Sopwith Camel B2408

[flymac]

This image of Sopwith Camel B2408 is the only known photograph that I can discover of this aircraft.

This photo was found in a family bible by my cousin.

It was taken between October 24th when RFC Squadron 65 transferred from England to France, and November 6th when my Grandfather was shot down on the German side of the Western Front. The pilot was my Grandfather William Leonard Harrison and who is in the centre of the photograph. On his left is LAM L.A.M Armstrong and  on the right L.A.M Huntley. After 13 months as a POW my Grandfather returned to NZ to farm and became a member of the NZPAF and the RNZAF during WW2, retiring in 1944 as Wing Commander Harrison.

The photograph was supplied to Feilding artist  Michael Nidd and he painted this picture of B2408, so two pictures now exist of this aircraft.

Michael Nidd has the copyright for this image.  His commentary states the following;

New Zealand pilot Lt. W. L. Harrison of 65 Squadron RFC. 6 November 1917, led a defensive patrol over Ypres and drifted into Germany. Shot down in Sopwith Camel B2408 near Monel by Oberleutant Erwin Boheme.

[johnnyfalcon]

What an evocative painting! Have any prints been produced?

[flymac]

Johnny The painting has only recently been completed.
I do expect that Michael Nidd will make prints available in the near future.
His website is here, so you can check out his other aviation offerings.
www.michaeljnidd.co.nz/

[flymac]

Anyone know who stole the photos I posted......I cannot view them.

[ErrolC]

Sept 28, 2022 7:35:51 GMT 12 flymac said:

Anyone know who stole the photos I posted......I cannot view them.

Some photo storage sites give you a shareable link that only works for a few days. So we could all see them when first posted, but I'm guessing not now because the links have 'expired'. One of the few places that provides permanent (well, for 10+ years so far) shareable links is flickr.com. Their free accounts are fairly limited in the number of photos you can have, but fine for that number (100s?).