feeble bomb-load and relatively weak performance.
		The Corps d' Armee version was more useful, but as one pilot said 'the Sopwith is a good tourer, no war-plane!' The type was withdrawn from the Western Front early in 1918, and became an operational trainer.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-air-support/ww1/aircraft-page4.htm (525 words)

	Welcome to The League of WWI Aviation Historians
		While watching his descent I was attacked from the rear by three enemy biplanes who were diving at me. Passenger did not open fire as he thought they were Sopwiths, so I dived about 1000 ft. and then turned climbing again.
		Sopwith bomber 9660 had been delivered to No. 3 Wing on 6 July 1916 and was lost with F/S/L Charles Butterworth on the 12 October 1916 raid on Oberndorf.
		Unlike most other Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters of No. 3 Wing, 9660 had its wing and tailplane uppersurfaces finished in PC10, with the fuselage being left in plain fabric.
	www.overthefront.com /articles/art_no_3_wing3.html (2124 words)

	Special Hobby 1/48 Sopwith Tabloid
		Sopwiths modified the design to a single-seater known as the Speedy Scout, and production began in late 1913.
		Flown by Sopwith test pilot Howard Pixton, it became the first British winner of the Schneider Cup Trophy, with a then-stunning performance of 86.78 m.p.h.
		Later, the Tabloid was progressively developed into the Sopwith Schneider and later the Baby, as a single-seat floatplane fighter which was used throughout the First World War.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/w1/cleavertabpreview.htm (543 words)

	Fokker Dr.1 Triplane
		Inspired by the devastating performance of the Sopwith Triplane, Anthony Fokker designed and built the Dr.I Dreidecker, and delivered the first triplanes to Manfred von Richthofen's Jagdgeschwader I in late August 1917.
		On March 9, he claimed his first British plane (a Sopwith Camel) in the triplane (#204/17).
		The dogfighting brought the planes down to 4500 feet, where one of the Sopwiths flew at Bäumer.
	www.acepilots.com /wwi/fokker_triplane.html (1078 words)

	Aviation Stereoviews
		The aircraft shown are indeed Sopwiths, but Snipes (in full, the Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe).
		This was Sopwith's next-but-one model after their famous Camel.
		As was common in those days, the many aeroplane manufactures each tended to have a recognisable style to their products, which is why the Snipes shown here have marked visual similarities to the earlier Camel.
	www.stereoviews.com /aviation.html (283 words)

	Sopwith Snipe at AllExperts
		The Sopwith Snipe was a single-seat bi-plane fighter of the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force (RAF), designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War and was arguably the definitive fighter of the Allied side by the end of World War I. History
		The Snipe was designed by Herbert Smith, the chief designer of the Sopwith Company, in 1917.
		It was intended to be the replacement for arguably Sopwith's most famous aeroplane, the Sopwith Camel, which had performed remarkably well during the First World War since it had entered service in 1916, and gained much fame for its exploits during the war.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/so/sopwith_snipe.htm (703 words)

	Other Sopwiths
		1915 - Sopwith Sigrists Bus, Said to be the ancestor of the 1 1/2 Strutter.
		1915 - SLTBP Sopwith Light tractor Biplane, One of the Ancestors of the Pup.
		The Sopwith Buffalo was a two bay, armoured two seater ground attack aircraft powered by a 230 Hp Bentley Rotary.
	www.wwi-cookup.com /sopwith/other_sopwiths/index.html (491 words)

	Sopwith strutter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Clerget rotary engine, the Sopwith Two-Seater or Type 9400, to give the respective R.F.C. and R.N.A.S. designations, was brought out in December 1915.
		Memorial-Flight began in may 2001 the restoration to flying condition of a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter model 1 B2 (two seat french bomber).
		It is one of the 4500 aircraft of this type built in France.
	memorial.flight.free.fr /Strutteruk.html (532 words)

	(3 vs. 3) \| Wings of War - Famous Aces \| BoardGameGeek
		The pair of Allied planes (Sopwiths) flying in formation went straight ahead aiming for their counterparts across the table (the Albatrosses).
		Over at the western end, the Sopwiths met the Albatrosses head on, with the result that nearly all the planes suffered double damage at close range in the first turn.
		This especially hurt the Sopwith Triplane, as it caught fire and had to suffer damage over the next three turns.
	www.boardgamegeek.com /article/603284 (1151 words)

