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| Sopwith
5F1 Dolphin |
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Captain
GEH McElroy
No. 21 Sqn RAF
Source: via LA Rogers
Image: © R. N. Pearson |
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| With 20 victories, American Frederick
Gillet scored more victories with the
Sopwith Dolphin than any other ace. |
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| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Country: |
Great Britain |
| Manufacturer: |
Sopwith Aviation Company |
| Type: |
Fighter |
| First
Service: |
1918 |
| Number
Built: |
1532 |
| Engine(s): |
Hispano-Suiza 8E, liquid cooled,
200 hp |
| Wing Span: |
32 ft 6 in |
| Length: |
22 ft 3 in |
| Height: |
8 ft 6 in |
| Empty
Weight: |
1782 lb |
| Gross
Weight: |
2430 lb |
| Max Speed: |
128 mph |
| Ceiling: |
20,997 ft |
| Endurance: |
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| Crew: |
1 |
| Armament: |
2 Vickers machine guns
2 Lewis machine guns |
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