WASHINGTON DC — The Sopwith F.1 Camel fighter aircraft B6291 is displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum as the only surviving Sopwith-built example of the World War I fighter. This particular aircraft served with No. 10 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service during the war. The Camel was introduced by Britain in mid-1917 and became the most successful Allied fighter aircraft of World War I, credited with downing more enemy aircraft than any other Allied plane. Despite being unstable and difficult to fly, requiring constant pilot attention, this instability made the Camel hi

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