WW1 Sopwith Camel And The Ace That Flew Her | At Old Rhinebeck

Watch this stunning air-to-air footage of the WWI-era Sopwith Camel at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, finished in the colours of ace Norman MacGregor – a rare flying reproduction powered by an original 160-hp Gnome rotary engine. The video takes you to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York and features air-to-air footage, plus the take-off and landing of their replica Sopwith Camel — a reproduction built between 1976 and 1992, and powered by an original 160-hp Gnome rotary engine. This particular Camel is painted in the markings of Norman Miers MacGregor, a First World War British ace credited with seven victories flying Camels with No. 6 Naval Squadron and later No. 10 Naval (which became No. 210 RAF). You’ll see the aircraft in flight as well as the vintage rotary engine spooling up, the take-off roll, and a full landing sequence back at the grass strip. The video also outlines MacGregor’s service: joining the RNAS in 1916, flying the Camel from mid-1917, claiming his first victory on 28 June 1917, and on 15 September 1917 shooting down a Fokker Dr.I triplane flown by the renowned German ace Kurt Wolff. If you’re interested in vintage aviation, WWI fighter aircraft, or warbird restoration and flight, this video shows a rare operational Camel in authentic colours, a Historic Aviation Film Unit exclusive capturing full motion sequences of an aircraft rarely seen from this perspective. ********* Access Our Exclusive Video Content ********* Hit the Join button to become a Member of this channel and get access to our exclusive Members-Only video content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6odimYAtqsr0_7m8p2Dhiw/join ********* Historical Machines TV : Our Streaming Service ********* HMTV is our premier advert-free video-on-demand streaming service. For less than the price of a cup of coffee per month you can access our ever-growing catalog of historical machinery videos. Sign up for a FREE Trial at: :http://www.historicalmachines.tv/pages/fuel-to-noise. Get 4 FREE full length doco movies from Historical Machines TV by logging in with your YouTube account using this offer link: https://historicalmachines.tv/yt/197-hmfreeviewoffer ********* Historical Aviation Film Unit : Our Mission Statement ********* Our on-going mission is to discover, record and preserve the audiovisual history of the machines and owner/operators that we come across, for the benefit of future generations. We hunt out and film all manner of aircraft, military vehicles, vintage cars, trains, boats, big machinery, and basically anything and anyone that interests us, and we hope it interests you too, and that you'll be able to support us in our mission. Military History Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@SteelSteamDiesel Classic Autos Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@AutoClassicsRacing Our Streaming Channel: https://www.historicalmachines.tv Website: https://www.aviationfilm.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalAviationFilmUnit/ Merch: https://merch.aviationfilm.com -------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2025 Historical Aviation Film Unit All Rights Reserved Worldwide. This video material may not be reproduced in any form (except on other websites as an unedited embedded video which links back to to this YouTube master), without the written permission of the Historical Aviation Film Unit. This particularly applies to television broadcasters and other media outlets. #SopwithCamel #WWIAviation #OldRhinebeck #VintageWarbird #HistoricAviation #NormanMacGregor #RotaryEngine #BiplaneFlight #WarbirdFootage #AircraftInFlight