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| Verbiage: Tommy Sopwith's Endeavour Reading up on the history
of the
America's Cup I stumbled across the Sopwith name. To invest $400,000 in the
middle of the Great Depression and build a Cup challenger, one needs
capital. Turns out the Sopwith planes were highly successful at downing
enemies in the Great War. Sopwith Camels were responsible for shooting down
around 1,300 German planes during WWI. In the hands of experienced pilots
they were good for close combat. The Sopwith Camel and Sopwith Pup were
famous and popular planes, their exploits and successes good for filling
newspapers and magazines of the day. Sopwith himself became rich, and
decided to take on the USA, less violently, but with the same dedication.
Sopwith financed the British challenger Endeavour, which lost to the US
Rainbow in 1934. L. 10.24 in. / 26.01 cm. W. 14.96 in. / 38 cm. H. 4.92 in. / 12.5 cm. |
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| AP243 | Authentic Models Sopwith Camel, Small | $110.00 |
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