Gallery 2: The South African and First World Wars.
William Barker's
Sopwith Snipe
This is the fuselage of Canadian Major William Barker's Sopwith Snipe. He flew it during his Victoria Cross winning action on 27 October 1918. While on his last operation over France before returning to the UK, Major Barker attacked a two-seater German aircraft and swiftly shot it down. However, Barker was soon attacked by a formation of at least 15 Fokker D.VIIs. In the engagement, Barker was wounded three times but managing to shoot down at least three D.VIIs before making a forced landing on the Allied front lines.