BRYAN GIBBINS COLLECTION
No. 8458. Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A8226) Royal Air Force
Photographed at Hendon, London, UK, by Bryan Gibbins

Sopwith 1½ Strutter

12/31/2008. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "This aircraft was one of a batch of 200 aircraft built by Ruston, Proctor & Co. Ltd. of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Of these 200 at least 48 went to Russia, 10 to Belgium, 9 to France and 9 to Romania. In all Ruston, Proctor & Co. manufactured 350 1½ Strutters, serials were 7762 to 7811 (50), A2381 to A2430 (50), A8141 to A8340 (200) and B2551 to B2600 (50)."

Read the type remarks on page 13651.


Created December 31, 2008