Smithsonian Magazine

This World War I Plane Has Two Claims to Fame: It Was One of the Deadliest Fighter Aircraft of Its Time, and It Was Flown by Snoopy

Key takeaway: What is a Sopwith Camel? The Sopwith Camel was a famous fighter aircraft during World War I. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane. On October 10, 1965, Snoopy, clad in aviator ...
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Built to Dogfight

Gifted to the Smithsonian by the Arango Family with gratitude and appreciation. Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Photo by Eric Long. The Sopwith Camel is among the most significant and ...
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The adventures of India’s first fighter pilot

India's first fighter pilot Hardit Singh Malik flew a number of aircraft during the First World War, including the Sopwith Camel.(Getty Images) On 1 June 1912, author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, playing ...
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Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Single-engine, single-seat, British-built World War I biplane fighter; 230 horsepower Bentley B.R.2 engine; Olive drab ...