One of the classic British fighting aeroplanes of the Great War, the Pup was originally called the Sopwith Scout. However, as it was significantly smaller than its predecessor, the Sopwith 1½ Strutter, pilots almost immediately referred to it as the Pup.
Entering combat service towards the end of 1916, the Pup was an excellent dogfighter, possessing incredible manoeuvrability and allowing the Allies to wrestle a period of hard-fought supremacy over the Luftstreitkräfte.
Despite the single Vickers .303in machine gun being too light for modern aerial combat, almost 1800 of these diminutive fighters were built.
Length: 85 mm Wingspan: 111 mm Number of parts: 26
Group
Model Construction
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Scale 1:72
Material
Plastic
Epoch
World War I
Nationality/Location
Great Britain
State
new
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
Airfix Viale dei Caduti 52/A6 25030 Castel Mella (BS) Italien
