| The Sky Warriors by Anthony Saunders.
Sopwith Camel with 65 Squadron, on routine patrol, meet head-on with the unmistakable Albatross fighters of the German air force. |
| Item Code : DHM0435 | The Sky Warriors by Anthony Saunders. - This Edition | Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | PRINT | Signed limited edition of 850 prints.
| Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm) | Artist : Anthony Saunders | £25 Off! | Now : £95.00 |
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Other editions of this item : | The Sky Warriors by Anthony Saunders. | DHM0435 |
| TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | SLIGHT BORDER DAMAGE | Signed limited edition of 850 prints.
The print has slight damage to the border area, mostly on a corner. Not noticeable once framed. | Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm) | Artist : Anthony Saunders | £65 Off! | Now : £55.00 Better Than Half Price! | VIEW EDITION... | EX-DISPLAY PRINT | **Signed limited edition of 850 prints. (1 copy reduced to clear)
Near perfect condition - may have some slight marks or scratches. | Image size 19 inches x 12.5 inches (48cm x 32cm) | Artist : Anthony Saunders | Half Price! | Now : £55.00 | VIEW EDITION... |
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The Aircraft : | Name | Info | Camel | SOPWITH CAMEL: was the most successful fighter of World War one. Claiming almost 3,000 air victories. The prototype of the Sopwith camel first flew in December 1916, and its first combat mission began in June 1917. joined 4 squadron RNAS based near Dunkirk. The first Royal Flying Corp squadron to receive the aircraft was no. 70 squadron. The Sopwith camel was the first designed fighter to have two forward firing machine guns. Its design gave it amazing maneuverability and aerobatic qualities. and was perfectly suited for aerial dog fighting. Squadron after squadron was re equipped with the camel and by the end of February 1918 13 squadrons were fully operational with the aircraft along the western front. Also used on the Italian Front with 3 squadrons equipped. This figure increased with a total of 19 squadrons equipped on the western front by August 1918. This included two squadrons no. 151 and 152 for night fighter duties. in June 1918. There was also a naval version of the Sopwith camel. the 2F.1s which gradually replaced the Sopwith Pup and other naval aircraft. The Naval version most memorable fete was done by Lt S D Culley who took off from a towed wood platform and destroyed the Zeppelin L.53 on the 10th August 1918. also on the 18th July six aircraft took off from the forward deck of HMS Furious to bomb the Zeppelin base at Tondern which they successfully did destroying two Zeppelins L.54 and L.60. This was the first time carrier borne aircraft had destroyed a land base installation. In total 5597 F.1s and 317 2F.1s were ordered but there may have been 200 less built. Performance. speed: 113mph at 10,000 feet. service ceiling 19,000 feet. Armament: two fixed forward firing Vickers .303 machine Guns. or one .303 forward firing and one .303 Lewis Gun | Albatros | |
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