Don’t let its size fool you—the Sopwith Pup was one of the most agile and effective fighters of World War I. Armed with a single 7.7mm Vickers machine gun, this lightweight aircraft delivered deadly ...

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.