Sopwith Camel 2F.1 - HMAS Sydney
Sopwith Camel 2F.1 N6783 Aboard HMAS Sydney, 1918

Subject:: Sopwith Camel 2F.1
Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS 1914-1918)
N6822
1918 - HMAS Sydney
Scale:: 1:48
Status:: In progress
Started:: January 18, 2024
Time spent:: 8

For a diorama consisting of HMAS Sydney's forward turret section & overlooking bridge with the 2F.1 sat atop the cannon, ready for launch. Specifically, the serial is for the ships camel flown by Albert Cyril Sharwood, which on the 1st June 1918 is recorded to have launched from HMAS Sydney (1912 version) in pursuit of three German seaplanes with one unofficial kill against a single seater. The camel then ditched in the sea for collection by HMS Sharpshooter, but was later written off. Albert's success of "probably" being the first to launch a ship-borne Camel 2F.1 from a platform aboard a turret (N6635, 27th Feb 1918) helped lay a legacy of naval launches that has spanned a century of success.

navy.gov.au/aircraft/sopwith-camel-2f1