Camel (Total: 7,148, Canadian: 186, Group 0)

Sopwith Camel

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The Sopwith Camel became the most successful British fighter of the First World War. The Sopwith F.1 and 2F.1 Camel first went into operations on the Western Front in 1917 and then served in virtually every theatre of Royal Flying Corps (RFC), Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and Royal Air Force (RAF) service. Several Canadian aces used the Camel as their mount. The Camel was very manoeuvrable, and it could be tricky to fly in the hands of a novice pilot. For experienced pilots, however, the aircraft proved to be a superb fighter.

The Camel's machine-guns were mounted on the forward fuselage with their breeches enclosed in a faired metal cowling "hump" that gave the Camel its name. Several Camels were also shipped to Canada in the post-war period as part of an Imperial gift. Three registered Sopwith F.1 Camels entered service with the RCAF at Camp Borden in 1924. The following year, the RCAF purchased seven additional aircraft to provide further spares for the active aircraft. These latter aircraft were in fact 2F.1 models that had been "navalized" variants. Used primarily by wartime experienced fighter pilots for refresher training, the Camels lasted another five years before finally being scrapped. Wikipedia

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Camel serial B847

s/n B847

B 847

Camel serial B3782

Camel 1F.1 serial B3795

s/n B3795

B 3795

Camel 1F.1 serial B3798

s/n B3798

B 3798

Camel serial B3832

s/n B3832

B 3832

Camel serial B3840

s/n B3840

B 3840

Camel serial B3867

s/n B3867

B 3867

Camel serial B3888

s/n B3888

B 3888

Camel serial B3927

s/n B3927

B 3927

Camel serial B3940

s/n B3940

B 3940

Camel serial B3945

s/n B3945

B 3945

Camel serial B5153

s/n B5153

B 5153

Camel serial B5156

s/n B5156

B 5156

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B5159

s/n B5159

B 5159

Camel serial B5177

s/n B5177

B 5177

Camel serial B5193

s/n B5193

B 5193

Camel serial B5210

s/n B5210

B 5210

Camel 1F.1 serial B5410

s/n B5410

B 5410

Known Units: ;66


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B5563

s/n B5563

B 5563

Known Units: ;School


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B5598

s/n B5598

B 5598

Camel serial B5600

s/n B5600

B 5600

Camel serial B5654

s/n B5654

B 5654

Camel serial B5670

s/n B5670

B 5670

Camel serial B6201

Camel serial B6217

s/n B6217

B 6217

Camel serial B6222

s/n B6222

B 6222

Camel serial B6257

s/n B6257

B 6257

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B6262

s/n B6262

B 6262

Camel serial B6268

s/n B6268

B 6268

Camel serial B6282

s/n B6282

B 6282

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B6300

Camel serial B6315

s/n B6315

B 6315

Camel serial B6326

s/n B6326

B 6326

Camel serial B6341

s/n B6341

B 6341

Camel serial B6356

s/n B6356

B 6356

Camel serial B6363

s/n B6363

B 6363

Camel serial B6391

s/n B6391

B 6391

Camel serial B6412

s/n B6412

B 6412

Camel 1F.1 serial B6428

s/n B6428

B 6428

Known Units: ;201


