Camel (Total: 7,061, Canadian: 221, Group 0)
Sopwith Camel
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
Camel B847,
s/n B847
B 847
Camel B2305, 1F.1
s/n B2305
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2305
Camel B2339, 1F.1
s/n B2339
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2339
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2349, 1F.1
s/n B2349
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2349
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2351, 1F.1
s/n B2351
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2351
Camel B2358, 1F.1
s/n B2358
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2358
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2374, 1F.1
s/n B2374
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2374
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2378, 1F.1
s/n B2378
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2378
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2387, 1F.1
s/n B2387
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2387
Camel B2398, 1F.1
s/n B2398
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2398
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2413, 1F.1
s/n B2413
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2413
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2418, 1F.1
s/n B2418
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2418
Camel B2427, 1F.1
s/n B2427
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2427
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2430, 1F.1
s/n B2430
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2430
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2436, 1F.1
s/n B2436
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2436
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2469, 1F.1
s/n B2469
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2469
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B2481, 1F.1
s/n B2481
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
B 2481
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B3782,
s/n B3782
B 3782
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B3795, 1F.1
s/n B3795
B 3795
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B3798, 1F.1
s/n B3798
B 3798
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B3832,
s/n B3832
B 3832
Camel B3840,
s/n B3840
B 3840
Camel B3867,
s/n B3867
B 3867
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B3888,
s/n B3888
B 3888
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B3927,
s/n B3927
B 3927
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B3940,
s/n B3940
B 3940
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B3945,
s/n B3945
B 3945
Camel B5153,
s/n B5153
B 5153
Camel B5156,
s/n B5156
B 5156
Camel B5159,
s/n B5159
B 5159
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B5177,
s/n B5177
B 5177
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B5193,
s/n B5193
B 5193
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B5210,
s/n B5210
B 5210
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B5410, 1F.1
s/n B5410
B 5410
Camel B5563,
s/n B5563
B 5563
Camel B5598,
s/n B5598
B 5598
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B5600,
s/n B5600
B 5600
Camel B5654,
s/n B5654
B 5654
Camel B5670,
s/n B5670
B 5670
Camel B6201,
s/n B6201
B 6201
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6202,
s/n B6202
B 6202
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6217,
s/n B6217
B 6217
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6222,
s/n B6222
B 6222
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6257,
Camel B6262,
s/n B6262
B 6262
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6268,
s/n B6268
B 6268
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6282,
s/n B6282
B 6282
Camel B6300,
s/n B6300
B 6300
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6313,
s/n B6313
B 6313
Camel B6315,
s/n B6315
B 6315
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6321, 1F.1
s/n B6321
B 6321
Camel B6326,
s/n B6326
B 6326
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6341,
s/n B6341
B 6341
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6356,
s/n B6356
B 6356
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6363,
s/n B6363
B 6363
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6391,
s/n B6391
B 6391
Camel B6412,
s/n B6412
B 6412
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B6428, 1F.1
s/n B6428
B 6428
Camel B6446,
s/n B6446
B 6446
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7142,
s/n B7142
B 7142
Camel B7185,
s/n B7185
B 7185
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7216,
s/n B7216
B 7216
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7218,
s/n B7218
B 7218
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7240,
s/n B7240
B 7240
Camel B7247, 1F.1
s/n B7247
B 7247
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7249,
s/n B7249
B 7249
Camel B7250, 1F.1
s/n B7250
B 7250
Camel B7263,
s/n B7263
B 7263
Camel B7270,
s/n B7270
B 7270
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7278,
s/n B7278
B 7278
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7280,
s/n B7280
B 7280
Camel B7285,
s/n B7285
B 7285
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7294,
s/n B7294
B 7294
Camel B7334,
s/n B7334
B 7334
Camel B7351,
s/n B7351
B 7351
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7363,
s/n B7363
B 7363
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7388,
s/n B7388
B 7388
Camel B7399, 1F.1
s/n B7399
B 7399
Camel B7456,
s/n B7456
B 7456
Camel B7475,
s/n B7475
B 7475
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7479, 1F.1
s/n B7479
B 7479
Camel B7745,
s/n B7745
B 7745
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B7760,
s/n B7760
B 7760
Camel B8101,
s/n B8101
B 8101
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B9142,
s/n B9142
B 9142
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B9222,
s/n B9222
B 9222
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B9275,
s/n B9275
B 9275
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B9288,
s/n B9288
B 9288
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B9306,
s/n B9306
B 9306
Camel B9308, 1F.1
s/n B9308
B 9308
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel B9319,
s/n B9319
B 9319
Camel B9429,
s/n B9429
B 9429
Camel C74, 1F.1
s/n C74
the Neuport and General Aircraft Co. Ltd.
