Camel

The Sopwith Camel is a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter aircraft that was introduced on the Western Front in 1917. It was developed by the Sopwith Aviation Company as a successor to the Sopwith Pup and became one of the best-known fighter aircraft of the Great War. Pilots flying Camels were credited with downing 1,294 enemy aircraft, more than any other Allied fighter of the conflict. Towards the end of the war, Camels lost their edge as fighters and were also used as a ground-attack aircraft.

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1917 — 1920  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Camel
speed 113 mile per hour, length 18.75 foot, 
land-based fighter biplane, His Majesty's Naval Service, Royal Naval Air Service, Sopwith Aviation Company, Royal Air Force, United States Navy, Royal Flying Corps, 

2F.1, F.1, Hannover CL, NiD 29 C.1, P-12C, S.510, 

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  Camel 2F.1 ⓘ
  carrier-based fighter aircraft version of the Camel

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  Camel F.1 ⓘ
  fighter aircraft, main production version of the Camel

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1920-01-01T00:00:00Z

1917 — 1920 Camel

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1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

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Frameless

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RAF Sopwith Camel

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The Royal Flying Corps on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Q12011

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		Camel 2F.1	Sopwith Camel	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Camel F.1	Sopwith Camel	Wikidata
commons	image		111-SC-14970 - NARA - 55190048		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-24263 - NARA - 55208133		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-24264 - NARA - 55208135		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-24266 - NARA - 55208139		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-24233 - NARA - 55208073		Commons
commons	image		RAF Sopwith Camel		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-24267 - NARA - 55208141		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-24234 - NARA - 55208075		Commons
commons	image		111-SC-24268 - NARA - 55208143		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Flying Corps on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Q12011		Commons