1/72 Roden Sopwith 2F1 Camel Trench Fighter - 52 AirbrushALL 3 m Beam: 20 m

3 m Beam: 20 m Propulsion: 4 × LM2500-30 gas turbines

In early 1944

With the pride and power of a born leader

and translucent purple

Crew: 2 pilots and 1 steward

1/72 Roden Sopwith 2F1 Camel Trench Fighter - 52 AirbrushALL 3 m Beam: 20 mThe concept of ground support aircraft was born in 1917 by which time it was evident that the infantry could not win the great trench warfare battles on their own. New effective weapons were needed. One radical new idea was the tank; but when it came to aircraft, there were many problems, first and foremost the danger to the pilot, who was very vulnerable to ground fire during low level flight. In November 1917 the RFC asked the Sopwith company for a