H12041
Photograph H12041 First World War, 1914-1918"THE AEROPLANE IN POSITION" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG294) [SOPWITH CAMEL ATTACHED TO BRITISH AIRSHIP R.23. SEE H12040, H12042, H12208]

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"HOW PETROL WAS SAVED" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG258) [SOPWITH CAMEL ON LIGHTER UNDER TOW. SEE H12204 AND H12009]
"THE AEROPLANE IN POSITION" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG294) [SOPWITH CAMEL ATTACHED TO BRITISH AIRSHIP R.23. SEE H12040, H12042, H12208]

"DROPPING OFF" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG293) [FRONT VIEW OF SOPWITH CAMEL DROPPING OFF AIRSHIP R.23. SEE H12041-42 AND H12208]

"TOWED AT 36 KNOTS" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG257) [SOPWITH CAMEL ON LIGHTER BEING TOWED BY A SHIP. THE LIGHTERS ENABLED THE CAMELS TO BE BROUGHT INTO ACTION AGAINST GERMAN ZEPPELINS WHICH WOULD
"LOOPING FOR IVY" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PGG220) [SOPWITH CAMEL UPSIDE DOWN IN A LOOP]
"NOT AN ACCIDENT" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG182) [TEST OF SOPWITH CAMEL WITH HYDROVANE DITCHING GEAR. NOTE "O" BEHIND FUSELAGE COCKADE AND "Z" ON FIN]

"A CAMEL WITHOUT A HUMP" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG186) [SOPWITH 2F1 CAMEL TAKING OFF FROM A SHIP. THE CAMEL DERIVED ITS NAME FROM THE HUMP OVER THE TWIN MACHINE GUNS MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD FUSEL
