当飞机这种新奇玩意问世之后,使用它对敌舰实施鱼雷攻击,便一直是英国皇家海军追逐的梦想。尽管这一设想在一战爆发之前依旧显得遥不可及,但是当战争开始后,却很快就变成了现实。英国人在战争的第一年里便最早使用水上飞机完成了空投鱼雷的尝试,而到了战争的最后一年,一种专门为此目的设计的陆基飞机也得以装备部队,那就是索普威斯T.1“布谷鸟”式(Cuckoo)单座单发双翼鱼雷轰炸机。 The use of this torpedo attack on an enemy ship after the novelty of the aircraft came to life has been the dream chased by the Royal Navy. Although this idea still seemed out of reach before the outbreak of World War I, the war soon became a reality. In the first year of war, the British were the first to attempt seaplane landing by seaplane. By the end of the war, a land-based aircraft designed for this purpose was also equipped with troops, that is, Thorpe T.1 “Cuckoo” single-seat, single-armed, double-armed torpedo bomber.