Well, you've stumped me there.
But nice to know someone else gets what I'm talking about.
Of the Camel, it was said
In reply to:
"A great number of trainee pilots had been killed learning to fly this machine, as its tricks took some learning, although
they were really simple to overcome. Its main trouble was that owing to its very small wingspan, and its purposely
unstable characteristics, coupled with the gyroscopic effect of a rotating engine and propeller, it flipped into a spin very
easily at low speeds. Consequently, in landing and taking off, a tremendous number of fatal accidents occurred, and a
general felling of dislike for the machine was prevalent. It really had people frightened." Arthur Cobby
Of the Snipe, however,
In reply to:
A descendant of the Sopwith Camel, the Sopwith Snipe was equipped with a more powerful engine and provided better
visibility from the cockpit. Though not much faster than the Camel, the Snipe had a better rate of climb and pilots found it
much easier to fly.
Source:
The Aerodrome 
