Editing Sopwith 1½ Strutter (section)

{{Short description|British WW1 biplane fighter, bomber and reconnaissance aircraft}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2018}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
|image=RAF_Sopwith_1_1-2_Strutter.jpg
|name=Sopwith {{frac|1|1|2}} Strutter
|type=[[Biplane]] general purpose aircraft
|manufacturer=[[Sopwith Aviation Company]]
|national_origin=United Kingdom
|number_built=4,500 France<br />1,439 Great Britain
|first_flight = December 1915
|introduction = April 1916
|primary_user = [[Royal Naval Air Service]]
|more_users = [[Royal Flying Corps]]<br />{{lang|fr|[[History of the Armée de l'Air (1909-1942)|Aéronautique Militaire]]}}
}}
The '''Sopwith {{frac|1|1|2}} Strutter''' is a British single- or two-seat [[Multirole combat aircraft|multi-role]] [[biplane]] [[aircraft]] of the [[First World War]].<ref name="bomber-40">Lake 2002, p. 40.</ref>  It was the first British two-seat [[tractor configuration|tractor]] fighter and the first British aircraft to enter service with a [[Synchronization gear|synchronised]] [[machine gun]]. It was given the name {{frac|1|1|2}} Strutter because of the long and short [[cabane struts]] that supported the top wing. The type was operated by both British air services and was in widespread but lacklustre service with the French {{lang|fr|[[History of the Armée de l'Air (1909-1942)|Aéronautique Militaire]]}}.