Editing Sopwith Camel (section)

==Surviving aircraft==
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[[File:Sopwith Camel 1.jpg|thumb|Sopwith Camel at the [[Royal Air Force Museum]]]]
There are eight known original Sopwith Camels extant:<ref>{{cite web |url= http://demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=299 |title=Sopwith Camel |work=Demobbed – Out of Service British Military Aircraft |year=2015 |access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref>
* B5747 – F.1 on static display at the [[Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History]] in Brussels.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Sopwith Camel, s/n B5747 RAF|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=16677|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
* B6291 – F.1 on display at the [[National Air and Space Museum]]'s [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]] in [[Chantilly, Virginia]]. After being discovered in the 1960s by Desmond St. Cyrien, the aircraft was restored through the 1980s, with the restoration being completed by Tony Ditheridge at AJD Engineering in the United Kingdom, first flying in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Aircraft on Display at NASM's Udvar-Hazy Center |url=http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/new-aircraft-on-display-at-nasms-udvar-hazy-center.html |website=Warbirds News |date=27 December 2017}}</ref> From 2005 the aircraft was part of the Javier Arango Collection in [[Paso Robles, California]] and was donated to the NASM on Arango's death in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Glenshaw |first1=Paul |title=Javier Arango's Extraordinary Gifts |url=https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/javier-arango-extraordinary-gifts-180970368/ |website=Air & Space Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
* B7280 – F.1 on static display at the [[Polish Aviation Museum]] in Kraków, Lesser Poland. The aircraft was built in [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] by [[Clayton & Shuttleworth]]. On 5 September 1918, when being flown by Captain [[Herbert A. Patey]] of [[No. 210 Squadron RAF]] over Belgium, it was shot down by [[Ludwig Beckmann]] of ''[[Jasta 56]]''. Patey survived and was taken prisoner. The Germans repaired the aircraft and flew it until the end of the war. It was then taken to Berlin and exhibited at the Deutsche Luftfahrt Sammlung (German Aviation Collection). During World War II it was moved to Poland for safekeeping, and put into storage. Restoration began in 2007 and was completed by 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aeroplane: Sopwith F.1 Camel|url=http://www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl/zbiory_sz.php?ido=11&w=a|website=Polish Aviation Museum|publisher=NeoServer|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lincoln-built Sopwith Camel from the First World War is restored to its former glory|url=http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/lincoln-built-icon-world-war-restored-glory/story-11223827-detail/story.html|access-date=12 May 2017|work=LincolnshireLive|publisher=Local World|date=22 July 2010}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* C8228 – F.1 on static display at the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Sopwtih Camel |url= http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=sopwith_camel|website= National Naval Aviation Museum |publisher= Naval Aviation Museum Foundation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aircraft A5658 Data|url=http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/A5658.html|website=Airport-Data.com|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
* F6314 – F.1 on static display at the [[Royal Air Force Museum London]] in London. It was built by [[Boulton & Paul]] and is painted to represent an aircraft coded ''B'' of [[No. 65 Squadron RAF]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sopwith F1 Camel|url=http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/sopwith-f1-camel|website=Royal Air Force Museum|publisher=Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Simpson|first1=Andrew|title=INDIVIDUAL HISTORY [F6314]|url=http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/74-A-18-Sopwith-Camel.pdf|website=Royal Air Force Museum|access-date=12 May 2017|date=2015}}</ref>
* N6812 – 2F.1 on static display at the [[Imperial War Museum]] in London. It was built by [[William Beardmore and Company|William Beardmore]] and was flown by Flight Sub-Lieutenant Stuart Culley on 11 August 1918 when he shot down [[Zeppelin LZ 100]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sopwith Camel|url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/70000220|website=Imperial War Museums|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Ellis148">Ellis 2008, p. 148.</ref>
