[WWI] Animal names, was Lack of List Activity

[Douglas Anderson]

I do realise that they are very different aircraft; the 1-1/2 Strutter predating the Pup. I always though, and in most books I have read, the Pup got its name because it was s stable mate of teh 1-1/2 Strutter, but very much smaller.

Thayer Syme <thayers at flyrc.com> wrote:  At 05:43 AM 8/29/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>This is true. But during the Great War it would appear that 
>originally the naming came about as nick-names; Pup being the 
>diminutive of 1-1/2 Strutter

Douglas,

I think you want to revise this statement. The Pup and 1-1/2 are 
decidedly different a/c.

See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_Pup
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_1%C2%BD_Strutter

Thayer
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