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British WW1 triplane fighter aircraft
The Sopwith Triplane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. It
Sopwith_Triplane
Aircraft wing configuration with three vertically stacked main wing surfaces
The Sopwith Triplane was a successful example, having the same wing span as the equivalent biplane, the Sopwith Pup. Alternatively, a triplane has reduced
Triplane
British aircraft manufacturer, 1913–1920
Tabloid Sopwith Baby Sopwith Sparrow Sopwith 1½ Strutter Sopwith Pup Sopwith Triplane Sopwith L.R.T.Tr. Sopwith Hispano-Suiza Triplane Sopwith Bee Sopwith Camel
Sopwith_Aviation_Company
WWI fighter aircraft
captured Sopwith Triplane while visiting Jasta 11. Upon his return to the Schwerin factory, Fokker instructed Reinhold Platz to build a triplane, but gave
Fokker_Dr.I
American homebuilt aircraft
The St Croix Sopwith Triplane is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by St Croix Aircraft of Corning, Iowa. When it was available
St_Croix_Sopwith_Triplane
British WW1 biplane fighter aircraft
When in level flight, the Camel was markedly tail-heavy. Unlike the Sopwith Triplane, the Camel lacked a variable incidence tailplane, so that the pilot
Sopwith_Camel
British WW1 biplane fighter aircraft
German fighters. The RNAS replaced their Pups, first with Sopwith Triplanes, and then with Sopwith Camels. The RFC soldiered on with Pups, despite increasing
Sopwith_Pup
Australian fighter ace
Service (RNAS). Posted to the Western Front in June 1916, he flew Sopwith Pups, Triplanes and Camels with No. 8 Squadron RNAS, achieving thirty-eight victories
Robert_A._Little
British WW1 triplane bomber aircraft
The Sopwith 2B2 Rhino was a British two-seat triplane bomber designed and built by Sopwith Aviation Company as a private venture. The Rhino was powered
Sopwith_Rhino
830 Sopwith Type 807 Sopwith Type 860 Sopwith B.1 Sopwith Baby Sopwith 1½ Strutter Sopwith Camel Sopwith Cuckoo Sopwith Gunbus Sopwith Pup Sopwith Tabloid
List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Naval_Air_Service
British WW1 triplane escort fighter aircraft
The Sopwith Long Range Tractor Triplane (L.R.T.Tr) was a prototype British long-range three-seat triplane escort fighter of the First World War. Its unusual
Sopwith_L.R.T.Tr.
German WWI flying ace
British Sopwith Triplane involved in the action returned to base undamaged. Richthofen posted a claim for shooting down the Sopwith Triplane. However
Lothar_von_Richthofen
This is a list of aircraft types having triplane wings. Citations Davilla 1997, p. 46. "Besson canard". www.aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2011-01-27. "Besson
List_of_triplanes
British WW1 triplane fighter aircraft
single engined triplane, the Snark did not fly until after the end of the war, only three being built. In spring 1918, although the Sopwith Snipe had not
Sopwith_Snark
Australian fighter pilot (1891–1918)
Caudrons and Nieuport 11s, he was chosen to test one of the earliest Sopwith Triplanes. This became his favourite type, and he achieved many victories with
Roderic_Dallas
German flying ace, born 1895
patrol, leading a patrol of five in a prototype Fokker Triplane. In a chaotic dogfight with Sopwith Camels from No. 10 Naval Squadron, Wolff nearly collided
Kurt_Wolff_(aviator)
Factory F.E.9 Royal Aircraft Factory N.E.1 Short Tractor Biplane Sopwith Sparrow Sopwith Triplane SPAD S.XII Vickers F.B.7/7A Vickers F.B.27 Vimy Vickers F.B
List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Flying_Corps
prototype British fighter triplane of the First World War. Developed by the motor car manufacturer Austin as a replacement to the Sopwith Camel, only one was
Austin_Osprey
World War I–era rotary aircraft engine
Type C Nieuport 12 Nieuport 17bis Sopwith Baby Sopwith Camel Sopwith Scooter Sopwith Triplane Sopwith 1½ Strutter Sopwith Camel A preserved Clerget 9B engine
Clerget_9B
original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2011. Sopwith Triplane Aces, p. 26. Sopwith Triplane Aces, p. 56. The Edinburgh Gazette, 26 June 1917, p
George_Goodman_Simpson
British WW1 triplane twin-engine bomber aircraft
The Sopwith Cobham was a British twin-engined triplane bomber aircraft designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. The
Sopwith_Cobham
2006 video game
