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This site is devoted to providing as complete a record as possible of aircraft operated by the ADF, NZDF & PNGDF.
Included where known are brief summaries of the history and current status of aircraft employed in Australian New Zealand & PNG Military Service.

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AFC Sopwith 7.F1 Snipe
4,5 & 8 Sqns, AFC

 

Sopwith Snipe Image Gallery

 
Aircraft Serial Type Aircraft History
E6145 7F.1 One of 400 Snipes built to contract 35A/436/C303 by Boulton Paul, Norwich.
Served with 8 Sqn, AFC
E6146 7F.1 One of 400 Snipes built to contract 35A/436/C303 by Boulton Paul, Norwich.
Served with 8 Sqn, AFC
E6150 7F.1 One of 400 Snipes built to contract 35A/436/C303 by Boulton Paul, Norwich.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.

Sopwith Snipe E6150 5 Sqn, AFC AWM P08374_001

E6151 7F.1 One of 400 Snipes built to contract 35A/436/C303 by Boulton Paul, Norwich.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.
E6184 7F.1 One of 400 Snipes built to contract 35A/436/C303 by Boulton Paul, Norwich.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E7345 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
Transferred to 70 Sqn, RAF after 4 Sqn AFC disbanded on 28/01/1919.
E7355 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 4 Sqn AFC.
E7358 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 4 Sqn AFC.
E7359 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.
E7375 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.
E7376 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.

Sopwith SnipeE7376Photo via John A Parker

E7377 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 8 Sqn, AFC.

Sopwith Snipe 7F.1 E73778 (Training) Squadron, Leighterton, March, 1919via Mike Mirkovic.  Sopwith Snipe 7F.1 E73778 (Training) Squadron, Leighterton, c.1919via Mike Mirkovic.

E7379 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.
E7379 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.
E7395 7F.1 One of 500 Snipes built to contract 35A/433/C301 by Ruston Proctor, Lincoln.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.

Sopwith SnipeE7395Photo via John A Parker

E8011 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8017 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC
E8021 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8022 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918(One of the second batch six Snipes received by the unit).
E8025 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8038 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 04/10/1918(One of the first batch six Snipes received by the unit).
Took part in 4 Sqn’s first offensive patrol with Snipes 29/10/1919.
E8043 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8050 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 04/10/1918(One of the first batch six Snipes received by the unit).
E8052 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918 (One of the second batch six Snipes received by the unit).
E8056 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918(One of the second batch six Snipes received by the unit).
Coded Z.
As part of the British Army of Occupation, No 4 Squadron was stationed at Bickendorf in Cologne from 7 December 1918 until March 1919.

Sopwith SnipeE80564 Sqn AFC  Bickendorf 1919  via Brendan Cowan

E8057 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8058 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
Coded/marked 8.
As part of the British Army of Occupation, No 4 Squadron was stationed at Bickendorf in Cologne from 7 December 1918 until March 1919.
E8062 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 04/10/1918(One of the first batch six Snipes received by the unit).
Took part in 4 Sqn’s first offensive patrol with Snipes 29/10/1919.
E8063 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 04/10/1918 (One of the first batch six Snipes received by the unit).
Took part in 4 Sqn’s first offensive patrol with Snipes 29/10/1919.
E8064 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8065 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 04/10/1918 (One of the first batch six Snipes received by the unit).
Took part in 4 Sqn’s first offensive patrol with Snipes 29/10/1919.
E8069 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918 (One of the second batch six Snipes received by the unit).
Coded 2.
As part of the British Army of Occupation, No 4 Squadron was stationed at Bickendorf in Cologne from 7 December 1918 until March 1919.

