Martinsyde Buzzard, would have replaced the Camel/SE5A and others in 1919 had the war continued.
Camel now that name must have had the Germans laughing fit to bust, maybe that was when it sneaked in and shot them down thereby giving them the hump..
Then you had it's stable mate the Salamander a slippy creature for ground attack.
Cuckoo laying it's eggs in other peoples nests.
Sopwith seems to have had it's share of naff names.
The worst are when the designers haven't a clue and just add a two. i.e Thunderbolt 2.
Last edited by ericferret; 12th Jul 2013 at 20:09.