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Dolphin (Canadian: 30 )

Sopwith Dolphin

Source Kestrel Publications

The Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin was a British fighter aircraft manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It was used by the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, during the First World War. The Dolphin entered service on the Western Front in early 1918 and proved to be a formidable fighter. The aircraft was not retained in the postwar inventory and was retired shortly after the war.

No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, which operated Dolphins along with S.E.5as, Sopwith Snipes, and captured Fokker D.VIIs, was disbanded on 28 January 1920. Although retired from Canadian Air Force service, a small number of Dolphins were sent back to Canada. Wikipedia

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General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

Kestrek Publications CAF Sopwith Dolphin Serials - Kestrel Publications

last update: 2021-12-31 19:10:07

Dolphin

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last update: 2025-February-05

Dolphin B 6871

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B 6871

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-February-26 MIA RFC Lieutenant John Lawrie McLintock 2022-07-10

Dolphin C 3803

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C 3803

5F.1

Known Squadron Assignments: ;91

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-July-26 KIFA RAF Second-Lieutenant William John Cox 2023-01-31

Dolphin C 3807

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C 3807

5F.1

Known Squadron Assignments: ;23

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-May-20 KIA RAF Lieutenant Carleton Aquilla Crysler 2024-03-16

Dolphin C 3824

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C 3824

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last update: 2025-February-05

Dolphin C 3841

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C 3841

5F.1

Known Squadron Assignments: ;19

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-May-07 KIFA RAF Second-Lieutenant William Gordon Brown 2024-11-22

Dolphin C 3845

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C 3845

5F.1

Known Squadron Assignments: ;85

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-April-08 KIFA RAF Lieutenant John Randolph Stacey 2022-12-05

Dolphin C 3902

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C 3902

5F.1

Known Squadron Assignments: ;19

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-August-13 KIFA RAF Second-Lieutenant William George Lance 2024-03-16

Dolphin C 4130

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C 4130

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last update: 2025-February-05

Dolphin C 4149

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C 4149

5F.1

Known Squadron Assignments: ;23

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-May-08 KIFA RAF Lieutenant Victor Reginald Pauline 2023-12-17

Dolphin C 4156

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C 4156

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last update: 2025-February-05

Dolphin C 4163

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C 4163

5F.1

Known Squadron Assignments: ;87

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-September-03 KIA RAF Second-Lieutenant Frank Willard Ferguson 2024-02-07

Dolphin C 8023

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C 8023

Sopwith

Known Squadron Assignments: ;81

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-May-18 KIFA RAF Lieutenant George Stanley Tunstall 2022-05-04

Dolphin C 8127

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C 8127

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-November-03 RAF Second-Lieutenant Walter Shorrock 2022-04-15

Dolphin C 8128

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C 8128

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-July-23 KIFA RAF Lieutenant Benson Charles Fox 2023-02-23

Dolphin C 8602

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C 8602

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-April-07 KIFA RAF Lieutenant Arthur Lorne Simpson 2023-03-02

Dolphin D 3585

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D 3585

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-November-27 KIFA RAF Lieutenant Noble Alexander Weir 2023-09-21

Dolphin D 3669

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D 3669

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-July Survived RAF Captain Arthur Bradfield Fairclough Military Cross 2023-02-13

Dolphin D 3715

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D 3715

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-August-06 Survived RAF Captain Harold Albert 'Pete' White Distinguished Flying Cross 2022-11-24

Dolphin D 3773

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D 3773

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-August-12 KIFA RAF Second-Lieutenant Roy Wesley Kerr 2023-05-15

Dolphin D 5220

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D 5220

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-August-31 Survived RAF Captain Frederick Joseph Stevenson DFC 2022-05-16

Dolphin D 5236

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D 5236

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last update: 2025-February-05

unkown date Survived RAF Air Commodore Roger Amedee Del'Haye DFC, Belgian Crois de Guerre 2023-07-03

Dolphin E 4428

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E 4428

Sopwith

Known Squadron Assignments: ;93

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-July-05 KIFA RAF Second-Lieutenant Richard Laurence Cotter Barwick 2024-11-09

Dolphin E 4432

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E 4432

Sopwith

Known Squadron Assignments: ;19

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-August-11 KIA RAF Captain Gordon Budd Irving DFC, MiD 2023-09-26

Dolphin E 4434

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E 4434

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-August-14 KIA RAF Lieutenant Richard Alexander 'Bill' Hewat 2023-09-26

Dolphin E 4437

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E 4437

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-July-25 KIFA RAF Second-Lieutenant John David Dunbar 2024-10-29

Dolphin E 4447

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E 4447

Known Squadron Assignments: ;91

last update: 2025-February-05

1918-July-27 KIFA RAF Lieutenant George Arthur Lipsett 2022-11-13

Dolphin E 4712

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E 4712

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last update: 2025-February-05

unkown date Survived RAF Captain John Harry McNeany DFC 2022-04-15

Dolphin E 4713

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E 4713

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last update: 2025-February-05

1918-September-27 Survived RAF Lieutenant Lewis Hector 'Hec' Ray 2023-04-02

Dolphin F 7048

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F 7048

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last update: 2025-February-05

1919-February-10 KIFA RAF 2nd Lieutenant Chester Frank Yokum 2023-08-07

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