Sopwith Snipe E8069  No 4 Squadron Bickendorf aerodrome. AWM A03954 via Brendan Cowan

E8070 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918 (One of the third batch six Snipes received by the unit to make up the initial strength of 18 Snipes).
E8071 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
First Sopwith Snipe to be fitted with wings modified with a 3 ply nosing.
This had been common practice with SE-5a’s, and the RFC requested that Snipes be similarly reinforced.
This later became production standard.
E8072 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8073 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918 (One of the second batch six Snipes received by the unit).
E8074 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8075 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918 (One of the third batch six Snipes received by the unit to make up the initial strength of 18 Snipes).
E8082 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918 (One of the third batch six Snipes received by the unit to make up the initial strength of 18 Snipes).
Coded .
As part of the British Army of Occupation, No 4 Squadron was stationed at Bickendorf in Cologne from 7 December 1918 until March 1919.

Sopwith SnipeE8082 Bickendorf 1919Photo via Brendan Cowan  Sopwith Snipes E8103 (S) and E8082 (X)4 Sqn AFC Bickendorf 1919  via Brendan Cowan  Sopwith Snipes of No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) lined up in the snow at Bickendorf, Cologne. The aircraft in the foreground is E8082. AWM A03941 via Brendan Cowan

E8088 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 04/10/1918 (One of the first batch six Snipes received by the unit).
E8092 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8094 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8096 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918 (One of the third batch six Snipes received by the unit to make up the initial strength of 18 Snipes).
E8099 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918 (One of the third batch six Snipes received by the unit to make up the initial strength of 18 Snipes).
E8100 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Received by 4 Sqn, AFC from 1 ASD 05/10/1918 (One of the second batch six Snipes received by the unit).
Took part in 4 Sqn’s first offensive patrol with Snipes 29/10/1919.
E8103 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
Coded S

Sopwith Snipes E8103 (S) and E8082 (X)4 Sqn AFC Bickendorf 1919  via Brendan Cowan

E8107 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8117 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8121 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8124 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.
E8138 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.

Sopwith Snipe E8138 5 Sqn, AFC AWM P08374_006

E8142 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC
E8146 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8148 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8157 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8163 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
Transferred to 70 Sqn, RAF after 4 Sqn AFC disbanded on 28/01/1919.
E8164 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8187 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8199 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8205 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8230 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8261 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8263 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
Transferred to 70 Sqn, RAF after 4 Sqn AFC disbanded on 28/01/1919.
E8265 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8277 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8284 7F.1 One of 300 Snipes built to contract 35A/432/C200 by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
E8331 7F.1 One of 100 Snipes built to contract 35A/431/C299 by Portholme Aerodrome of Huntingdon.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.
F2351 7F.1 One of a batch 200 Snipes built by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
Transferred to 70 Sqn, RAF after 4 Sqn AFC disbanded on 28/01/1919.
F2352 7F.1 One of a batch 200 Snipes built by Sopwith.
Served with 5 Sqn, AFC.
F2367 7F.1 One of a batch 200 Snipes built by Sopwith.
Served with 4 Sqn, AFC.
 
Sopwith Snipe No 4 Squadron Bickendorf, Cologne. AWM A03948 via Brendan Cowan  Sopwith Snipe No 4 Squadron Bickendorf, Cologne. AWM B02130 via Brendan Cowan  Sopwith Snipe No 4 Squadron Bickendorf, Cologne. AWM H13877 via Brendan Cowan  Sopwith SnipeBentley BR.2 enginePhoto via John A Parker  Lieutenant S (Dutchie) Howard  4 Sqn, AFC with one of the unit's Sopwith Snipes  AWM P00826_199
 

The Author of this page is Brendan Cowan.

Sources: AWM image P00826.142, AWM image P00826.112, AWM image A03954 and AWM image A03941 as inspected by Garth O'Connell. Australian Military Aircraft 1909-1918, Keith Isaacs, AWM, Men & Machines of the Australian Flying Corps 1914-1919, Charles Schaedel, High Adventure, A.H.Cobby, British Military Aircraft Serials 1911-1979, Bruce Robertson, Air Enthusiast April & June 1974.

Emails: Darren Crick, Brendan Cowan, Garth O'Connell, John A Parker.

Updated 08 September 2014