15 July 1914

An airplane intended by Sopwith for the 1914 Circuit of Britain Seaplane race, cancelled due to the approaching war, was completed as a landplane. It was tested by Victor Mahl at Brooklands on 15 July 1914. Powered by a 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape engine, this trim-looking tandem two-seater resembled the Tabloid and the design was developed into the Folder Seaplane.