Triplane Turmoil is a horizontally scrolling dogfighting flying game for MS-DOS by Finnish developer Dodekaedron Software. The game is based on the 1984
Triplane_Turmoil
Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire, England – The Shuttleworth Collection's Sopwith Triplane hit a fencepost on landing and ended up on its nose. The pilot, Roger
List of air show accidents and incidents in the 21st century
List_of_air_show_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_21st_century
1984 video game
software portal Video games portal Triplane Turmoil, a 1996 VGA Freeware remake MacLean, Andrew (1993-10-14). "Sopwith Documentatio(6/6)". Newsgroup: comp
Sopwith_(video_game)
Canadian fighter pilot and commanding officer who served in the Royal Naval Air Service
slowly being equipped with the new, fast-climbing and maneuverable Sopwith Triplane, and Collishaw found the aircraft "delightful", though still wished
Raymond_Collishaw
"Sopwith F1 Camel". RAF Museum Collections. Retrieved 28 May 2026. "Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin". RAF Museum Collections. Retrieved 28 May 2026. "Sopwith Triplane"
List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum London
List_of_aircraft_at_the_Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London
fuselage and lower wings of a Sopwith Triplane, the upper wings of a Sopwith Pup and the tailplane and elevators of a Sopwith Camel, and married them to
Alcock_Scout
Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War
No. 1 (Naval) Squadron's highest-scoring ace on the Triplane. The unit re-equipped with the Sopwith Camel late in 1917, with Minifie going on to achieve
Richard_Minifie
1917 prototype fighter airplane
impressed by the Sopwith Triplane's maneuverability and high rate of climb, he ordered Reinhold Platz to change the V.4 to a triplane configuration. He
Fokker_F.I
Use of aircraft during the First World War
than their opponents. While new Allied fighters such as the Sopwith Pup, Sopwith Triplane, and SPAD S.VII were coming into service, at this stage their
Aviation_in_World_War_I
German World War I flying ace
On the 24th, Allmenröder killed Naval 10's Robert Saunders in his Sopwith Triplane on a morning mission. The evening of the next day, Canadian ace Gerald
Karl_Allmenröder
German fighter pilot
pp. 941–942. Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 941. Sopwith Camel (D9507)17th Aero Squadron 1Lt R D Gracie Sopwith Camel (B7192) 213 Squadron Lt J Reid D.H.9 (D7708)
Theo_Osterkamp
British World War I flying ace
Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1915. p. 91. Franks, Norman (2004). Sopwith Triplane Aces of World War I. London, UK: Osprey Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-84176-728-4
Thomas_Gerrard_(RAF_officer)
Heavy machine gun
(Nieuport 17, SPAD VII, Sopwith Triplane), increased to a twin-gun standard in later war fighters (Nieuport 28, SPAD XIII, Sopwith Camel), with exceptions
Vickers_machine_gun
Early British test pilot and racing pilot
Blackpool in July, with AV Roe and others along with two Roe III Triplanes. The Triplanes, along with spares, tools and personal belongings, were sent by
Howard_Pixton
Military unit
Nieuport 24 Nieuport 24bis Nieuport 27 SPAD S.A-2 & -4 SPAD S.VII Sopwith Triplane Vickers FB.19 Anatra D Anatra DS Curtiss F Deperdussin TT FBA Type
Imperial_Russian_Air_Service
Topics referred to by the same term
teacher Robert Tripe (1973–2015), New Zealand actor A nickname of the Sopwith Triplane First World War fighter aircraft Rock tripe, a lichen This disambiguation
Tripe_(disambiguation)
computational fluid dynamics Herbert Smith (1889–1977) – designer of the Sopwith Triplane John Maynard Smith (1920–2004) – military aircraft designer, later
List_of_aerospace_engineers
Aviation museum in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England
Havilland DH89A Rapide G-AGSH painted in British European Airways livery Sopwith Dove G-EAGA Aircraft of the BAE Systems heritage collection were formerly
Shuttleworth_Collection
American 1940s aircraft engine
Ryan Navion Saab 91 Safir Stinson 108 Stinson L-5 Sentinel St Croix Sopwith Triplane UTVA Aero 3 UTVA 56 Vertical Hummingbird Other M22 Locust - tank Data
Lycoming_O-435
collides with a Nieuport 20 at Colehurst, two killed. 26 October 1917 – A Sopwith Triplane collides with another aircraft near Manston, Kent, one killed. 3 November
