The Sopwith Pup is a British single-seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps in …

Jan 27, 2025 · The Sopwith Pup first arrived in France in September 1916 with the RNAS. Of course "Pup" was an unofficial designation; to the Admiralty it was Sopwith Type 9901. All that …

Sopwith Pup N6438, named “Excuse Me!”, was used for RNAS deck-landing trials with skids. These experiments led to wider shipborne use of the Pup and at least six light cruisers were …

Dec 20, 2012 · Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Pups were referred to officially as Admiralty Type 9901 and were at first armed with one 0.303 in Vickers gun mounted centrally in front of the …

In the summer of 1917, a Pup, fitted with a skid undercarriage and flown by a RNAS pilot, became the first airplane to land on a ship underway. By mid-1917 the Pup was obsolescent and was …

At the peak of its operational deployment, the Pup equipped only four RNAS squadrons (Nos. 3, 4, 8 and 9), and three RFC squadrons (Nos. 54, 46, and 66). By the spring of 1917, the Pup …

The RNAS was technically the first service to order the Pup but it only ordered a few, while the RFC ordered significantly more. A total of 1,770 Pups were built, with more than 1,600 ordered …

May 5, 2023 · Sopwith was heavily engaged in production of the 1½ Strutter, and produced only a small number of Pups for the RNAS. Deliveries commenced in August 1916. The Royal Flying …

Apr 17, 2015 · The Sopwith Pup preceded the more famous Sopwith Camel – the most successful fighter aircraft of World War One in terms of the number of aircraft shot down. The Sopwith …

May 8, 2009 · Tucked away in an aircraft hangar at RNAS Yeovilton is an World War I aircraft that is the only one of its kind in the world. It is being lovingly restored by its owner, Kelvyn Baker …