Martinsyde Buzzard
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The Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard was developed as a powerful and fast biplane fighter for the Royal Air Force, but the end of the First World War led to the abandonment of large-scale production. Fewer than
Martinsyde Buzzard in the Aviation Museum of Finland, 2007
Martinsyde ADC.1 G-EBKL, used for racing from November 1924 until January 1930
Martinsyde Type A Mk. II
Sopwith Snipe
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The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe is a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force. It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron ser
Martinsyde Buzzard
…those aircraft which were part built, while all other orders were cancelled. The Buzzard was not adopted as a fighter by the post war RAF, the cheaper Sopwith Snipe being preferred despite its lower performance. Martinsyde continued development of the Buzzard, buying back many of the surplus aircraft from the RAF…
A Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe replica
William George Barker's Snipe
E6655 at the Royal Air Force Museum London
E6938 at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa