Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane
Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane, designed for naval use. The first was completed and flying by March 1917. As seen here, it had a nose-mounted Vickers gun and an overwing Lewis gun. It was deployed around the North Sea and on both sides of the English Channel, and could be launched from battleship and battle cruiser main turrets, and from aircraft carriers. Seen here is the prototype 2F Camel, serial no. N5
Picture No
10943549
Media ID
45606361
Size
10047px x 6611px
(5.0MB)
Credit
© Hugh W. Cowin Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph from the Hugh W. Cowin Aviation Collection
Date
circa 1917-1918
