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Sopwith Pup: Britain’s Best WWI Fighter?

23Jan

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Sopwith Pup: Britain’s Best WWI Fighter?

The introduction of the Sopwith Pup into service in 1916 was an immediate game changer. Even today, over 100 years later, most historians generally consider the Pup to be one of the most important aircraft of WWI. Arguably, the Pup is one of the most important aircraft ever built! The tactics that the Pup was built around was copied by Britain's allies and enemies alike during the war. These tactics would then be used in WWII, and even partly in the Cold War and today! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Sopwith Pup On June 28 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot and killed the Archduke of Austria and his wife. This would set off a chain reaction that would lead to the largest war in modern human history (at the time). What was then-called the G...

16Jan

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

History

15 Most Important WWI Aircraft

The Wright Brothers first took flight in December 2003. WWI broke out in July 1914, and would see the first uses of aircraft during war. Between 1914 and the war's end in 1918, 100,000 WWI aircraft would be produced. Due to the ever-changing nature of the war, especially in the last two years, both sides would demand new aircraft to suit this. Many of them would see combat, whilst many more wouldn't. So which were the most important? We recently covered the most important aircraft of WWII, so naturally had to cover the most important aircraft of WWI! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Sopwith Pup When aerial combat became common in early the parts of WWI, the British had Sopwith Aviation develop an all-new fighter that could outclass anythin...