* N8156 – 2F.1 on static display at the [[Canada Aviation and Space Museum]] in Ottawa, Ontario. Manufactured in 1918 by Hooper and Company Limited, it was purchased by the RCAF in 1925 and last flew in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|title=SOPWITH 2F.1 SHIP CAMEL|url=http://casmuseum.techno-science.ca/en/collection-research/artifact-sopwith-camel-2f1-ship-camel.php|website=Canada Aviation and Space Museum|publisher=Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=22 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722052651/http://casmuseum.techno-science.ca/en/collection-research/artifact-sopwith-camel-2f1-ship-camel.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ZK-SDL – F.1 airworthy in New Zealand with The Vintage Aviator Ltd (TVAL)<ref>{{cite web |title= Sopwith Camel F.1 3|url=https://www.aviation.govt.nz/aircraft/aircraft-registration/aircraft-register-search/querymark?Mark=SDL |website=[[Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand]] |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> and painted as B5663. It was previously displayed in the Aerospace Education Center in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], until it closed in December 2010, and the aircraft was sold to help pay debts. The Camel was sold to TVAL and restored to flying condition.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Oman|first1=Noel|title=History Takes Flight: Vintage aircraft sold to pay center's bills|url=http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2011/mar/16/history-takes-flight-vintage-aircraft-sol-20110316|access-date=12 May 2017|work=Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette|publisher=Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC.|date=16 March 2011}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2017}} It was previously registered as N6254.<ref>{{cite web|title=FAA Registry [N6254]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6254|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>

===Reproductions===
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[[File:Sopwith F-1 Camel USAF.jpg|thumb|Replica of Camel F.1 flown by Lt. George Vaughn Jr., 17th Aero Squadron at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force|USAF Museum]]]]
* Replica – F.1 airworthy in Oliver BC Canada, operated as C-FGHT by the Royal Flying Corps School of Aerial Fighting Ltd. Built from Replicraft plans by Rolland Carlson in Wi.Powered by a Warner Super Scarab 165&nbsp;hp engine.
* Replica – Type T.57 on static display at the [[Fleet Air Arm Museum]] at [[RNAS Yeovilton]] near [[Yeovil, Somerset]]. It was built in 1969 [[Slingsby Aviation|Slingsby]] for use in a [[Biggles]] film. It has a Warner Scarab engine installed and is painted as ''B6401''.<ref>Jackson 1988, p. 349.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sopwith Camel (replica) (B6401)|url=http://www.fleetairarm.com/exhibit/Sopwith-Camel-replica-B6401/6-30-3.aspx|website=Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum|publisher=Fleet Air Arm Museum|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 on static display at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]] in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. This aircraft was built by museum personnel from original First World War factory drawings and was completed in 1974. It is painted and marked as the Camel flown by [[George Augustus Vaughn Jr.|Lt. George A. Vaughn Jr.]] while flying with the [[17th Aero Squadron]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sopwith F-1 Camel|url=https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/197401/sopwith-f-1-camel/|website=National Museum of the US Air Force|access-date=12 May 2017|date=17 July 2015}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 airworthy at the [[Cavanaugh Flight Museum]], formerly in [[Addison, Texas]]. It was built by Dick Day from original factory drawings. The aircraft is fitted with original instruments, machine guns and an original Gnome rotary engine. It is painted in the scheme of the World War I flying ace Captain Arthur [[Roy Brown (RAF officer)]], a Canadian who flew with the Royal Air Force.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aircraft|url=http://www.cavflight.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=119|website=Cavanaugh Flight Museum|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA Registry [N86678]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=86678|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref> The museum closed indefinitely on 1 January 2024 and announced that its aircraft would be relocated to [[North Texas Regional Airport]] in [[Denison, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Cole |date=1 January 2024 |title=Historic Addison flight museum announces closure |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/addison-texas-cavanaugh-flight-museum-closing/287-85fe72cf-3131-4919-88ed-e92d8cfa30c0 |work=WFAA |location=Dallas, Texas |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 on display at the [[Brooklands Museum]] in [[Weybridge, Surrey]]. It was built in 1977 by Viv Bellamy at Lands End, as a flyable reproduction for Leisure Sport Ltd. Painted to represent ''B7270'' of 209 Squadron, RAF, the machine which Captain Roy Brown flew when officially credited with shooting down [[Baron Manfred von Richthofen]], it has a Clerget rotary engine of 1916 and was registered as G-BFCZ until 2003. First displayed at the museum in January 1988 for Sir [[Thomas Sopwith]]'s 100th birthday celebrations, it was purchased by the museum later that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sopwith Camel F1 (replica)|url=http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/explore/our-collection/aircraft/sopwith-camel-f1-replica|website=Brooklands Museum|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|title=GINFO Search Results [G-BFCZ]|url=https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=BFCZ|website=Civil Aviation Authority|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2017}}
