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Camel B2430

Type : Camel

Known information
15th November 1917	Captain Earl McNabb Hand DFC Canadian Ace shot down a Albatros D.V over Poelcapelle
23rd April 1918	Captain Earl McNabb Hand DFC Canadian Ace shot down a Albatros D.III
02nd May 1918	Captain Earl McNabb Hand DFC Canadian Ace shot down a Albatros D.III
09th May 1918	Captain Earl McNabb Hand DFC Canadian Ace shot down a Albatros D.III his 5th and last confirmed victory

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Camel B2430
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Name	Info
Hand, Earl McNabb Click the name above to see a profile of Hand, Earl McNabb    Died : 19 / 3 / 1954	Hand, Earl McNabb Captain Earl McNabb Hand DFC Canadian Ace with 5 Victories and 2 unconfirmed victories Hand began his victory roll while flying a Sopwith Camel for 45 Squadron. He tallied his first win when he drove an Albatros D.V down out of control at Langemark-Poelkapelle, Belgium on 15 November 1917. After 45 Squadron shifted from the Western Front to Italy, Hand had a couple of unconfirmed claims on 11 January 1918; he then scored four times between 30 January and 9 May 1918. A summary of his victories shows four destroyed enemy airplanes, one confirmed and two unconfirmed driven down out of control. On 1 June 1918, Hand was shot down by Austro-Hungarian ace Frank Linke-Crawford. Linke-Crawford hit the gas tank of Hand's Camel and set it afire; somehow, Hand survived both the flames and the impact of the crash. However, he was badly burned and taken prisoner.

Squadrons for : Camel B2430
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Squadron	Info
No.45 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1916 Per ardue surge - Through difficulties I arise Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.45 Sqn RAF	No.45 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.

Aircraft type : Camel
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Aircraft	Info
Camel Click the name above to see prints featuring Camel aircraft. Manufacturer : Sopwith Production Began : 1916 Number Built : 5714	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

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