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fighter was introduced. This aircraft was highly manoeuvrable and well-armed, and over 5,000 were produced up until the end of the War. It destroyed more enemy aircraft than any other
British type, but its difficult flying qualities also killed very many novice pilots in accidents. It was used,
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armoured ground-attack development of the Snipe, but these types were too late to see action. Many other experimental prototypes were produced throughout the war, mostly named after animals (Hippo, Gnu etc.), leading to some referring to the 'Sopwith Zoo'.
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under licence; this included an investment of £100,000 in new machinery. In
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by the RFC and from ships by the RNAS from the autumn of 1916 to the early summer of 1917, and was considered a delight to fly by its pilots. It continued in use as an advanced trainer for the remainder of the War. The Pup began the famous series of
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was being disputed by the company which had already paid £450,000 in duty. The meeting concluded that the best result would be to sell the business as a going concern.
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fighter planes as a result. At the beginning of the war the company had 200 employees; this had reached 6,000 employees by the
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in celebration of the history of Sopwith. A two-seater
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in South West London. An early collaboration with the
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History of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom
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452:. A float-equipped version of this aircraft won the
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165:Sopwith Aviation & Engineering Company Limited
22:Sopwith Aviation & Engineering Company Limited
754:"Aerial Target" – radio controlled guided missile
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343:, forerunner of the
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1963:GE Aviation Systems
1958:General Dynamics UK
1953:Finmeccanica UK Ltd
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1988:Lockheed Martin UK
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2089:ADC Aircraft
1998:Martin-Baker
1968:GFS Projects
1901:BBA Aviation
1841:AD Aerospace
1724:Three-seater
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680:Sopwith Baby
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458:Sopwith Baby
450:Harry Hawker
438:Three-seater
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100:Headquarters
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2281:Dowty Group
2068:TUI Airways
2018:Rolls-Royce
1873:BAE Systems
1709:1½ Strutter
1624:Grasshopper
1310:1½ Strutter
1079:Sopwith Pup
905:King, H.F.
830:Sopwith Gnu
736:Sopwith B.1
726:Sopwith Bee
706:Sopwith Pup
644:World War I
639:or "Gunbus"
469:1½ Strutter
387:Present day
212:flying boat
210:, an early
175:Early years
152:during the
2700:Categories
2443:Martinsyde
2269:Propellers
2099:ABC Motors
1891:(37.5% as
1664:Salamander
1407:Salamander
879:References
752:Sopwith AT
561:Salamander
409:sports car
296:employees:
269:Salamander
192:Brooklands
2641:ADS Group
2291:ED Abbott
1851:Airbus UK
1827:Companies
1748:Designers
1644:L.R.T.Tr.
1495:3F.2 (II)
1329:Seaplanes
1207:L.R.T.Tr.
1022:The Times
1007:The Times
463:In 1916,
431:in Monaco
361:Hurricane
222:in 1914.
186:, c. 1910
90:Successor
2687:Category
2326:Ferranti
2124:Airspeed
2033:Selex ES
1983:IRVIN-GQ
1729:Triplane
1699:Sociable
1564:Bat-Boat
1554:Atlantic
1549:Antelope
1490:3F.2 (I)
1376:Type 860
1371:Type 807
1336:Bat-Boat
1242:Triplane
1160:Fighters
1147:aircraft
1082:Archived
1063:14 March
1041:14 March
867:See also
571:Aircraft
511:Triplane
442:Bat Boat
440:and the
373:Sea Fury
304:—
287:and the
138:aircraft
115:Aircraft
111:Products
50:Aviation
46:Industry
36:Formerly
2568:Vickers
2488:Parnall
2311:Euravia
2082:Defunct
2043:Skyrora
2008:Qinetiq
2003:Meggitt
1893:MBDA UK
1834:Current
1739:Wallaby
1719:Tadpole
1714:Tabloid
1704:Swallow
1694:Sparrow
1679:Snapper
1669:Scooter
1654:Rainbow
1604:Dolphin
1579:Bulldog
1574:Buffalo
1542:By name
1315:Tabloid
1305:Sparrow
1251:Bombers
1237:Swallow
1222:Snapper
1182:Dolphin
1172:Bulldog
1167:Buffalo
1153:By role
1145:Sopwith
538:Dolphin
487:tractor
446:Tabloid
381:Harrier
369:Tempest
365:Typhoon
289:Swallow
265:Dolphin
216:Consuta
214:with a
74:Defunct
64:Founder
56:Founded
2656:NDI UK
2144:Auster
1926:Cobham
1629:Gunbus
1614:Dragon
1599:Cuckoo
1594:Cobham
1284:Cuckoo
1263:Cobham
1192:Gunbus
1187:Dragon
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947:Bruce
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608:(1913)
602:(1913)
596:(1912)
590:(1912)
584:(1912)
557:Cuckoo
504:animal
377:Hunter
367:, and
355:, and
232:Fairey
144:, the
2109:Airco
2023:Rotol
1885:(33%)
1689:Snipe
1684:Snark
1674:Snail
1659:Rhino
1634:Hippo
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1507:2FR.2
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1232:Snipe
1227:Snark
1217:Snail
1197:Hippo
1177:Camel
989:(PDF)
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857:racer
614:-See
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530:Camel
357:Demon
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1528:TF.1
1514:FS.1
1502:FR.2
1485:8F.1
1480:7F.1
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1470:4F.1
1465:2F.1
1453:2B.2
1386:Baby
1300:Baby
1065:2024
1043:2024
965:ISBN
911:ISBN
890:ISBN
379:and
353:Hart
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281:Dove
267:and
242:and
132:The
106:, UK
82:Fate
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1649:Pup
1619:Gnu
1569:Bee
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1460:F.1
1448:B.2
1443:B.1
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1258:B.1
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483:Pup
301:up.
285:Pup
257:Ham
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