‘Baby Mine’, No. 3 (Naval) Squadron, Mar – April 1917
Pilots Flight Commodore T.C. Vernon (1 victory) & Flight Lieutenant Alfred W. (Nick) Carter
Alfred Williams Carter MBE DSC (29 April 1894 – 17 December 1986) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 17 victories.
He was born near Calgary and enlisted in December 1915 in Ontario. In 1916 he joined the Royal Naval Air Service and attended flight school in Florida. By June 1917 he was posted to No. 3 Naval Squadron and claimed five victories flying the Sopwith Pup. He was transferred to No. 10 Naval Squadron as a flight commander and scored four more victories flying the Sopwith Triplane. By November 1918, he had scored another eight victories with the Sopwith Camel. After the war he worked for the Air Board until April 1922
This aircraft was built by the Sopwith Aviation Company
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Wingspan:
Original
5.89m
8.07m
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Original
5.89m
8.07m
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Original
5.89m
8.07m
3rd
1.963mm
2,690mm
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8th
736mm
1,009mm
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24th
245.4mm
336.3mm
4th
1,473mm
2,018mm
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9th
654mm
897mm
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32nd
184.1mm
252.2mm
5th
1,178mm
1,614mm
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10th
589mm
807mm
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48th
122.7mm
168.1mm
6th
982mm
1.345mm
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12th
491mm
673mm
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72nd
81.8mm
112.1mm
7th
841mm
1,153mm
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16th
368mm
504mm
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144th
40.9mm
56.0mm
12th – 16th Scale
£ 15.49
16th Scale+
£ 14.99
8th – 10th Scale
£ 31.99
10th – 12th Scale
£ 20.99
6th – 7th Scale
£ 52.99
7th – 8th Scale
£ 39.49
4th – 5th Scale
£ 87.49
5th – 6th Scale
£ 67.49
3rd – 4th Scale
£ 119.99
144th Scale
£ 7.99
72nd Scale
£ 9.49
48th Scale
£ 10.99
32nd Scale
£ 13.99
24th Scale
£ 16.99
An example of this decal set is shown below. The specific arrangement of the decals and the quantity of sheets supplied will vary, depending on the scale.
