J T Gray Posted 2 December , 2005 Share Posted 2 December , 2005 Spotted on the Flypast Forum - thought it might interest (veryveryvery rich?) Pals? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sopwith-Cam...1QQcmdZViewItem Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 2 December , 2005 Share Posted 2 December , 2005 Adrian Many thanks for that. If only the Lotteries Office would cooperate, I might be interested! B6291 served with No 10 Sqn RNAS from 28 September 1917 before being wrecked at Droglandt on 30 September. After repair, it then went to the War School at Manston, then No 206 Training Depot Station at Eastbourne, where it was wrecked again on 7 June 1918. No 206 TDS had become No 50 TDS when B6291 spun in on 7 August 1918 when flown by 2Lt G V Straker, who was severely injured. It was struck off on 16 August. Where has it been all this time? Regards Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J T Gray Posted 2 December , 2005 Author Share Posted 2 December , 2005 Well, the link given is: http://www.1917sopwithcamel.com/ And there's a bit under the secondary heading of "History of..." Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh of Uruk Posted 2 December , 2005 Share Posted 2 December , 2005 If that one doesn't appeal, I know of a WWI warship supposedly going "Free to a good home"...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 2 December , 2005 Share Posted 2 December , 2005 Shame there's not two Camels - would look good on the mantelpiece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow Posted 2 December , 2005 Share Posted 2 December , 2005 Secretly stored in a loft in England since WWI, this 1917 Sopwith Camel #B6291 was discovered by a former Royal Flying Corps Camel pilot with the cooperation of Sir Thomas Sopwith. Carefully restored to flying status by British Aerospace Co., at last it is here now in the U.S. I so love this description. I`m so glad its back in the USA too. Do think perhaps the young lady comes in the buy it now price or is she extra? But on a serious note I`m glad this one appears to be in great condition so many poor old Spitfires have been smashed up by rich residents of the States. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovetown Posted 4 December , 2005 Share Posted 4 December , 2005 Sorry to disappoint lads, but it is not quite as described and something of a mongrel. Indeed, has been described as a "name plate with a replica attached". More here: eBay Camel comments Best wishes, Grovetown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_a Posted 7 December , 2005 Share Posted 7 December , 2005 A nice wall hanger I guess. There seems to be some doubt about the authenticity, does anyone know about the Camels at the RAF museum an Hendon and the IWM? I took these to be genuine. I'm afraid I do not know the numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted 7 December , 2005 Share Posted 7 December , 2005 does anyone know about the Camels at the RAF museum an Hendon and the IWM? I took these to be genuine. Yes, both are original, the F1 at Hendon has a clouded background being originally owned by the Nash Collection and fitted with an Anzani engine I believe. It's origins were, and I presume still are, clouded in mystery. It obviously doesn't carry its correct markings. The IWM's 2F1 "Ship's Camel" was Flt Culley's Zeppelin destroyer, N6812. If anyone is interested in a painstaking replica, the Northern Aeroplane Workshop has been working on a Camel for the Shuttleworth Collection. Their website takes a bit of finding and I don't seem to have a link on this machine. I'll post it later when I find it. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_a Posted 9 December , 2005 Share Posted 9 December , 2005 Thanks Mike. Very interseting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted 9 December , 2005 Share Posted 9 December , 2005 Sorry this took so long, I said it was hard to find Northern Aeroplane Workshop Camel When you get in there, click on the Camel then click on the link at the bottom for a photo gallery. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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