Sopwith 1 ½ Strutter by Ivan Berryman. (B) PER345 exhausted though the latter were

exhausted though the latter were by the long retreat from Mons

Sopwith Camels of 45 Sqn

Robert Taylor pays tribute to this courageous and skilled group of flyers with his new painting Duel in the Dark

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain - or Dakota

Sopwith 1 ½ Strutter by Ivan Berryman. (B) PER345 exhausted though the latter wereDHM1737B. Sopwith 1 Strutter by Ivan Berryman. The potential value of aircraft at sea had been proven as early as the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and many experiments were undertaken to provide all significant warships with their own aircraft for spotting and reconnaissance purposes. One solution widely adopted was the fitting of flying off platforms to the main guns, as demonstrated here, as a Sopwith 1 strutter is launched from HMS Warspite in 1919.