Sopwith Snipe

7F.1 Snipe
A Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe replica
Role	Fighter Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Sopwith Aviation Company
Designer	Herbert Smith
First flight	October 1917
Introduction	1918
Primary users	Royal Air Force Australian Flying Corps Canadian Air Force
Number built	497
Variants	Sopwith Salamander Sopwith Dragon

The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron service a few weeks before the end of the conflict, in late 1918.

The Snipe was not a fast aircraft by the standards of its time, but its excellent climb and manoeuvrability made it a good match for contemporary German fighters.

It was selected as the standard postwar single-seat RAF fighter and the last examples were not retired until 1926.