AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

HMAS Sydney


HMAS Sydney carried a Camel for use from a launching platform built over the forward 6" gun. The platform could be trained to face into oncoming wind and the Camel would become airborne in less than its own length. As a guide to the pilot, the front corners of the platform as well as the tyres were painted white to allow him to see when he left the platform.
The 2F.1 in the Canadian War Museum is painted as this aircraft.

 




Sopwith 2F.1 Camel N6822
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Summer 1918
Source: RN Shipboard Aircraft
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