General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Hooper

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

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Period

The Museum specimen was built in late 1918 and did not serve in First World War. It was purchased by the RCAF in 1924 and used for demonstration flights and as a training airframe. It was loaned to the Canadian War Museum in 1957 then stored and displayed at National Research Centre, Ottawa. It underwent RCAF restoration in 1958–59 and an additional restoration to flying condition in 1966–67. Flown during May and June 1967, it has since remained on display.

Canada

Unknown

Function

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Technical

The Sopwith F.1 Camel was developed to replace the Sopwith Pup. Camels began to enter the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the middle of 1917 and met with immediate success. Although mainly used in western Europe, Camels also served in Italy. Some Camels were assigned to home defence, with the cockpit positioned further back and guns placed on the upper wings. The 2F.1 Camel was produced for the RNAS with more powerful engines and modified armament. A total of 5 490 Camels were built. The name "Camel" was derived from the hump-shaped cover over the machine guns. In order to combat Zeppelins, 2F.1 Camels were flown from barges towed behind destroyers, from platforms on the gun turrets of larger ships as well as from early aircraft carriers. A 2F.1 successfully flew after being dropped from an airship, an experiment testing an airship's ability to carry its own defensive aircraft. An armoured trench-fighting version was flown, but did not go into production. A Canadian pilot, Major W.G. Barker, destroyed 41 enemy aircraft while flying Camels.

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

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Missing

From CA of 02/05/1999 by Mike Irvin: Yes - no, missing plumbing in engine compartment, see eng. #701479.

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

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