Types you’ll see alongside
Aérospatiale Gazelle & Alouette, de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth, Gloster Gladiator, Santos-Dumont Demoiselle & the pioneer replicas, Sopwith Camel.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
Where to see the Sopwith Pup in the UK
The gazetteer records 6 Sopwith Pup airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 5 UK collections, in 4 regions: East of England, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, South East England.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Flying MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Stockbridge | South East England | Sopwith Pup N5195 |
| Fleet Air Arm MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Yeovil | South West England | Sopwith Pup replica N6452 Replica |
| Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 | Shifnal | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Sopwith Pup N5182 |
| Stow Maries Great War AerodromeChecked 2026-10-08 | Chelmsford | East of England | Sopwith Pup replica (dismantled) BAPC.179 Replica |
| The Shuttleworth CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 | Biggleswade | East of England | Sopwith Pup G-EBKY Sopwith Dove replica G-EAGA Replica |
3D model
The Pup in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as G-EBKY, The Shuttleworth Collection’s airworthy Sopwith Pup, built at Kingston in 1920 as a two-seat Sopwith Dove and converted back to Pup standard with an 80 hp Le Rhône rotary, painted as ‘9917’, a Beardmore-built Pup of the Royal Naval Air Service: khaki-green PC10 upper surfaces over clear-doped linen, a bare aluminium cowling and engine panels, roundels above the upper wing, below the lower wing and on the fuselage sides, a blue, white and red rudder, a Vickers gun ahead of the small windscreen and black ‘9917.’ on the rear fuselage, as it is flown from Old Warden. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (988 KB) · Plate 25 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
East of England has 2 collections recording the type.
Type notes
The Sopwith Pup in brief
| Type | Sopwith Pup |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 5 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 6 |
Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.
Aircraft questions
Frequently asked
How many Sopwith Pup airframes are left in the UK?
The Aviation Gazetteer records 6 Sopwith Pup airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most Sopwith Pup airframes?
The Shuttleworth Collection has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.