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AIRCRAFT >> FIGHTERS >> Sopwith Camel
Catalog Number:
1993.167
Location:
400 Army Navy, Dr. (Rm. 226) 703-669-5666
Description:
1917 - Sopwith Baby Schneider Seaplane - England. Flying from the HMS Ben-My-Chree Seaplane carrier in the eastern Mediterranean, a Sopwith Baby Schneider seaplane drops two 65 pound bombs on a Turkish trawler in the area. Depicted in this painting is one of Commander Samson's pilots from Squadron No. 3, RNAS.
