Next to the "Curtiss Jenny", Thomas Morse Scouts remain the best known American aeroplanes of WWI. Virtually "mass produced" as a fighter/trainer, the compact, tractable "Tommy" was later destined for post-war Hollywood stardom with a raft of roles in classics such as "Hell's Angels" and "The Dawn Patrol". Colin Owers presents a richly-informative study with over 70 archive photos supported by contemporary sketches and rigging notes from the 1918 S-4C handbook. Martin Digmayer provides detailed scale drawings in 1:48 and 1:72 complete with structural internals, whilst Ronny Bar contributes six diverse colour profiles. Among those is a rare "Agressor"-style "Tommy" complete with pseudo-German colours and markings for air-to-air combat training. In addition there are 29 colour photos illustrating virtually all the surviving originals in the USA plus Nick Clarke's sole European-based Tommy. Full appendices include colours and markings data, complete specifications and a current log of all Tommys today!
In addition to the contemporary photos, there are 29 colour photos of practically all the S-4Cs still in existence in the USA as well as the only example on British soil.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Owers, Colin A.
Title
Thomas Morse S-4 Scout.
Details
English text, paperback, 70 bw- and 29 colour photos, colour profiles, scale drawings in 1:72 and 1:48, large format. 32 pages.
