By the final years of WWI, Britain's Royal Flying Corps included 5,500 of the famous single-seat fighter planes called the Sopwith Camel. First introduced to the RFC in 1917, this plane was outstanding in its maneuverability; its pilots were known as "knights of the air." By 1918 however, it was already becoming obsolete because of its relatively slow speed and inability to handle well at higher altitudes. Handmade with silk canvas over a wooden frame, this model captures a piece of military history and celebrates the fighter plane that eventually brought down Germany's most feared pilot, the Red Baron. There are only seven original Sopwith Camels still in existence, on display at aviation museums in such diverse places as Little Rock, Arkansas, and Kraków, Poland. Imported. 15'' wingspan. 10 1/4''L x 4 1/2''D.