Sopwith Baby

19 March 2001, 06:18 AM

Hi folks

I would like to know a little more about the Sopwith Baby N1019, christened "PHYLLIS". Is it true that the plane was flown by the scottish ace Ronald Graham ? Does anybody know anything about it ?? And why "PHYLLIS" (his mother, girlfriend,...) ?

Thank you all

Thanks in advance

Graeme · 19 March 2001, 10:54 AM

Baby N1019 was flown by Flt Lt Graham on 19 June 1917 when he claimed to have driven down a seaplane 10 miles NNE of Nieuport. Some sources give this as Graham's first victory and

Above The Trenches gives this as being over Vizeflugmeister W Dyck (Casualties of the German Air Service gives the name as Ltn d R Walter Dyck) of Seeflug II who died of his wounds.

20 March 2001, 12:43 AM

Hi Graeme,

thanks a lot for your information.