C 74
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C139, 1F.1
s/n C139
the Neuport and General Aircraft Co. Ltd.
C 139
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C1570, 1F.1
s/n C1570
Hooper & Co. Ltd.
C 1570
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C1612, 1F.1
s/n C1612
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
C 1612
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C1638, 1F.1
s/n C1638
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
C 1638
Camel C1660, 1F.1
s/n C1660
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
C 1660
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C1672, 1F.1
s/n C1672
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
C 1672
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C1677, 1F.1
s/n C1677
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
C 1677
Camel C1694, 1F.1
s/n C1694
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
C 1694
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C1699, 1F.1
s/n C1699
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
C 1699
Camel C3304, 1F.1
s/n C3304
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
C 3304
Camel C6722,
s/n C6722
C 6722
Camel C8204,
s/n C8204
C 8204
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C8214,
s/n C8214
C 8214
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C8216,
s/n C8216
C 8216
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C8217,
s/n C8217
C 8217
Camel C8247, 1F.1
s/n C8247
C 8247
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C8266,
s/n C8266
C 8266
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C8296,
s/n C8296
C 8296
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C8305, 1F.1
s/n C8305
C 8305
Camel C8329,
s/n C8329
C 8329
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C8344, 1F.1
s/n C8344
C 8344
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel C8391,
s/n C8391
C 8391
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D1776, 1F.1
s/n D1776
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1776
Camel D1783, 1F.1
s/n D1783
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1783
Camel D1789, 1F.1
s/n D1789
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1789
Camel D1792, 1F.1
s/n D1792
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1792
Camel D1836, 1F.1
s/n D1836
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1836
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D1852, 1F.1
s/n D1852
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1852
Camel D1870, 1F.1
s/n D1870
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1870
Camel D1896, 1F.1
s/n D1896
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1896
Camel D1903, 1F.1
s/n D1903
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1903
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D1946, 1F.1
s/n D1946
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1946
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D1954, 1F.1
s/n D1954
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
D 1954
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D3320,
s/n D3320
D 3320
Camel D3360,
s/n D3360
D 3360
Camel D3367, 1F.1
s/n D3367
D 3367
Camel D3374,
s/n D3374
D 3374
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D3378,
s/n D3378
D 3378
Camel D3381, 1F.1
s/n D3381
D 3381
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D3409,
s/n D3409
D 3409
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D3415,
s/n D3415
D 3415
Camel D3424,
s/n D3424
D 3424
Camel D4248,
s/n D4248
D 4248
Camel D6069,
s/n D6069
D 6069
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D6389,
s/n D6389
D 6389
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D6419, 1F.1
s/n D6419
D 6419
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D6461, 1F.1
s/n D6461
D 6461
Camel D6463, 1F.1
s/n D6463
D 6463
Camel D6509,
s/n D6509
D 6509
Camel D6564,
Camel D6588, 1F.1
s/n D6588
as/n F 6069
D 6588
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D6630, 1F.1
s/n D6630
D 6630
Camel D6679,
s/n D6679
D 6679
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D6693,
s/n D6693
D 6693
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D8175,
s/n D8175
D 8175
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D8208,
s/n D8208
D 8208
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D8211,
s/n D8211
D 8211
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D8219,
s/n D8219
D 8219
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D8238, 1F.1
s/n D8238
D 8238
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D8241,
s/n D8241
D 8241
Camel D9404, 1F.1
s/n D9404
D 9404
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D9405, 1F.1
s/n D9405
D 9405
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D9460,
s/n D9460
D 9460
Camel D9481,
s/n D9481
D 9481
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D9483, 1F.1
s/n D9483
D 9483
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D9510,
s/n D9510
D 9510
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D9538,
s/n D9538
D 9538
Camel D9594,
s/n D9594
D 9594
Camel D9596,
s/n D9596
D 9596
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D9613,
s/n D9613
D 9613
Camel D9630, 1F.1
s/n D9630
D 9630
Camel D9637,
s/n D9637
D 9637
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D9641,
s/n D9641
D 9641
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D9648,
s/n D9648
D 9648
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel D9671, 1F.1
s/n D9671
D 9671
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E1429, 1F.1
s/n E1429
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
E 1429
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E1457, 1F.1
s/n E1457
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
E 1457
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E1499, 1F.1
s/n E1499
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
E 1499
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E1501, 1F.1
s/n E1501
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
E 1501
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E1503, 1F.1
s/n E1503
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
E 1503
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E1532, 1F.1
s/n E1532
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
E 1532
Camel E1552, 1F.1
s/n E1552
Ruston Proctor & Co. Ltd.
