I'm sure some of you will have seen this before, but for those of you who haven't come across it - very worth watching smile


Sir Thomas Sopwith himself, interviewed at the age of 96 - still sharp as a tack, and with quite some stories to tell!



Lots of neat snippets from him - the WWI portion is actually quite short but it's interesting to see him largely agree with the popular perceptions of the Pup and the Camel as aircraft.
Also, his final answer, to "what do you most attribute your success to?" definitely encapsulates the spirit of aviators of the time in general, and is probably something that those of us who've "fought" in his machines in WOFF can relate to yep


If you're having trim problems, I feel bad for you son
I got ninety-nine problems, but my pitch ain't one...