a Sopwith F.1 Camel biplane a 150-horsepower Bentley rotary engine two (2) Vickers .303 machine guns goggles a map case a coat made of the skins of Chinese dogs A pair of knee-length fleece-lined boots wolfskin gloves WARNING You may have noticed something missing from the equipment list. That's right: no parachute. The Allied High Command believed that "a pilot's job is to stick to his aeroplane." Oh well… as you and your Camel plummet toward the fields of Flanders, buck up your esprit with a jolly chorus of the pilots' mess hall song: Take the cylinder out of my kidneys, The connecting rod out of my brain, my brain, From the small of my back take the camshaft And assemble the engine again. --*from CIVILIZATION November/December 1995 p.95 How to Fly a Sopwith Camel (Training) Back to Cry Havoc #21 Table of Contents Back to Cry Havoc List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by David W. Tschanz. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com