Boulton Paul Bobolink

The Boulton & Paul P.3 Bobolink was a World War I British single-engined single-seat fighter aircraft.

The British Air Ministry requested proposals to replace the Sopwith Camel.

The prototype first flew in early 1918, undergoing official trials in March of that year.

[1] The Bobolink had two-bay biplane wings and was powered by the same Bentley BR2 rotary engine as used by the competing Sopwith Snipe.

These were fitted behind the pilot and separated by a sheet of armour, allowing an individual tank to be jettisoned in the event of a fire.