Sopwith Dolphin

5F.1 Dolphin
Dolphin Mk I composite airframe displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum London, 2013
General information
Type	Fighter
Manufacturer	Sopwith Aviation Company
Designer	Herbert Smith (aircraft designer)
Primary users	Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force
Number built	2,072[1]
History
Introduction date	February 1918
First flight	23 May 1917

The Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin was a British fighter aircraft manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It was used by the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, during the First World War. The Dolphin entered service on the Western Front in early 1918 and proved to be a formidable fighter. The aircraft was not retained in the postwar inventory and was retired shortly after the war.