what is it ? (7)

[Sneer]

keeping off ships
guess what aircraft it is
of course you can also guess ship name

[steveh11Matrix]

Looks like an SE5a?

Steve.

[DuckofTindalos]

Sopwith Pup?

[steveh11Matrix]

Ooh, yes - just noticed what appears to be the rotary engine (definitely not in-line, anyway) so it's not Se5a.

Steve.

[DuckofTindalos]

Plus, I'm almost certain, the Se5a was never flown off a carrier (though I'm VERY willing to be corrected on this). The Sopwith Pup was...

[diesel7013]

Pup off Furious!

[Sneer]

Sopwitch pup is it
but it was not Furious
ship is very tricky here

[DuckofTindalos]

Then I guess it's not Argus either... The Vindictive, maybe?

[CapnDarwin]

It is a Pup, but modified for "carrier" operations. The Lewis gun on the top wing and the struts near the fuselage are not the standard equipment for the ones flown on land. As for the ship I'll go with one of Australian cruisers HMAS Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Australia. Not sure on the boat.

Interesting photo!

[DuckofTindalos]

I'm going to stick with my guess of HMS Vindictive. The photo was taken at Rosyth, Scotland, so it's not that likely that the ship is Australian (I think).

[Desertmole]

It is a Pup off the Pegasus.[:D]