SUBJECTS >> OPERATIONS >> World War I
AIRCRAFT >> FIGHTERS >> Sopwith Camel
Catalog Number:
1993.230
Location:
P-20 CC CONF ROOM 310
Description:
Pfalz D-VIII: Only A Few Of These Small Highly Maneuverable Rotary Engine Fighters Reached German Front Line Jastas In The Fall, 1918. Shown Is One In Paul Baumer's Colors Who Got One When He Returned From The Hospital In September And Used It Until The War Ended. He Survived With D-43 Victories Only To Die In An Airplane Accident In 1927. Sopwith 5f.1 Dolphin: With A Stagger Back Top Wing And A 200 Hp Stationary Engine, The Dolphin Was Different From Previous Sopwith Designs. It Was Also The First Four Gun Fighter. (Pilots Often Removed Two Of Them In The Field). It Was Successful Fighting Fokker D-7s At High Altitudes And Canadian Ace Al Carter Flying One, Downed 30 German Planes, Before Being Shot Down And Made A POW.