The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
DETAIL OF A SOPWITH F1 CAMEL SCOUT AIRCRAFT. NOTE THE MACHINE GUN MOUNTED ABOVE THE COWLING. CAMELS WERE USED EXTENSIVELY OVER THE WESTERN FRONT AND THE MIDDLE EAST DURING WORLD WAR I (FROM 1917).
CAPTURED GERMAN ALBATROS D3 SCOUT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE INTERWING STRUT DESIGN, THESE AIRCRAFT WERE KNOWN AS "VEE-STRUTTERS", AND WERE USED TO GREAT EFFECT BY THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1917
CAPTURED GERMAN ALBATROS D3 SCOUT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE INTERWING STRUT DESIGN, THESE AIRCRAFT WERE KNOWN AS "VEE-STRUTTERS", AND WERE USED TO GREAT EFFECT BY THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1917
A CAPTURED GERMAN ALBATROS D3 SCOUT AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE INTERWING STRUT DESIGN, THESE AIRCRAFT WERE CALLED "VEE-STRUTTERS", AND WERE USED TO GREAT EFFECT BY THE GERMANS OVER THE WESTERN FRONT IN 1917
MIDDLE EAST. 1917. A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FLYING CORPS (RFC) IN THE COCKPIT OF A BRISTOL M1 AIRCRAFT, SHOWING THE MACHINE GUN MOUNTED IN THE FRONT. (DONOR S. CLEREHAN)
The pilot's view from a Sopwith Camel aircraft, a type of fighting scout machine much in use by the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) . Note 'A' on starboard upper wing panel. See Cobby's 'High Adventure'
A BRITISH ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE SOPWITH PUP AIRCRAFT. SOPWITH AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING THIS ONE, PIONEERED THE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FROM THE DECKS OF SHIPS. THEY OPERATED FROM THE CONVERTED CRUISER HMS
