Next in our new video series is behind the scenes footage of the Sopwith Dolphin 5FI aircraft build. The Dolphin underwent conservation work at Cosford before being transported by road to the RAF Museum London and reassembled by our team of Technicians and Apprentices. The Dolphin's unusual wing layout with its 'backwards stagger' was designed to provide the pilot with excellent all round visibility. This was achieved by placing the upper wings low on top of the fuselage, the pilot being positio

Sopwith Dolphin at The Royal Air Force Museum London. An unusual design, the Dolphin proved very capable in combat but was soon retired after the armistice. #ww1 #sopwith #dolphin #greatwar #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

70K views · 1.5K reactions | The heavily armed Sopwith Dolphin, with her two Vickers MGs and two Lewis guns. #ww1 #ww1history #greatwar #sopwith #dolphin | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook

2.9K views · 82 reactions | The Sopwith Dolphin was unusual in employing ‘forward stagger’, i.e. the lower leading edge was forward of the upper one. The reverse was true for the majority of biplanes at the time. #WW1 #ww1history #sopwith #dolphin #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook