Sopwith Camel, War Winner or Death Trap?

The Sopwith Camel was one of the best Allied planes of the war, and it helped turn the tide of the air war in mid to late 1917. However while it was dangerous to the enemy, it was dangerous to its own pilots as well, especially inexperienced pilots.

Note, regarding the machine guns, what I should have said is that I have read that when synchronized to fire through the propeller the German Spandaus had a rate of fire about 50 percent higher than the Vickers when synchronized. I think they both fire around 450 when unsynchronized.