1/72 WINGS-of-the-GREAT-WAR (WW11501) SOPWITH-TRIPLANE (U.S. BORN - CANADIAN) FLIGHT-SUB-LIEUTENANT Oliver.Colin LeBOUTLLIER 9-SQN R.N.A.S. 1918 (LIMITED EDITION)

1/72 WINGS-of-the-GREAT-WAR (WW11501) SOPWITH-TRIPLANE (U.S. BORN - CANADIAN) Flight-Sub-Lieutenant Oliver.Colin LeBOUTLLIER 9-SQN R.N.A.S 1918 (LIMITED EDITION) . Captain Oliver Colin LeBoutillier (24 May 1894 – 12 May 1983) was a World War I aviator who witnessed the death of Manfred von Richthofen. He was a vigorous proponent of Captain Roy Brown as the victor over Richthofen. Post World War I, he became a stunt pilot for movies, a skywriter, and an aviation instructor whose most famous student was Amelia Earhart. Later, he became a civil aviation inspector. Designed as a single seat fighter, the Sopwith Triplane was first flown on May 28, 1916. Pilots nicknamed the aircraft the Tripehound or simply the Tripe The Triplane was famously flown by "B" Flight 10 Naval Squadron, better known as "Black Flight".This all Canadian flight was commanded by the ace Raymond Collisaw. Their aircraft, named Black Maria, Black Prince, Black George, Black Death and Black Sheep, were distinguishable by their black-painted fins and cowlings.Black Flight claimed 87 German aircraft in three months while equipped with the Triplane. Collishaw scored 34 of his eventual 60 victories in the aircraft, making him the top Triplane ace.