* Replica – B6299 at the [[Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome]] in [[Red Hook, New York]]. It was completed in 1992 with a 160&nbsp;hp [[Gnome Monosoupape]] model 9N rotary, built by Nathaniel deFlavia and Cole Palen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sopwith Camel|url=http://oldrhinebeck.org/sopwith-camel|website=Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220095820/http://oldrhinebeck.org/sopwith-camel|archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FAA Registry [N7157Q]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7157Q|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref> It replaced one of the Dick Day-built and -flown Camel reproductions formerly flown at Old Rhinebeck by Mr. Day in their weekend vintage airshows, which had left the Aerodrome's collection some years earlier.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
* Replica – F.1 airworthy with the Javier Arango Collection in Paso Robles, California. It was constructed by Dick Day, is powered by a 160&nbsp;hp Gnome Monosoupape 9N rotary, and is registered as ''N8343''.<ref>{{cite web|title=FAA Registry [N8343]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8343|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2017}}
* Replica – Unknown airworthy with the Vintage Aviator Collection in [[Masterton]], New Zealand. It was originally built by Carl Swanson for Gerry Thornhill. It is powered by a 160&nbsp;hp [[Gnome Monosoupape]] rotary engine and is painted as ''B3889''.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
* Replica – F.1 on static display at the [[Canadian Museum of Flight]] in [[Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)|Langley, British Columbia]]. Lacking an engine, a full reproduction 130&nbsp;hp rotary engine has been installed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadianflight.org/content/sopwith-camel-replica|title=Sopwith Camel Replica|website=The Canadian Museum of Flight|access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 on static display at the [[Aviation Heritage Museum (Western Australia)|Aviation Heritage Museum]] in [[Bull Creek, Western Australia]]. The engine is original and the propeller is suspected to also be genuine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sopwith F.1 Camel|url=http://www.raafawa.org.au/museum/replicas/item/231-sopwith-f-1-camel|website=Aviation Heritage Museum|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 airworthy at the [[Shuttleworth Collection]] in [[Old Warden|Old Warden, Bedfordshire]]. It was built by the Northern Aeroplane Workshops.<ref>{{cite web |title= Sopwith Camel |url= http://www.shuttleworth.org/collection/sopwithcamel|website=Shuttleworth|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Civil Aviation Authority [G-BZSC]|url=https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=BZSC|website=Civil Aviation Authority|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 under construction by Koz Aero in [[Comstock Park, Michigan]]. It is based on original factory drawings and using many original parts, including an original engine and instruments.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kozura|first1=Tom|title=Sopwith F1 Camel|url=http://www.kozaero.com/sopwith-f1-camel.html|website=Koz Aero|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= FAA Registry [N6557]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6557|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 under construction by John S. Shaw. It has an original Clerget 9B 130 CV engine.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shaw|first1=John S.|title=Sopwith Camel Introduction|url=http://www.johnsshawaviation.co.uk/wordpress/sopwith-camel-f1-2/sopwith-camel-introduction|website=John S Shaw Aviation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Shaw|first1=John S.|title=Le Clerget 9ba rotary engine|url=http://www.johnsshawaviation.co.uk/wordpress/le-clerget-9ba-rotary-engine|website=John S Shaw Aviation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 under construction by John S. Shaw. It has a new build Gnome Monosoupape 9B-2 100&nbsp;hp engine.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shaw|first1=John S.|title=F-AZZB|url=http://www.johnsshawaviation.co.uk/wordpress/sopwith-camel-f1-2/sopwith-camel-f1-project-for-sale|website=John S Shaw Aviation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Shaw|first1=John S.|title=Gnome|url=http://www.johnsshawaviation.co.uk/wordpress/gnome|website=John S Shaw Aviation|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 on static display at [[Montrose Air Station Museum]] in [[Montrose, Angus]]. It is painted and marked as B7320 flown by [[John Todd (RAF officer)|Captain John Todd]] of [[No. 70 Squadron RAF|70 Squadron]] [[Royal Flying Corps]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Heritage Centre Layout|url=http://rafmontrose.org.uk/exhibits-2|website=Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre|date=21 February 2016 |publisher=Ian McIntosh Memorial Trust|access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref>
* Replica – F.1 on static display at [[Museum of Flight|The Museum of Flight]] near Seattle, Washington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/sopwith-camel-f1reproduction|title=Sopwith Camel F.1 Reproduction|website=The Museum of Flight|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref>
* Assumed replica – on static display at the Australian Army Flying Museum at Oakey, Queensland. https://www.armyflyingmuseum.com.au/