Aircraft Photo of N6812 | Sopwith Camel 2F-1 | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #273148
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N6812
Aircraft Original Type:Sopwith F-1 Camel
Aircraft Generic Type:Sopwith F-1 Camel
Aircraft Version:Sopwith Camel 2F-1
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location
City / Area:London / Imperial War Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Imperial War Museum London
 
Photo Date:21 June 2011
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 273148
Photo Comment

On display at IWM London. The 2F.1 was designed for shipboard use. Less than 300 of this Camel variant were built, and most were powered by the 150hp Bentley BR.1 engine. It had a two-piece fuselage for stowage aboard ships, and can be distinguished by slim steel centre-section struts. Typically flown off gun turrets, early aircraft carriers and even towed barges, this Camel piloted by Lt. Culley destroyed Zeppelin LZ-100 on Aug. 11, 1918.

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