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B6446

s/n B6446

B 6446

Camel serial B7142

s/n B7142

B 7142

Camel serial B7185

Camel serial B7216

s/n B7216

B 7216

Camel serial B7218

Camel serial B7240

s/n B7240

B 7240

Camel 1F.1 serial B7247

s/n B7247

B 7247

Camel serial B7249

s/n B7249

B 7249

Camel 1F.1 serial B7250

s/n B7250

B 7250

Known Units: ;209


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B7263

s/n B7263

B 7263

Camel serial B7270

s/n B7270

B 7270

Camel serial B7278

s/n B7278

B 7278

Camel serial B7280

s/n B7280

B 7280

Camel serial B7285

s/n B7285

B 7285

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B7294

s/n B7294

B 7294

Camel serial B7334

s/n B7334

B 7334

Camel serial B7351

s/n B7351

B 7351

Camel serial B7363

s/n B7363

B 7363

Camel serial B7388

s/n B7388

B 7388

Camel 1F.1 serial B7399

s/n B7399

B 7399

Camel serial B7456

s/n B7456

B 7456

Camel serial B7475

Camel 1F.1 serial B7479

s/n B7479

B 7479

Known Units: ;54


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B7745

s/n B7745

B 7745

Camel serial B7760

s/n B7760

B 7760

Camel serial B8101

s/n B8101

B 8101

Camel serial B9142

Camel serial B9222

s/n B9222

B 9222

Camel serial B9275

Camel serial B9288

s/n B9288

B 9288

Camel serial B9306

s/n B9306

B 9306

Camel 1F.1 serial B9308

s/n B9308

B 9308

Known Units: ;28


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B9319

s/n B9319

B 9319

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial B9429

s/n B9429

B 9429

Camel 1F.1 serial C139

s/n C139

the Neuport and General Aircraft Co. Ltd.

C 139

Camel 1F.1 serial C1699

s/n C1699

Boulton & Paul Ltd.

C 1699

Camel serial C6722

s/n C6722

C 6722

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial C8204

Camel serial C8214

s/n C8214

C 8214

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial C8216

s/n C8216

C 8216

Camel serial C8217

s/n C8217

C 8217

Camel 1F.1 serial C8247

s/n C8247

C 8247

Camel serial C8266

s/n C8266

C 8266

Camel serial C8296

Camel 1F.1 serial C8305

s/n C8305

C 8305

Camel serial C8329

s/n C8329

C 8329

Camel 1F.1 serial C8344

s/n C8344

C 8344

Camel serial C8391

s/n C8391

C 8391

Camel 1F.1 serial D1776

s/n D1776

Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.

D 1776

Camel 1F.1 serial D1783

s/n D1783

Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.

D 1783

Camel 1F.1 serial D1789

s/n D1789

Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.

D 1789

Known Units: ;80


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial D1792

s/n D1792

Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.

D 1792

Known Units: ;65


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial D1852

s/n D1852

Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.

D 1852

Known Units: ;208


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial D1870

s/n D1870

Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.

D 1870

Known Units: ;43


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial D1954

s/n D1954

Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.

