1915 SOPWITH BABY BRITISH NAVAL AIRCRAFT - Official British Photograph - RARE

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1915 SOPWITH BABY BRITISH NAVAL AIRCRAFT - Official British Photograph - RARE
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Two Original Photographs of the Sopwith Baby British Naval Aircraft:
4" X 5-1/4" Just constructed coming out of the hanger.
6" X 8" Official British Naval Photograph (Has light, but visible stamp in top right corner) Issued by The Associated Illustration Agencies, Ltd.  The pilot of the British seaplane which is in need of assistance releasing carrier-pigeons bearing messages for help.  At least two pigeons are carried on each seaplane, so that messages may be sent in duplicate.
The Baby was a development of the two-seat Sopwith Schneider.  Although the Schneider had won the Schneider trophy in 1914, the RNAS did not place a formal order until January, 1915.  The production version of the Baby differed little from the Schneider Trophy winner.
The Baby was also built by Blackburn Aircraft, Fairey, and Parnall in the United Kingdom.  In Italy licensed manufacture was undertaken by SA Aeronautica Gio Ansaldo of Turin.
Altogether, about 700 Babys were built.
The Baby was used as a shipborne scout and bomber aircraft operating from larger ships such as seaplane carriers and cruisers, and smaller vessels such as naval trawlers and minelayers.  It was even considered for operation from submarines.  The main role of the Baby was to intercept German Zeppelin raids as far from Britain as possible.
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