Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane on HMS Tiger X turret
Sopwith 2F Camel fighter plane, designed for naval use. The first was completed and flying by March 1917. 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 a side view of serial no. N 6797 on its launching platform on the battle cruiser HMS Tiger's X turret
Picture No
10943550
Media ID
45606404
Size
10102px x 7127px
(6.2MB)
Credit
© Hugh W. Cowin Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph from the Hugh W. Cowin Aviation Collection
Date
circa 1917-1918
