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    Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe

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    This is taken from a photograph in the Australian War Memorial collection of a line up of B Flight Sopwith Snipes of 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps at Bickendorff, Cologne in Germany. The photograph shows the B Flight aircraft, "8", "6" and "4". Gordon Branch's research into the squadrons period with Snipe's places this E8058 with 8 operational flights and 3 non operational, the aircraft completing 15.55 hours of service time. The common pilot in this aircraft was Lieutenant Ryrie.