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Pup N6188 (PUP) |
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Type : Pup |
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| 31st May 1917 | Capt Fred Everest Banbury flying Sopwith Pup N6188 shot down his first German Aircraft |
| 01st June 1917 | Capt Fred Banbury flying Sopwith Pup N6188 shot down his first German Aircraft a Halberstadt C |
| Squadrons for : Pup N6188 (PUP) | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Pup N6188 (PUP). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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9 Sqd RNAS Country : UK Fate : became RAF squadron 209 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 9 Sqd RNAS | 9 Sqd RNAS 9 Sqd RNAS was formed 1 February 1917 at Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France, as No. 9 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS)The Squadron was formed as a Royal Air Force Squadron on 1 April 1918, from No. 9 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service at Clairmarais. (All former RNAS squadrons were renumbered by the addition of 200 to their RNAS number.) During the remainder of World War I, 209 Squadron flew Sopwith Camels over the Western Front on fighter and ground support missions. The Squadron badge, the falling eagle, symbolizes the destruction of Baron Manfred von Richthofen who, in the 1914–1918 War, was credited to the guns of a pilot, Roy Brown from No. 209 Squadron | |
| Aircraft type : Pup | ||
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Sopwith Pup 
Manufacturer : Sopwith Production Began : 1916 Number Built : 1770 | Sopwith Pup The Sopwith Pup was a single-bay, single-seat biplane aircraft with a fabric-covered, wooden framework and staggered, equal-span wings. The prototype and most production Pups were powered by the 80 hp (60 kW) Le Rhone engine and armed with a single 0.303 inch (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun which was synchronized with the Sopwith - Kauper synchronizer. The first Sopwth Pup prototype was completed in February 1916 with flight tests in late March. The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) were impressed and ordered two more prototypes, then placed a production order. Deliveries of the Pups started in August 1916. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) also placed large orders for Pups. The RFC orders were built by Standard Motor Co and Whitehead Aircraft who had both been sub-contracted. Deliveries did not commence until the beginning of 1917. The Sopwith Pup was eventually outclassed by newer German fighters, but some continued in service on the Western Front until the end of 1917. The remaining Sopwith Pups were used for Home Defence and training units. The Pup's docile flying characteristics also made it ideal for use in Aircraft Carrier Carrier deck landing and takeoff experiments and many were used on Royal Navy Battleships. A total of 1,770 Pups were built by Sopwith (96), Standard Motor Co (850), Whitehead Aircraft (820), and Willaim Beardmore and co building 30 aircraft | |
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