Sopwith Camel - pursuit British: an early type of Sopwith machine with a wing span of 28 ft and powered by a Clerget 130 HP engine. It had an endurance of 2 hours and 30 minutes. The Sopwith Camel had a slow speed and low ceiling, taking 6 minutes and 42 seconds to climb to 6,500 ft. It had a top speed of 100 miles and a ceiling of 18,500 ft. It was armed with 1 machine gun and carried 2 guns.

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