Sopwith Cuckoo

T.1 Cuckoo
T.1 Cuckoo
General information
TypeTorpedo bomber
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerSopwith Aviation Company
Primary userRoyal Air Force
Number built232
History
Introduction date1918
First flightJune 1917
Retired1923

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]

  1. ^ Davis 1999, p. 123.