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The fighter that killed more rookies than the enemy

Before many British pilots ever faced a German aircraft, they first had to survive the Sopwith Camel. Introduced during the ...
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Watch how this wooden plane killed its own pilots

The Sopwith Camel became one of the most iconic fighter aircraft of World War I, credited with nearly 1,300 aerial victories ...
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Almost as many pilots died flying this World War I plane in training as in combat

WWI Sopwith Camel fighter donated by Javier Arango on exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Image Credit: Smithsonian's National Air and ...
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Legend of the Skies

World War I made the airplane — a then-recent invention — essential in battle, paving the way for modern military aviation. The British Sopwith Camel was among the most significant aircraft deployed ...