Sopwith Camel

[BarkhornXX]

Working on a project for the flight sim First Eagles - thi sim includes the following
Camel versions:

Sopwith Camel _110 hp Le Rhone
Sopwith Camel _130 hp Clerget
Sopwith Camel _150 hp Clerget (?)

Does anyone know the approx. Start/End deployment dates and units for these versions?

Thanks in advance.

[StephenLawson]

Originally Posted by BarkhornXX

Working on a project for the flight sim First Eagles - thi sim includes the following
Camel versions:

Sopwith Camel _110 hp Le Rhone
Sopwith Camel _130 hp Clerget
Sopwith Camel _150 hp Clerget (?)

Does anyone know the approx. Start/End deployment dates and units for these versions?

Thanks in advance.

Of the known prototypes, we know that N517 was ready for operations by March 1917. Including the parent firm at least nine companies built production and experimental variations of the Sopwith F.1 totaling about 5,595 airframes. Aside from British units they type saw service with United States, Belgium, Russia and Poland. A little known fact is that the AEF 27th Aero Sqdn was temporarily issued one flight of previously owned LeRhône powered Camels by the British. These machines were flown operationally between June 28 and July 25 1918. The other two flights of the 27th Aero used the Nieuport 28 C.1. Later all machines were turned in for the Spad XIII.

The Clerget & the LeRhône types were built side by side on the factory floor.
By the way it was the Bentley BR.1 that was 150hp. This was for the RNAS. These were chosen not long after the RNAS saw the Clerget Camels test results.

[mustang]

There was also a 140 HP Clerget. This was a high compression version with a 10 MM. longer stroke built by Gwynnes in England.

Mustang

[BarkhornXX]

Great information.



Thanks.