List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
List_of_mid-air_collisions_and_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
British WW1 biplane fighter aircraft
Osprey triplane, the Boulton & Paul Bobolink and the Nieuport B.N.1. While there was little difference in performance between the aircraft, the Sopwith was
Sopwith_Snipe
British engineering company
War Office and the Admiralty. The first contract was to build the Sopwith Triplane; although the War Office later cancelled their contract, 49 were built
Clayton_&_Shuttleworth
Air campaign during the Battle of Arras
advantages of superior fighting aircraft in various air encounters. Two Sopwith Triplane pilots, Commander R. S. Dallas and Sub-Lieutenant T. G. Culling, engaged
Bloody_April
Aerospace museum in Calgary, Alberta
CF-101 Voodoo 101021 North American F-86A Sabre 47-606 QAC Quickie Q2 Sopwith Triplane – replica Taylorcraft Auster VII Waco ECQ-6 4479 Hall Cherokee II Aérospatiale
The_Hangar_Flight_Museum
Recipient of the Victoria Cross, British WWI flying ace
doubt as to what happened, especially as Richthofen's claim was for a Sopwith Triplane, not an S.E.5, which is a biplane. Given the amount of propaganda the
Albert_Ball
1 (Naval) Squadron RNAS, based in France, in February to fly the Sopwith Triplane single-seat fighter. He gained his first aerial victory on 29 April
Herbert_Rowley
German soldier and aviator
markings.[page needed] In May he was credited with shooting down a trio of Sopwith Pups of No. 3 Naval Squadron RNAS. However, his 11 May victim recovered
Adolf_Ritter_von_Tutschek
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Nieuport 17 (Dec 1916 – Jan 1917) Sopwith Triplane (Dec 1916 – Dec 1917) Sopwith Camel (Dec 1917 – Feb 1919) Sopwith Snipe (Oct 1918 – Oct 1918) Supermarine
No._201_Squadron_RAF
UK 1914 Retired 23 Sopwith 3F.2 Hippo UK Two-seat fighter 1917 Prototype 2 Sopwith Hispano-Suiza Triplane UK 1916 Prototype 2 Sopwith 1½ Strutter UK Two-seat
List_of_fighter_aircraft
Canadian who was the top scoring Royal Naval Air Service ace, piloted a Sopwith Triplane when scoring six Albatros D.V fighters near Menen, 6 July 1917. John
List of aviators who became ace in a day
List_of_aviators_who_became_ace_in_a_day
World War I air campaign
anti-aircraft fire. Beyond Southend, the formation was approached by a Sopwith Triplane (114 mph (183 km/h), time to 10,000 ft (3,000 m), ten minutes) which
German bombing of Britain, 1914–1918
German_bombing_of_Britain,_1914–1918
Canadian flying ace (1894–1917)
first three victories flying Sopwith Triplanes in August 1917 and two more victories in September while flying Sopwith Camels. Trapp was killed in action
George_Leonard_Trapp
Canadian flying ace
British pilot destroyed another D.V on 16 February, and a Fokker Dr.1 triplane on 20 May. On 28 May, he drove down a German Pfalz D.III out of control
Edward_Carter_Eaton
Aerial warfare arm of the British Royal Navy (1914–1918)
fighter squadrons obtained Sopwith Pup fighters months before the RFC, and then replaced these first with Sopwith Triplanes and then Camels while the hard-pressed
Royal_Naval_Air_Service
British World War I flying ace
recently rebuilt Sopwith Triplane equipped with an extra gun, and was accompanied by John Alcock in a Sopwith Camel and a third pilot in a Sopwith Pup. The opposing
Harold_Mellings
Museum for British naval aviation history
Sea Prince T1 WP313 Saro P.531 XN332 Saro P.531 XN334 Sopwith Camel (replica) B6401 Sopwith Triplane (replica) N5459 Super Eagle Hang Glider G-BGWZ Supermarine
Royal Navy Museum, Naval Aviation
Royal_Navy_Museum,_Naval_Aviation
French WW1 sesquiplane fighter aircraft used by the RNAS
who tested them against a Sopwith Triplane and a Sopwith Camel. It was found to have similar manoeuvrability to the Triplane and have a higher dive speed
Nieuport_17bis
Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal (1898–1955)
Squadron in 1917. While flying a Sopwith Triplane on 28 July 1917, he drove down an Aviatik C. He switched to flying a Sopwith Camel and scored victories 15
Francis Mellersh (RAF officer)
Francis_Mellersh_(RAF_officer)
South African World War I flying ace
to fly Sopwith Triplanes. Shortly after his arrival, Naval 8 upgraded to Sopwith Camels. Jordan scored all 39 of his victories flying a Sopwith Camel.