	Australian Flying Corps :: The Wings of The Sopwiths
		The profiles of the Sopwith Pup, Triplane, Camel and Dolphin aerofoils suggest that the British aerodynamic technologies did not advance much during World War I. The aerofoil is pretty similar for all those aircraft.
		The aerofoil for the Sopwith Scouts were all remarkably similar, suggesting that British aerodynamic technology didn't advance much from 1915 to 1918.
		The Sopwiths, Spads and SE5a had relatively thin wings which often meant stall behaviour came quickly, unlike German aircraft such as the Fokker DVII and Fokker DrI.
	www.australianflyingcorps.org /story/2005/12/8/105749/849 (148 words)

	Sopwith Triplane (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Our Sopwith Triplane is a replica, the first prototype Triplane built by Sopwiths.
		It was sent to France in June 1916, shortly after the arrival of the Sopwith Pup in Squadron service.
		A total of 150 Triplanes were built, mostly by Sopwith, although some were built by Clayton and Shuttleworth, and six by Oakleys.
	www.greatwardisplayteam.co.uk /sopwith_triplane.htm (271 words)

	Sopwith Pup Aces of World War 1
		I am left with the impression that the RNAS (for whom the Pup was conceived) were much ahead of the RFC when it came to ordering aircraft, the latter’s choices being usually dictated by political considerations.
		Indeed, Sopwiths was considered by many to be a Naval Contractor!
		Although fairly quickly outclassed, the Pup was a much loved aircraft in its time, flown by nearly all the Aces, and this book does it justice.
	www.crossandcockade.com /reviews/sopwith_pup_aces_of_world_war_1.htm (101 words)

	Artur 1/48 Salmson 2A2
		When the French Aviation Militare began searching for a replacement for their inadequate Renault AR.1 and AR.2s and the Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter, a request was made to French manufacturers to submit design proposals.
		Originally intended as an artillery spotting and reconnaissance aircraft to replace the aging Renaults and Sopwiths, the Salmson was later fitted with bomb racks allowing it to carry 230-lbs of bombs.
		Armament was a fixed Vickers for the pilot and one or two Lewis guns for the observor.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2000/january/first-looks/artur_salmson.htm (819 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - Louis James Lipsett
		Born on 19 July 1895 in Melbourne, Little joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915 having sailed from Australia to England and qualified as a pilot at his own expense.
		The following year, in June 1916, he was posted to Dunkirk, where (flying the Bristol Scout and the Sopwith 1½ Strutter) he participated in numerous bombing raids prior to joining the 8th Naval Squadron four months later, serving on the Western Front.
		All his victories were achieved in command of Sopwiths: 4 with the Pup, 24 with the Triplane; and 19 with the Sopwith Camel.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/lipsett.htm (563 words)

	Mick Reeves Sopwiths - The Aerodrome Forum
		I'm going to order his 1/4 scale Sopwith fittings and fork ends for my Vickers F.B 16D project also.
		I bought a set of his wheels for a 1/3 scale Sopwith Pup.
		If I were to build a Sopwith for scale compition I would definitely go with one of his kits.
	www.theaerodrome.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-15495.html (293 words)

	Jasta 17 in Belgium
		On 13rd, STRASSER attacked a Sopwith over Brugge but that claim seems to have been "stolen" by a pilot of Jasta 20 who operated in the same area.
		But WOLFF is himself wounded by the returning fire and had to leave Jasta 17 (it seems that he never flew again in a front-line unit).
		On 17th August, Leutnant Wilhelm BECKER is credited with his first aerial victory at 21H25 (a Sopwith claimed N.E. of Kortemark).
	www.baha.be /Webpages/Navigator/Belgian_Aviation_History/ww_i/jasta_17_in_belgium.htm (2096 words)