D 1954

Camel serial D3320

s/n D3320

D 3320

Camel serial D3360

s/n D3360

D 3360

Camel 1F.1 serial D3367

s/n D3367

D 3367

Known Units: ;210


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial D3374

s/n D3374

D 3374

Camel serial D3378

s/n D3378

D 3378

Camel 1F.1 serial D3381

s/n D3381

D 3381

Camel serial D3409

s/n D3409

D 3409

Camel serial D3415

s/n D3415

D 3415

Camel serial D3424

s/n D3424

D 3424

Camel serial D4248

s/n D4248

D 4248

Camel serial D6069

s/n D6069

D 6069

Camel serial D6389

s/n D6389

D 6389

Camel 1F.1 serial D6419

s/n D6419

D 6419

Camel 1F.1 serial D6461

s/n D6461

D 6461

Known Units: ;54


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial D6463

s/n D6463

D 6463

Camel serial D6509

s/n D6509

D 6509

Camel serial D6564

s/n D6564

D 6564

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial D6588

s/n D6588

as/n F 6069

D 6588

Known Units: ;65


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial D6630

s/n D6630

D 6630

Camel serial D6679

s/n D6679

D 6679

Camel serial D6693

Camel serial D8175

s/n D8175

D 8175

Camel serial D8208

Camel serial D8211

s/n D8211

D 8211

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial D8219

s/n D8219

D 8219

Camel 1F.1 serial D8238

s/n D8238

D 8238

Known Units: ;45


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial D9404

s/n D9404

D 9404

Camel 1F.1 serial D9405

s/n D9405

D 9405

Camel serial D9460

s/n D9460

D 9460

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial D9481

s/n D9481

D 9481

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial D9483

s/n D9483

D 9483

Camel serial D9510

s/n D9510

D 9510

Camel serial D9538

s/n D9538

D 9538

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial D9594

s/n D9594

D 9594

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial D9596

Camel serial D9613

s/n D9613

D 9613

Camel 1F.1 serial D9630

s/n D9630

D 9630

Camel serial D9637

s/n D9637

D 9637

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial D9641

Camel 1F.1 serial D9671

s/n D9671

D 9671

Camel serial E4390

s/n E4390

E 4390

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel 1F.1 serial E4409

s/n E4409

E 4409

Camel 1F.1 serial E4418

s/n E4418

E 4418

Camel serial E5147

s/n E5147

E 5147

Camel serial E7137

s/n E7137

E 7137

Camel serial E7165

s/n E7165

E 7165

Camel serial E7183

s/n E7183

E 7183

Camel serial E7184

s/n E7184

E 7184

Camel serial E7198

s/n E7198

E 7198

Camel serial E7213

s/n E7213

E 7213

Camel serial E7222

s/n E7222

E 7222

Camel serial F1917

s/n F1917

F 1917

Camel 1F.1 serial F1960

s/n F1960

F 1960

Camel serial F2135

s/n F2135

F 2135

Camel 1F.1 serial F2160

s/n F2160

F 2160

Known Units: ;54


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial F2197

s/n F2197

F 2197

Camel serial F3101

s/n F3101

F 3101

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial F3103

s/n F3103

F 3103

Camel serial F3103

s/n F3103

F 3103

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial F3106

Camel serial F3940

s/n F3940

F 3940

Camel serial F3964

s/n F3964

F 3964

Camel serial F4179

s/n F4179

F 4179

Camel serial F5014

s/n F5014

F 5014

Camel serial F5934

s/n F5934

F 5934

Camel serial F6026

s/n F6026

F 6026

Camel serial F6188

s/n F6188

F 6188

Camel serial F6322

s/n F6322

F 6322

Camel serial F6426

s/n F6426

F 6426

Camel serial F8509

s/n F8509

F 8509

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Camel serial F9576

s/n F9576

F 9576

Camel serial F9632

s/n F9632

F 9632

Camel F.1 serial G-CYFP

s/n GCYFP

Boulton & Paul Ltd.

G-CYFP

Known Units:

Ex RAF F6481. Part of 1919 Imperial Gift to Canada. Used at Camp Borden, Ontario, for training. Reported there on 7 October 1924, may have been operating there previously with only RAF serial marked. Fitted with either 110 hp Le Rhone 9J or 130 hp Clerget 9B engine. Flown at Borden 02 Dec 1924 by Squadron Leader Anderson. Badly damaged in a hangar fire in 1923 but authorization to scrap not given until 7 June 1927.
last update: 2025-February-06
   1920-October-07 Taken on Strength Registration issued. Griffin showed date as 1924-10-07. 2022-01-25
   1927-June-23 Struck off Strength Struck off. Walker gives date as 1928-10-18 2020-09-27
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 197

Camel F.1 serial G-CYFQ

s/n GCYFQ

Boulton & Paul Ltd.

G-CYFQ

Known Units:

Ex RAF F6473. Part of 1919 Imperial Gift to Canada. Used at Camp Borden, Ontario, for training. Fitted with either 110 hp Le Rhone 9J or 130 hp Clerget 9B engine. Badly damaged in a hangar fire in 1923 but authorization to scrap not given until 7 June 1927.
last update: 2025-February-06
   1920-November-17 Taken on Strength Registration issued on 17 November 1924. Kestrel showed TOS 1920-11-17. 2022-01-25
   1927-June-23 Struck off Strength Struck off. Walker reports date as 1928-10-18 2020-09-27
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 197

Camel 1F.1 serial G-CYFR

s/n GCYFR

Boulton & Paul Ltd.

