Sopwith Collection (page 6)

Sopwith Model I: Stratified rocks / denudation
Black lines in this model represent coal seams, between lighter shales and sandstones. When separated the lower section shows a gently inclined valley floor

Sopwith Model II: Coal strata nr Newcastle
Unlike the models of generic situations this representation of coal strata was specific to a particular surveyed location in England showing several thin, and mostly hidden, coal seams

Cover of Thomas Sopwiths Geological Model Set
Thomas Sopwith (1803 - 1879) was an eminent geologist and civil engineer who pioneered methods of representing geological features

Thomas Sopwiths Geological Model Set
Thomas Sopwith (1803 - 1879) was an eminent geologist and civil engineer who pioneered methods of representing geological features

Sopwith Type B1, (on the ground, forward view)

Sopwith Triplane front, (on the ground)

Sopwith Triplane following on the heels of the Pup, the Triplane was aimed at providing the maximum agility and did

Sopwith Triplane single-seat fighter, serial no. N500, completed on 28 May 1916. Evaluated in northern France by RNAS pilots, who were impressed by its rate of climb

Sopwith Swallow monoplane, with standard Camel fuselage and parasol-mounted wings, serial no. B 9276 (the only one made), photographed in October 1918

Sopwith Tabloid single seater bomber, the best of RNAS front-line equipment at the start of the war. Seen here is serial no. 394. Date: circa 1914-1915

Sopwith Baby or Schneider scout, acquired by the RNAS during the early days of the First World War. From early 1915 the seaplanes were fitted with Lewis guns for attack and defence purposes

Sopwith Pup, (on the ground)

Sopwith Pup single-seat fighter, first flown during spring 1916. Evaluated in France in May 1916, with deliveries starting in late October 1916. Used during the Battle of Arras, spring 1917

Sopwith Pup of the RFC sporting an individualistic livery

Sopwith Pup, aft, (on the ground)

Sopwith LRTTr built as a three seat long range fighter was not proceeded with and may never have even flown

Sopwith Hispano -Suiza Triplane of which only two were built

Sopwith Pup aloft - Photo by Hugh W. Cowin 7 Old Warden, Aug 05

Sopwith Gordon Bennett Racer armed with a Lewis gun and protetively sheathed propeller at RNAS station Dunkerque in Spring 1915

Sopwith Hispano -Suiza Triplane-built and flown closely after the smaller Triplane in 1916, it never went into poroduction

Sopwith Baby single seat floatplane on water

Sopwith Bee single-seater biplane (sole model) produced in 1916 as personal transport for Sopwiths chief test pilot, Harry Hawker. Date: circa 1916

Sopwith 7F1 Snipe (side view, parked) with RAF RE 8 - Photo by Hugh W. Cowin

Sopwith Admiralty Type 807 two seater seaplane, produced in 1914. Seen here is serial no. 807, the first to be delivered to the RNAS. Date: circa 1914-1915

Sopwith 8F1 Snail single seat fighter, designed in late 1917, doomed because its engine was not accepted. Only two were completed -- seen here is the second, serial no

Sopwith 7F Snipe single-seat fighter, first flown in autumn 1917, with production beginning in summer 1918. Seen here is the fourth of the six Snipe prototypes, serial no. B 9965

Sopwith 5F Dolphin single-seat fighter
Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin single seat fighter, first flown in mid-1917. It was later used for air support, in particular trench and ground strafing

Sopwith 3F2 Hippo 3F2 (side view, on the ground)

Sopwith 1F Camel single-seater first flown in March 1917. This particular one belonged to No. 139 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Date: circa 1917-1918

Sopwith 2B2 Rhino two seat bomber seen aloft

Sopwith 1F Camel entered service in mid 1917 with both the Royal Navy and Army air arms

Sopwith 15 Strutter (forward view, on the ground)

Sopwith 2B2 Rhino first flown in October 1917, two were built but poor performance led to itsabandonment

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter taking off from gun platform
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter single-seat bomber of the RNAS, taking off from a warships gun platform. Date: circa 1918

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter fighter plane
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter fighter plane. Seen here is serial no. 6901, the first of 100 aircraft produced for the RFC. It first flew in December 1915 and was introduced in April 1916. Date: circa 1915-1916

Sopwith 1. 5 Strutter taking off from ship
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter, launching from a makeshift turret-top platform on board a ship. Date: circa 1916-1918

Sopwith 15 Strutter two seater of the Armys Royal Flying Corps

Sopwith 15 Strutter 2-seat fighter (side view)
Sopwith 15 Strutter 2-seat fighter (side view, on the ground)

Sopwith Buffalo two-seat support and reconnaissance plane
Sopwith Buffalo two-seat close air support and reconnaissance plane. It first appeared in September 1918, too late to go into production. Seen here is serial no. H 5892. Date: circa 1918

Sopwith 3F2 Hippo, (forward view, on the ground)

Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane on HMS Tiger X turret
Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane, designed for naval use. The first was completed and flying by March 1917. It had a nose-mounted Vickers gun and an overwing Lewis gun

Sopwith 2FR2 Bulldog now with bigger wing seen going aloft

Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane, designed for naval use. The first was completed and flying by March 1917. As seen here, it had a nose-mounted Vickers gun and an overwing Lewis gun

Sopwith 2FR2 Bulldog first flown in early 1918, this wouldbe Bristol F2B replacement was one of Sopwiths failures

Sopwith 2F Camel slung beneath R 23 airship
Sopwith 2F Camel, serial no. N6814 of No. 212 Squadron RAF, slung beneath a Vickers R 23 airship at the RNAS Airship Station at Pulham in Norfolk. Date: circa 1918

Sopwith 2B2 Rhino powered by a 220hp BHP engine

Sopwith 1F Camel two-seat trainer, serial no. B 3801. Date: circa 1918

Sopwith 2F1 Camel aft, climbing away from carrier HMS Furious

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