SOPWITH CAMEL. KING OF COMBAT
1988
As the most successful fighter of any nation in the air war of 1914-18, the Sopwith Camel's legendary exploits are described in full detail, tracing its origins and operational career in war and peace. The text is suppon;ed by a unique collection of 250 photographs, with comprehensive appendices detailing production batches, rebuilt aircraft, rigging notes, Camel ‘aces’, variants, Service uses, presentation Camels, unit combat victories, individual unit serials, and other facets; all combining to present the most detailed reference to be published to date and a worthy tribute to one of the truly great aircraft in aviation annals. Chaz Bowyer completed 26 years regular service in the Royal Air Force before retiring to become a full-time professional aviation history author, researcher and consultant. Since then he has established himself as one of the foremost authors in th field with more than forty books on the subject as well as contributing hundreds of feature articles to magazines.
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SIGNED SIR WILLIAM DICKINSON , MARSHALL RAF