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The Sopwith Wallaby was a British single-engined long-range biplane built during 1919 by Sopwith Aviation Company at Kingston upon Thames.
Wallaby | |
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Sopwith Wallaby G-EAKS, side view | |
Role | Long-range transport biplane |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Sopwith Aviation Company |
First flight | 1919 |
Retired | 17 April 1920 |
Status | crashed, rebuilt as 8-seater transport |
Primary user | Australian Aerial Services |
Number built | 1 |
The Wallaby was designed to compete in an Australian government £10,000 prize for an England to Australia flight. It was a single-engined biplane powered by a Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engine. It had an open cockpit with two seats that could be retracted inside the enclosed cabin.
The Wallaby registered G-EAKS departed Hounslow on 21 October 1919 for Australia. On 17 April 1920 it crashed on the island of Bali in the Dutch East Indies. It was shipped to Australia and re-built as an 8-seater transport and was used by Australian Aerial Services.
Data from Sopwith—The Man and his Aircraft[1]
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