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Re: Photo Sopwith
Col
Without a serial number I think you will be hard pushed to identify this one.
The Naval Air Service designated the Monosoupape engined tractor biplane/seaplanes both as Schneider and Baby.
I don't know why they (Sopwith?) changed name specifically on contract C.P.48013/15 and in spite of using both engines (also the Clerget one) they still were known by the name Baby in the batch 8118 - 8217. All earlier M-engined aircraft were known as Schneiders.
However you are correct, they were never known as Tabloids. That name was only used by the RFC.
Cheers
Stig
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