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Roden 040 Sopwith Camel F1 ''William Georg Barker'' 1:72

Hundreds of types of aeroplane took part in the battles over the fronts of World War One but only two deserved to be called the 'best of the best'. The first is the best fighter Germany produced in WWI, the Fokker D.VII, and the second, the most famous and most successful Allied plane, the Sopwith F.1 Camel. Each of these two aircraft became a legend. The war came to an end, and yet in the years which followed the fame of these two planes became even greater.
During mid-1916 the Sopwith Pup was the most modern RFC fighter. This aircraft had a reasonable performance but its main deficiency was its limited armament which consisted of a single Vickers machine gun. At this time, new German fighters were already being equipped with two machine guns. The Royal Aircraft Factory (R.A.F.) was the first to implement Air Ministry demands, which urgently called for twin machine gun fighters. This machine, the S.E.5, soon became another Allied legend when the R.A.F. modified it into the S.E.5a. Thomas Sopwith's company decided to improve the successful Pup design.
The prototype of the new fighter appeared on December 22, 1916. At first sight it was very similar to the Pup, but it was in fact a new design. Two synchronized Vickers machine guns, a powerful 110h.p. Clerget 9Z engine, an upper wing without dihedral and a distinctive 'hump' between the engine cowling and cockpit - all of these features created the distinctive look of the new fighter. An apparently simple design, this aircraft became forever established in world aviation history with the short and appropriate name Camel. Of course, its resemblance to a real camel was minimal, but its 'hump' left no choice for any other name.
The first few planes were sent to France for combat evaluation in March 1918 but soon a couple of shortcomings were discovered, which were corrected in the next few weeks. No. 70 Sqn RFC was the first unit to be re-equipped from the obsolete 1½ Strutters to the new type in July 1917. By the end of Summer yet more units had been re-equipped with Camels and when its advantages over other types became clear, no less than nine subcontractors were asked to contribute to its mass production.
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