Sopwith Camel Biplane

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $13.95
Original Price: $19.95

Stock #:687009
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
Publisher: The Alphalsa Publishing Co., Ltd
Condition: Writing
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Additional Details:
Originally brought out towards the end of 1916 and one of the best known of British single seater fighting machines. The "Camel" was the first of its type to be fitted with two machine guns firing forward in synchronism with the engine and airscrew. With a rotary BRI engine of 150 hp the "Camel" attained a speed of 113 mph at a height of 10,000 feet.

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