Description
British Sopwith 1½ Strutter WWI Fighter, 1916/17.
The Sopwith 1½ Strutter biplane was the first Allied fighter equipped with a synchronized machine gun. Designed by the Sopwith Aviation Company, Kingston-on-Thames, and known initially as the Sopwith LCT (Land Clerget Tractor), it was renamed “1½ Strutter” after the cabane struts as the distinctive W form was reminiscent of half-struts.
The 1½ Strutter’s first flight was in mid-December 1915, with
































