G-CYFR

Known Units:

Part of 1919 Imperial Gift to Canada. Used at Camp Borden, Ontario, for training. Fitted with either 110 hp Le Rhone 9J or 130 hp Clerget 9B engine. Badly damaged in a hangar fire in 1923 but authorization to scrap not given until 7 June 1927.
last update: 2025-February-06
   1920-November-17 Registration Issued Registration issued, at Camp Borden. Kestrel showed TOS 1920-11-17. 2022-01-25
   1924-November-17 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
   1927-June-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 197

Camel serial H771

s/n H771

H 771

Camel serial N6337

s/n N6337

N 6337

Camel serial N6360

s/n N6360

N 6360

Camel serial N6368

Camel 2F.1 serial N7357

s/n N7357

N 7357

Known Units:

Purchased from RAF in UK, contract dated 17 April 1925. Arrived at Camp Borden on 12 August 1925, held as spares for 3 Camels operated as trainers at Camp Borden. Probably never assembled or flown in Canada. Disassembly approved on 3 September 1925. Reported as "no trace of disposal or location" on 29 July 1927. Struck off date also noted as 18 November 1928, this is probably date all Camels were withdrawn from use. Records suggest aircraft (or parts of aircraft) was with Air Cadets or at ITA before being struck off, but no exact dates found.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1925-August-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1928-November-18 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
   1942-June-24 Free Issue Free issue to Institute of Technology and Arts in Calgary, Alberta (now Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 501

Camel 2F.1 serial N7359

s/n N7359

N 7359

Known Units:

Purchased from RAF in UK. Arrived at Camp Borden in August 1925, held as spares for 3 Camels operated as trainers at Camp Borden. Probably never assembled or flown in Canada. Other history probably similar to N7357, but no details found.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1925-August-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1928-October-18 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 501

Camel 2F.1 serial N7364

s/n N7364

N 7364

Known Units:

Purchased from RAF in UK. Arrived at Camp Borden in August 1925, held as spares for 3 Camels operated as trainers at Camp Borden. Probably never assembled or flown in Canada. Other history probably similar to N7357, but no details found.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1925-August-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1927-June-07 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 501

Camel 2F.1 serial N7367

s/n N7367

N 7367

Known Units:

Purchased from RAF in UK. Arrived at Camp Borden in August 1925, held as spares for 3 Camels operated as trainers at Camp Borden. Probably never assembled or flown in Canada. Other history probably similar to N7357, but no details found.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1925-August-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1928-November-18 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 501

Camel 2F.1 serial N8153

s/n N8153

N 8153

Known Units:

Purchased from RAF in UK. Arrived at Camp Borden in August 1925, held as spares for 3 Camels operated as trainers at Camp Borden. Probably never assembled or flown in Canada. Other history probably similar to N7357, but no details found.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1925-August-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1929-July-22 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 501

Camel 2F.1 serial N8156

s/n N8156

N 8156

Known Units:

Purchased from RAF in UK. Arrived at Camp Borden in August 1925, held as spares for 3 Camels operated as trainers at Camp Borden. Probably never assembled or flown in Canada. Other history probably similar to N7357, but no details found. Still at Camp Borden in 1928. Later passed to National Aeronautical Collection, Rockcliffe. Believed to still be on Canadian Forces books.
last update: 2025-February-05
   unkown date Struck off Strength 2020-10-26
   1925-August-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 501

Camel 2F.1 serial N8204

s/n N8204

N 8204

Known Units:

Purchased from RAF in UK. Arrived at Camp Borden in August 1925, held as spares for 3 Camels operated as trainers at Camp Borden. Probably never assembled or flown in Canada. Other history probably similar to N7357, but no details found.
last update: 2025-February-05
   1925-August-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1928-November-18 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 501