	FOKKER DR-1
		The other two prototypes were delivered to Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the respected and feared "Red Baron" who was to become Germany's leading World War I ace.
		When one of the Sopwiths landed behind German lines, Fokker examined it and then gave Platz, his chief designer, general instruction for the type of plane he wanted.
		Since only the 110 horsepower Le Rhone engine was available for the triplane, Platz had to sacrifice speed in favor of maneuverability and a swift rate of climb.To achieve these objectives, his design emphasized streamlining and eliminated many of wing wires then characteristic of fighters.
	www.allstar.fiu.edu /AERO/FOKKDR-1.htm (431 words)

	Air Force News :: History
		Flying a Sopwith Camel, he shot down a German observation balloon near Arras on August 29, 1918.
		The ex-Flight Lieutenant returned from the war with a souvenir fence post he had caught in his wing on a low-level sortie.
		He flew Sopwiths (Pup, Camel and Snipe), an RE8, SE5, a Grahame White and a Maurice Farman.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/raafnews/EDITIONS/4502/history/story03.htm (128 words)

	Circa R2800 Page
		We are privileged in having worked with the late Graham Lee's expertise in the field of Nieuports, Sopwiths and and other early reproductions associated with Rotec.
		Rotec is delighted to be associated with a company that's got 20 years of experience behind it building fine aircraft using techniques pioneered and perfected by the late Graham Lee.
		I am building my Sopwith to full scale because there is no other way to make it look right because it was so small to start with.
	www.rotecradialengines.com /customers/circa.htm (824 words)

	Sandunes of Cape Cod: Historic Model Boats
		This 130' J-Class sloop was designed and built by Camper and Nicholson of Gosport, England to challenge for the America's Cup in 1934.
		Skippered by Harold Vanderbilt, Rainbow raced against T.O.M. Sopwiths Endeavour in 1934.
		Built in 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.as a fishing schooner, Bluenose held the Int'l.
	www.sandunescapecod.com /boats.html (406 words)

	parts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jack Kearbey of Tulsa Oklahoma has built and flown his (as factory built) SE5a and is now building a Sopwith PUP.
		Roger Freeman who is well known for his W. One aircraft building and flying is now building a SPAD XIII and has agreed to provide LASER CUT parts for several ships including but not confined to the Sopwiths, Snipe, Pup, Camel, Strutter and Triplane as well as SPAD parts.
		These are the small metal fuselage fittings that hold the vertical and horizontal wood members to the longerons.
	www.replicraft.us.fm /parts.html (246 words)

	FokD7 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the D-Class competition, front line fighter pilots were ecstatic over the performance of the machine, and large contracts (with such firms as Albatros as subcontractors) were given the firm.
		Its stall and spin characteristics were true and honest, and a reasonably seasoned pilot could learn to use such characteristics to his advantage.
		The D.VII is not as sensitive to fly as the Sopwith Camel, yet responds crisply to the controls.
	www.homestead.com /RitterGerman/FokD7.html (2084 words)

	Old Rhinebeck's Sopwiths
		The Museum has one flying Sopwith Replica, the Sopwith Camel, now in RNAS markings.
		The museum also contains a Sopwith Dolphin which was a flying exhibit until it was crashed into the tree's opposite the spectator stands.
		On last day of 1999, the Sopwith Dolphin was displayed without fabric covering.
	wwi-cookup.com /sopwith/museum/museum_rhinebeck.html (62 words)

	American Aces of WWI
		The book details pilots that served with British squadrons in France and Italy, as well as pilots in American Squadrons attached to the RAF.
		There are 12 pages of color profiles in the center of the book.
		Aircraft shown are: Nieuport 11, Nieuport 17, SPAD 7, SPAD 13, SE5 and SE5a, Sopwith Dolphin, Sopwith Camel, and the Nieuport 28.
	www.modelingmadness.com /others/books/michaelsamaces1.htm (346 words)

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		With the Sopwith Buffalo, 4 Sqn AFC received one of the prototypes in late October and had it on strength for about a month for some service trials and demonstrations.
		BM Sopwith Snipe (a review kit which first got out of hand, then suffered from inept airbrushing) ICM Konig nhig(now hidden in garage) Scratchbuilds, half built kits and dust ********************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s).
		The Sopwith Page is now live too, like the Albatros page in it's infancy it needs content, any areas that I have marked with a ".............." or a blank need to be filled.
	www.wwi-models.org /1/mail-archive/archive.2001/2938 (4272 words)

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