Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The Sopwith Camel was a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter aircraft. It was introduced on the Western Front in 1917. It was one of the best known fighter aircraft of the Great War, and was quite maneuverable and successful, although it was also difficult to fly.

SOURCE:
Wikipedia, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_Camel, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened.


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"Sopwith Camel Run Old Warden 22 September 2012" by Oldwardenman, youtube.com/watch?v=LzqswhHF12E, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
"Sopwith Camel fires up its engine" by scribex, youtube.com/watch?v=vx8SgJTQh34, License CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
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