T.1 Cuckoo | |
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General information | |
Type | Torpedo bomber |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Sopwith Aviation Company |
Primary user | Royal Air Force |
Number built | 232 |
History | |
Introduction date | 1918 |
First flight | June 1917 |
Retired | 1923 |
The Sopwith T.1 Cuckoo was a British biplane torpedo bomber used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), and its successor organization, the Royal Air Force (RAF). The T.1 was the first landplane specifically designed for carrier operations, but it was completed too late for service in the First World War. After the Armistice, the T.1 was named the Cuckoo.[1]