Sopwith Cuckoo
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The Sopwith T.1 Cuckoo was a British biplane torpedo bomber used by the Royal Naval Air Service, and its successor organization, the Royal Air Force. The T.1 was the first landplane specifically desig
T.1 Cuckoo
Cuckoo launching practice torpedo
Sopwith Aviation Company
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The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that designed and manufactured aeroplanes mainly for the British Royal Naval Air Service, the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air For
Sopwith Cuckoo
…Armistice, the T.1 was named the Cuckoo. In October 1916, Commodore Murray Sueter, the Air Department Superintendent of Aircraft Construction, solicited Sopwith for a single-seat aircraft capable of carrying a 1,000 lb (450 kg) torpedo and sufficient fuel to provide an endurance of four hours. The resulting…
Thomas Sopwith, c. 1910
Sopwith Dove concept vehicle
The Sopwith "Schneider" (a float-equipped Sopwith Tabloid) at the 1914 Schneider Trophy in Monaco
Three views of the single-seat bomber version of the Sopwith 1½ Strutter