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===Reproductions=== {{Commons category-inline|Sopwith Camel replicas}} [[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 β 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 hp engine. * Replica β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β B6299 at the [[Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome]] in [[Red Hook, New York]]. It was completed in 1992 with a 160 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 β F.1 airworthy with the Javier Arango Collection in Paso Robles, California. It was constructed by Dick Day, is powered by a 160 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 β 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 hp [[Gnome Monosoupape]] rotary engine and is painted as ''B3889''.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} * Replica β 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 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β F.1 under construction by John S. Shaw. It has a new build Gnome Monosoupape 9B-2 100 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 β 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 β 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 β on static display at the Australian Army Flying Museum at Oakey, Queensland. https://www.armyflyingmuseum.com.au/
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