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The Be2c was the aircraft used by the Royal Flying Corps in 1914. It was slow, unarmed and very frail but was still retained well into 1916.
Sopwith Pup World War 1 Biplane Fighter - Reproduction
The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916.
A single-bay, single-seat biplane with a fabric-covered, wooden framework and staggered, equal-span wings. The cross-axle type main landing gear was supported by V-struts attached to the lower fuselage longerons. The prototype and most production Pups were powered by the 80 hp (60 kW) Le Rhône 9C rotary engine. Armament was a single 0.303 inch (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun synchronized with the Sopwith-Kauper synchronizer.
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Sopwith Pup World War 1 Biplane Fighter - Reproduction
Front wheels touching down...
This image was caught just as the front wheels touched down, the back wheel had not yet made contact with the runway
The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916.
A single-bay, single-seat biplane with a fabric-covered, wooden framework and staggered, equal-span wings. The cross-axle type main landing gear was supported by V-struts attached to the lower fuselage longerons. The prototype and most production Pups were powered by the 80 hp (60 kW) Le Rhône 9C rotary engine. Armament was a single 0.303 inch (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun synchronized with the Sopwith-Kauper synchronizer.
Info. from Wikipedia
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Thank-you for your views.
~Christie
Bristol F.2B Fighter G-AEPH B1162
This Bi Plane was constructed in 1918 and served with the Royal Flying Corps with 208 squadron based Turkey
Photo taken at Shuttleworth Old Warden Aerodrome Biggleswade Bedfordshire UK Drive in Airshow 2nd May 2021
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Beautiful topside pass while displaying at The Shuttleworth Collection Military Weekend.
Built by Wolseley Motors F-904 was issued to No 84 Squadron RAF in France in November 1918. On 10th November F904 shot down a Fokker DVII while being flown by Major C E M Pickthorn MC. Now owned and operated by The Shuttleworth Collection the aircraft wears 84 Squadron markings.
The pilot of this BE-2c is caught by a Fokker DR1 during a dog fight. Both of these aircraft are from the The Great War Display Team and are seen displaying at the Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show 2019.
The wonderful Bristol Scout displaying at The Shuttleworth Collection Best of British 2024, Old Warden.
My tribute to the Australian Air Corps in WW1 and the famous 6 Squadron RAAF: Based upon the historic original WW1-era photo of 6 Sqn. in the Australian War Memorial Collection.
Taking off to display at at The Shuttleworth Collection Festival of Flight 2025. The Bristol M1C was the only monoplane operated by the British to see service in World War 1, becoming operational in 1917.
Markings: Royal Flying Corp. (RFC), First World War (WWI) - Great War Flying Museum (GWFM) C-GRJC
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Fairchild Ranger 6-440C-5 (L-440) inline 7.2-litre air-cooled inverted six, 200-hp
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Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor ED 55-200mm 1:4-5.6G
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These great WW1 Fighter planes are from the "Pterodactyl Flight" which is based in Norfolk in England and were performing at the 2018 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.
The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War.
Shuttleworth Collection's Royal Aircraft factory SE5a F904/G-EBIA at Old Warden on 20th September 2008.
My father's eldest brother, joined the RFC, Royal Flying Corps, in Sept 1917 stating he was almost 18 years of age, in fact he was 16 at that time. On the 25th November 1917 his medical states 'fit as pilot', and nine days after his birthday 30th Nov 1917 he was sent to the 85th Squadron to train as a pilot, they thought he was now 18. By February 1918 they found out he was only 17 so it appears they sent him home. I haven't found information to confirm that he gained his wings. It appears he was at the training school from Nov 1917 to January 1918.