E 1552
Camel E4390,
Camel E4409, 1F.1
s/n E4409
E 4409
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E4418, 1F.1
s/n E4418
E 4418
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E5147,
s/n E5147
E 5147
Camel E7137,
s/n E7137
E 7137
Camel E7165,
s/n E7165
E 7165
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E7183,
s/n E7183
E 7183
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E7184,
s/n E7184
E 7184
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E7198,
s/n E7198
E 7198
Camel E7213,
s/n E7213
E 7213
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel E7222,
s/n E7222
E 7222
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F1359, 1F.1
s/n F1359
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
F 1359
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F1917,
s/n F1917
F 1917
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F1960, 1F.1
s/n F1960
F 1960
Camel F2135,
s/n F2135
F 2135
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F2160, 1F.1
s/n F2160
F 2160
Camel F2197,
s/n F2197
F 2197
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F3101,
s/n F3101
F 3101
Camel F3103,
s/n F3103
F 3103
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F3106,
s/n F3106
F 3106
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F3940,
s/n F3940
F 3940
Camel F3964,
s/n F3964
F 3964
Camel F4179,
s/n F4179
F 4179
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F5014,
s/n F5014
F 5014
Camel F5934,
s/n F5934
F 5934
Camel F6026,
s/n F6026
F 6026
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F6188,
s/n F6188
F 6188
Camel F6322,
s/n F6322
F 6322
Camel F6426,
s/n F6426
F 6426
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F8509,
s/n F8509
F 8509
Camel F9576,
s/n F9576
F 9576
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel F9632,
s/n F9632
F 9632
Camel H771,
s/n H771
H 771
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel N6337,
s/n N6337
N 6337
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel N6360,
s/n N6360
N 6360
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel N6368,
s/n N6368
N 6368
last update: 2025-December-12
Camel N7357, 2F.1
s/n N7357
N 7357
last update: 2025-November-19
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
Camel N7359, 2F.1
s/n N7359
N 7359
last update: 2025-November-19
1928-October-18 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Camel N7364, 2F.1
s/n N7364
N 7364
last update: 2025-November-19
1927-June-07 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Camel N7367, 2F.1
s/n N7367
N 7367
last update: 2025-November-19
1928-November-18 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Camel N8153, 2F.1
s/n N8153
N 8153
last update: 2025-November-19
1929-July-22 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Camel N8156, 2F.1
s/n N8156
N 8156
last update: 2025-November-19
1925-August-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
Camel N8204, 2F.1
s/n N8204
N 8204
last update: 2025-November-19
1928-November-18 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Camel GCYFP, F.1
s/n GCYFP
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
G-CYFP
last update: 2025-November-19
1927-June-23 Struck off Strength Struck off. Walker gives date as 1928-10-18 2020-09-27
Camel GCYFQ, F.1
s/n GCYFQ
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
G-CYFQ
last update: 2025-November-19
1927-June-23 Struck off Strength Struck off. Walker reports date as 1928-10-18 2020-09-27
Camel GCYFR, 1F.1
s/n GCYFR
Boulton & Paul Ltd.
G-CYFR
last update: 2025-November-19
1924-November-17 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-June-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
RFC Wing Commander William George "Billy" Barker VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (2), MiD (3), CDGF, SMMVI, SMMVI