Editing Sopwith Camel (section)

===Shipboard and parasite fighter===
[[File:HMA R 23 Airship With Camel N6814.jpg|thumb|Sopwith 2F.1 Camel suspended from airship R 23 prior to a test flight]] 

The RNAS operated a number of 2F.1 Camels that were suitable for launching from platforms mounted on the turrets of major warships as well as from some of the earliest [[aircraft carrier]]s to be built, e.g. [[HMS Furious (47)|HMS ''Furious'']]. Furthermore, the Camel could be deployed from ''aircraft lighters'', which were specially modified barges; these had to be towed fast enough that a Camel could successfully take off. The aircraft lighters served as means of launching interception sorties against incoming enemy air raids from a more advantageous position than had been possible when using shore bases alone.

During the summer of 1918, a single 2F.1 Camel (''N6814'') participated in a series of trials as a [[parasite aircraft|parasite fighter]]. The aircraft used [[Airship]] ''[[No. 23r|R23]]'' as a [[mothership]].<ref>Fitzsimons, p.521.</ref>