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In Service

The impact of Sopwith’s new fighter was significant No 1 (Naval) Squadron Triplanes and pilots line up for their photograph at Bailleul in July 1917. VIA G. STUART LESLIE Sopwith Triplane N5459 No 9 (Naval) Squadron, RNAS CHRIS SANDHAM-BAILEY Sopwith’s aircraft was often referred to as the ‘Tripe’, and sometimes the more exotic ‘Tripehound’. Remembered particularly for its rate of climb, ceiling and impressive top speed, Raymond Collishaw wasn’t alone in feeling the ‘Tripe’s’ single gun was a weakness but,