Sopwith

/ ˈsɒpwɪθ /

noun

1. SopwithSir Thomas Octave Murdoch18881989MBritishTECHNOLOGY: aircraft designer Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch. 1888–1989, British aircraft designer, who built the Sopwith Camel biplane used during World War I. He was chairman (1935–63) of the Hawker Siddeley Group, which developed the Hurricane fighter

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The Sopwith was one of the first triplanes to be used for bombing and general service over the lines.

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First as aviator, and then as designer, Sopwith has done much useful work in aviation.

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The gentleman was Mr. Sopwith, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, a civil and mining engineer.

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Many years after he and Mrs. Sopwith came and saw me at Naples, which gave me much pleasure.

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Two Sopwith Scouts: 80 Gnome engines; very old and can't be used owing to weakness of engine mounting.

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