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Early Aviation
Discuss World War I and the early years of aviation thru 1934.
Hosted by Jim Starkweather
Sopwith Camel 160hp
JackFlash
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Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 02:02 PM UTC
http://youtu.be/j6PnKUEFX8g

Kornbeef
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 07:42 PM UTC
Fascinating and brilliant footage.
OEFFAG_153
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Västra Götaland, Sweden
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Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 07:57 PM UTC
Wow – that was really cool to watch.
Gremlin56
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Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 04:25 AM UTC
The "12 pints of castor oil per hour" was a fascinating statistic. I remember reading somewhere that Camel pilots jackets were caked in oil around the shoulder area. I understand why now.
Julian
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 11:17 AM UTC
Magnificent scenes and the sound is better! Thanks for this.......
Cheers,
Lance
StukaJr
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Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 12:41 PM UTC
Fantastic footage - it's fascinating how wobbly and wonky the early stringbags were in flight!
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