William_Lancelot_Jordan
English World War I flying ace
flight commander. Sources disagree as to whether Thornely was flying a Triplane or a Camel for his third victory. Lampert, R. L. (19 August 2011). "Ronald
Ronald_Thornely
Aviation museum in Canada, at the Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport
Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017. "SOPWITH TRIPLANE". Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Canada Science and Technology Museums
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Canada_Aviation_and_Space_Museum
British Royal Naval Air Service flying ace
scored his first two victories (both shared) on 5 June 1917, flying a Sopwith Triplane. Two further victories followed on 15 June, and his fifth on the 25th
Desmond_Fitzgibbon
British writer and historian (1940–2023)
Publishing (UK) (ISBN 1841765341). 96 pages. Franks, Norman; Holmes, Tony. Sopwith Triplanes Aces of World War 1 (Aircraft of the Aces, 62) (2004). Osprey Publishing
Norman_Franks
Rotary 9-cylinder piston aircraft engine
Aircraft Factory F.E.8 Sands Fokker Dr.1 Triplane Sopwith 1½ Strutter Sopwith Camel Sopwith Gnu Sopwith Pup Sopwith Swallow SPAD S.A-2 TNCA Serie E Vickers
Le_Rhône_9J
2006 film by Tony Bill
The singular use of Fokker Triplanes, which were not in widespread operational use, is contentious and almost every Triplane was also painted red in the
Flyboys_(film)
engine has been used in some notable aircraft such as the Fokker Triplane, Sopwith Camel and the Nieuport 17. Note that these engines are not limited
Rotec_R3600
British aircraft designer
joined the Sopwith Aviation Company as a draughtsman. Later that year, he became Sopwith's chief engineer. Smith went on to design the Pup, Triplane, Camel
Herbert Smith (aircraft designer)
Herbert_Smith_(aircraft_designer)
French aircraft engine series overview article
airworthy late production Sopwith Triplane (G-BOCK) fitted with an original 9B as well as an airworthy late production Sopwith Camel (G-BZSC) fitted with
Clerget_aircraft_engines
trainer 1913 Sopwith Triplane UK fighter 1916 Sopwith Type 807 UK patrol seaplane 1914 Sopwith Type 860 UK patrol seaplane 1914 Sopwith Type 880 Spinning
List of World War I Entente aircraft
List_of_World_War_I_Entente_aircraft
Later on the 23rd, he flew an evening patrol to Cambrai. There he engaged Sopwith Pups of 3 Naval Squadron, and fell to his death at about 1800 hours. See
Paul_von_Osterroht
German flying ace
France Jasta 10's first victory — 23 May 1917 @ 2115 hours Pfalz D.III Sopwith Triplane Unconfirmed Carvin, France — 27 May 1917 @ 0810 hours Pfalz D.III Royal
Paul_Aue
Former military airfield in West Yorkshire, England
"Tadcaster Airfield". tadhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "SOPWITH TRIPLANE N5912/8385M" (PDF). rafmuseum.org.uk. p. 1. Retrieved 9 March 2021
Bramham_Moor_Aerodrome
Aviation museum in North Canton, Ohio
Republic F-105B Thunderchief Ryan L-17B Navion Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw Sopwith Triplane – reproduction Vultee BT-13 Valiant The museum conducts a veterans
MAPS_Air_Museum
52 29 April 1917 1940 Flt. Sub-Lt Albert Edward Cuzner CAN † 8 RNAS Sopwith Triplane (N5463) Jasta 11 Albatros D.III(2253/17) Between Billy-Montigny and
List of aerial victories of Manfred von Richthofen
List_of_aerial_victories_of_Manfred_von_Richthofen
British WW1 biplane fighter aircraft
testing. To meet this requirement, Sopwith produced two new and completely different designs, a triplane (the Sopwith Snark) and a more conventional biplane
Sopwith_Snapper
Australian ace of the war, scoring the majority of his wins in a RNAS Sopwith Triplane, shot down one of Ehmann's squadronmates. When Ehmann, in turn, shot
Friedrich_Ehmann
notable repro WW I aircraft this engine has been used in are the Fokker Triplane, Sopwith Camel and the Nieuport 17. Other experimental / homebuilt aircraft
Rotec_R2800
Class. Four months later, he began to score again, downing a RNAS Sopwith Triplane on 7 July and a Spad VII five days later. Then, on 17 August, he shot
Friedrich_Altemeier
German fighter prototype
convert it to a triplane in 1918. Further development was cancelled after a crash later that year. The success of the British Sopwith Triplane in early 1917
Friedrichshafen_FF.54
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
