India, Oct. 28 -- The Westland Wapiti was a British two seat general purpose military single engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A. First flying in 1927, the Wapiti entered service with the RAF in 1928, and remained in production until 1932, a total of 565 being built. It equipped twenty squadrons of the RAF, both overseas (particularly in India and Iraq) and at home, remaining in RAF service until 1940, also being used by the Air Forces of Australia, Canada, South Africa and India. The Wapiti is named for the Wapiti, also known as elk, one of the largest species of the deer family and one of the largest land mammals in North America and eastern Asia. In 1927, the Briti...