Sopwith Salamander

Sopwith TF.2 Salamander
Salamander prototype at Brooklands
General information
TypeGround attack
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerSopwith
Primary userRoyal Air Force
Number built210
History
Manufactured19181919
Introduction date1918
First flight27 April 1918
Developed fromSopwith Snipe

The Sopwith TF.2 Salamander was a British ground-attack aircraft of the First World War designed by the Sopwith Aviation Company which first flew in April 1918. It was a single-engined, single-seat biplane, based on the Sopwith Snipe fighter, with an armoured forward fuselage to protect the pilot and fuel system from ground fire during low level operations. It was ordered in large numbers for the Royal Air Force but the war ended before the type could enter squadron service, although two were in France in October 1918.