12 February 1917, flying Nieuports and later Sopwith Triplanes, which were in turn replaced by Sopwith Camels in late 1917. One of its pilots was Raymond
No._210_Squadron_RAF
Distance one wing is positioned in front of another in a multiwing aircraft
relative horizontal fore-aft positioning of stacked wings in a biplane, triplane, or multiplane. An aircraft is said to have positive stagger, or simply
Stagger_(aeronautics)
Part of the Western Front in World War I
the Bristol Fighter, S.E.5a and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Sopwith Triplane had entered service since Arras and matched the performance of German
Battle_of_Messines_(1917)
Former military aerodrome in Marske, North Yorkshire, England
2021. Lake 1999, p. 72. Chorlton 2014, p. 168. Lake 1999, p. 180. "SOPWITH TRIPLANE N5912/8385M Museum Accession Number 74/A/19" (PDF). www.rafmuseum.org
Marske_Aerodrome
British flying ace
he claimed seven enemy aircraft shot down, while flying the Sopwith Triplane and Sopwith Camel single-seat fighters. Saint was awarded the Distinguished
Howard_Saint
Circa Nieuport 17 Circa Morane-Saulnier N Circa Sopwith Baby Circa Sopwith Tabloid Circa Sopwith Triplane (Serafin Cirigliano, New Castle, DE & Farmingdale
List_of_aircraft_(Cd–Cn)
American aviator and flying ace
9 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service as a sub-lieutenant to pilot a Sopwith Triplane. Between 25 May and 29 July 1917, he scored four victories by driving
Oliver_LeBoutillier
His first victory was a notable one. On 27 July 1917, he shot down Sopwith Triplane number N5492, which had been used to score 23 victories (most by Raymond
Carl-August_von_Schoenebeck
British manufacturer of lathes and milling machines
the aircraft designer who was responsible for designs such as the Sopwith Triplane, Camel, and Snipe worked for the firm in the years before the First
Dean,_Smith_&_Grace
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
training squadron, flying single-seat fighter aircraft, mainly Sopwith Pups and Triplanes, and a few Camels. It also flew standing patrols over the British
No._211_Squadron_RAF
New Zealand flying ace
time was serving on the Western Front. Culling was assigned to fly Sopwith Triplane No. N5444 and began to score victories in Bloody April 1917, with his
Thomas_Culling
Canadian fighter pilot (1892–1917)
first observed a smaller combat between a small number of British Sopwith Triplanes and about twice as many German Albatrosses; soon after which a flight
Paul_Hartley_Raney
British WWI quadruplane experimental fighter aircraft
manager and design chief Howard T. Wright in 1916. Inspired by the Sopwith Triplane and other multi-wing aircraft of its time, it had an unusual arrangement
Wight_Quadruplane
3 Wing to fly Sopwith 1½ Strutters. During Bloody April 1917, he was assigned to Raymond Collishaw's Black Flight of Sopwith Triplanes. On 21 May 1917
Gerald_Ewart_Nash
Excelsior St Croix Pietenpol Aerial St Croix Pietenpol Aircamper St Croix Sopwith Triplane St. George Falcon[citation needed] St. George KIT-1[citation needed]
List_of_aircraft_(St)
Snail Sopwith Snapper Sopwith Snark Sopwith Snipe Sopwith Sparrow Sopwith Swallow Sopwith Tabloid Sopwith Triplane Sopwith Two-Seat Scout Sopwith Type
List_of_aircraft_(So)
Aviation museum in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Parasol Monocoupe 70 Pietenpol Air Camper RLU-1 Breezy Rumpler C.V – replica Sopwith Pup – replica SPAD XIII – replica Sperry Messenger – replica Stampe-Vertongen
Golden_Age_Air_Museum
British World War I flying ace
on 30 June 1917. He first served in No. 10 Naval Squadron, flying a Sopwith Triplane. He scored his first aerial victory with them, sending an Albatros
Harold Day (Royal Navy officer)
Harold_Day_(Royal_Navy_officer)
British WWI quadruplane fighter aircraft
Wight Quadruplane scout. At roughly the same time, Sopwith were building the successful Sopwith Triplane fighter. The first prototype, the F.K.9 was built
Armstrong_Whitworth_F.K.10
Canadian World War I flying ace
was posted to the newly formed No. 10 (Naval) Squadron, to fly the Sopwith Triplane single-seat fighter as a part of Canadian ace Raymond Collishaw's "B"
William Melville Alexander (aviator)
William_Melville_Alexander_(aviator)
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