Options for 72003 - Sopwith Triplane
Notes on the options
1 Sqn RNAS
1. N5436, Flt Cdr R.S.Dallas. La Bellevue, France. April 1917.
2. N5387 ‘Peggy’, FSL Wallace. Bailleul, France. August 1917.
3. N5454, F/L R.L.Minifie. Bailleul, France. October 1917 (see also 12).
4. N5377, FSL M.J.Watson. Bailleul, France. October1917.
5. N534, Dallas, Minifie and Maynard. Bailleul, France. July 1917.
One of the six twin-gun Triplanes produced by Clayton & Shuttleworth, it was delivered to 1 Sqn on 22nd July 1917. Here each of the pilots named above scored
6. N5429, FSL J.R.Wilford. Bailleul, France. September1917.
8 Sqn RNAS
7. N5449, ‘Binky III’. St Eloi, France. August 1917.
8. N6301, ‘Dusty II’ St Eloi, France. June 1917.
9A. N5493, ‘Blymp’, FSL R.A.Little. St.Eloi, France. July 1917.
9B.
10. N5482, ‘Maud’, Flt Cdr. C.D.Booker. St.Eloi, France. July 1917.
11. N6290, ‘Dixie II’. St.Eloi, France. June 1917.
12. N5454, ‘Hilda’. Furnes, France. February/March 1917.
13. N5439,‘Whitfield’, FSL E.D. Crundell. Furnes, France. March 1917.
9 Sqn RNAS
14. N5459, FSL O.C.LeBoutillier. Bray Dunes, France. July 1917.
10 Sqn RNAS
15. N5359, F/L J.A.Page. Droglandt, France. June, 1917.
16. N5366. Droglandt, France. June -July, 1917.
17. N6295. Droglandt, France. August, 1917.
“The Black Flight”
18. N5487, ‘Black Prince’. FSL W.M.Alexander.
19. N5376, ‘Black Sheep’. FSL G.E.Nash
20. N5483, ‘Black Roger’. FSL E.V.Reid.
Another Ontarian, Ellis Reid joined the Service in 1915 and flew with 3 Wing before transferring to the newly formed 10 Sqn in April 1917.
21. N5466 ‘Black Death’. FSL.J.E.Sharman and FSL D.F FitzGibbon.
22. N533 ‘Black Maria’, FSL R.Collishaw. July 1917.
23. N5492,‘Black Maria’. FSL.R.Collishaw. June-July 1917.
‘A’ Naval Sqn, 1 Naval Wing
24A. N500, First Prototype.
24B. N500, ‘Brown Bread’.
Centre d’Aviation Maritime, Dunkerque, France April 1917
25 ‘14’ (serialed N542 when returned to the RNAS 2nd November 1917)
26. ‘11’ (Serial unknown)
27A. N5430 As delivered to the RFC.
27B. ‘A5430’.
Manston War Flight, Manston, Kent, UK Home Defence. July 1917
28. N5382, ‘The Ooslumburd’.
1 Sqn RNAS
1. N5436, Flt Cdr R.S.Dallas. La Bellevue, France. April 1917.
2. N5387 ‘Peggy’, FSL Wallace. Bailleul, France. August 1917.
3. N5454, F/L R.L.Minifie. Bailleul, France. October 1917 (see also 12).
4. N5377, FSL M.J.Watson. Bailleul, France. October1917.
5. N534, Dallas, Minifie and Maynard. Bailleul, France. July 1917.
One of the six twin-gun Triplanes produced by Clayton & Shuttleworth, it was delivered to 1 Sqn on 22nd July 1917. Here each of the pilots named above scored
6. N5429, FSL J.R.Wilford. Bailleul, France. September1917.
8 Sqn RNAS
7. N5449, ‘Binky III’. St Eloi, France. August 1917.
8. N6301, ‘Dusty II’ St Eloi, France. June 1917.
9A. N5493, ‘Blymp’, FSL R.A.Little. St.Eloi, France. July 1917.
9B.
10. N5482, ‘Maud’, Flt Cdr. C.D.Booker. St.Eloi, France. July 1917.
11. N6290, ‘Dixie II’. St.Eloi, France. June 1917.
12. N5454, ‘Hilda’. Furnes, France. February/March 1917.
13. N5439,‘Whitfield’, FSL E.D. Crundell. Furnes, France. March 1917.
9 Sqn RNAS
14. N5459, FSL O.C.LeBoutillier. Bray Dunes, France. July 1917.
10 Sqn RNAS
15. N5359, F/L J.A.Page. Droglandt, France. June, 1917.
16. N5366. Droglandt, France. June -July, 1917.
17. N6295. Droglandt, France. August, 1917.
“The Black Flight”
18. N5487, ‘Black Prince’. FSL W.M.Alexander.
19. N5376, ‘Black Sheep’. FSL G.E.Nash
20. N5483, ‘Black Roger’. FSL E.V.Reid.
Another Ontarian, Ellis Reid joined the Service in 1915 and flew with 3 Wing before transferring to the newly formed 10 Sqn in April 1917.
21. N5466 ‘Black Death’. FSL.J.E.Sharman and FSL D.F FitzGibbon.
22. N533 ‘Black Maria’, FSL R.Collishaw. July 1917.
23. N5492,‘Black Maria’. FSL.R.Collishaw. June-July 1917.
‘A’ Naval Sqn, 1 Naval Wing
24A. N500, First Prototype.
24B. N500, ‘Brown Bread’.
Centre d’Aviation Maritime, Dunkerque, France April 1917
25 ‘14’ (serialed N542 when returned to the RNAS 2nd November 1917)
26. ‘11’ (Serial unknown)
27A. N5430 As delivered to the RFC.
27B. ‘A5430’.
Manston War Flight, Manston, Kent, UK Home Defence. July 1917
28. N5382, ‘The Ooslumburd’.
References for 72003 - Sopwith Triplanes
Principle references consulted in the production of this decal sheet:
Above the Trenches by Christopher Shores, Norman Franks & Russell Guest. Grub Street .1990
Sopwith Triplane by JM Bruce, Windsock Datafile 22. 1990
WWI British Aeroplane Colours and Markings by Bruce Robertson with colour plates by Ray Rimell. Windsock Fabric Special No.2. 1996
A History of No.10 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service in World War 1 by Mike Westrop. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2004
Sopwith Triplane Aces of World War 1 by Norman Franks. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No.62, 2004.
Royal Navy Aircraft Serials and Units 1911-1919 by Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page. Air Britain 1992
War Planes of the First World War, Fighters Vol.two by J.M.Bruce. Macdonald & Co. 1968
The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) by J.M.Bruce. Putnam 1982
The Sopwith Fighters by J.M.Bruce. Vintage War Birds No.5 Arms and Armour Press 1986
Above the Trenches by Christopher Shores, Norman Franks & Russell Guest. Grub Street .1990
Sopwith Triplane by JM Bruce, Windsock Datafile 22. 1990
WWI British Aeroplane Colours and Markings by Bruce Robertson with colour plates by Ray Rimell. Windsock Fabric Special No.2. 1996
A History of No.10 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service in World War 1 by Mike Westrop. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2004
Sopwith Triplane Aces of World War 1 by Norman Franks. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No.62, 2004.
Royal Navy Aircraft Serials and Units 1911-1919 by Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page. Air Britain 1992
War Planes of the First World War, Fighters Vol.two by J.M.Bruce. Macdonald & Co. 1968
The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) by J.M.Bruce. Putnam 1982
The Sopwith Fighters by J.M.Bruce. Vintage War Birds No.5 Arms and Armour Press 1986