WW1 ROYAL FLYING CORPS (RFC) DECORATIVE SOPWITH PUP PROPELLOR PIECE
HISTORY
The Sopwith Pup is a British single-seater bi-plane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good manoeuvrability, the aircraft proved very successful. The Pup was eventually outclassed by newer German fighters, but it was not completely replaced on the Western Front until the end of 1917. The remaining Pups were relegated to Home Defence and training units. The Pup's docile flying characteristics also made it ideal for use in aircraft carrier deck landing and takeoff experiments and training.
ITEM DESCRIPTION
This is one for the aviation collector, a piece of a Sopwith Pup propellor has been made into a picture frame which houses a period water paint picture of a Sopwith Pup in flight with the traditional pilots scarf blowing in the wind. The writing on the back is period original to the piece and dates it at 1917.