Introduced in 1916, the British Sopwith Pup secured air superiority on the Western Front with unmatched maneuverability and a deadly 7.7mm Vickers machine gun. Praised by ace Lt. James McCudden ...

Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning landed a Sopwith Pup biplane on HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney, on 2 August, 1917. It was seen as marking the dawn of aviation from aircraft carriers.