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I agree. It is enough to have a close up look at the tail. The fin is the very characteristic one for the Snipes than Camels.
 

B2404 Built by Ruston, Proctor & Co Ltd, B2402 was modified into 'Comic' configuration for Home Defence and as such was flown by Capt George Henry Hackwill, a former FE2b pilot with No 22 Sqn with two victories to his credit, who after a stint as a flight instructor was assigned to No 44 (HD) Sqn as a flight commander. On the night of 28-29 January 1918, Hackwill, in concert with Lt Charles Chaplin Banks in B3827, brought down Gotha GV 938/16 at Wickford. Hailing from Langtree, Devon, Hackwill later flew more conventional Camels in France as a flight leader in No 54 Sqn, raising his score to nine and receiving the Military Cross." -Jon Guttman, Sopwith Camel, Air Vanguard 3. Sopwith Camel Comic B2402, Capt. G. H. Hackwill, No44(HD) SQN RFC, January 1918

 
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