| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | B7280 |
| Military Code: | B |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sopwith F-1 Camel |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sopwith F-1 Camel |
| Aircraft Version: | Sopwith F-1 Camel |
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| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (closed)Map |
| Country: | Poland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EPKC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego |
| Photo Date: | 6 February 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 439750 |
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This F.1 was built ny Clayton and Shuttleworth in Lincoln and is one of only 5 original examples that have survived. From March 30, 1918, it entered into service and desroyed a total of 11 enemy planes (making it possibly the highest scoring WWI plane still extant). In September, 1918, it was forced down intact behind German lines and captured. The plane then became part of Hermann Göring's pre-WWII collection that formed the Deutsche Luftfahrtsammlung (German Collection of Aircraft). These were evacuated east in 1943 to avoid Allied bombing and eventually became part of this wonderful museum. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 February 2022, and has since been viewed 228 times. |