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Classic Wings Magazine WWII Naval Aviation Research Pacific Luftwaffe Resource Center
When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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The first is a Thomas Morse Scout on floats. The others I'll get back to you on.
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Is the first one a Thomas-Morse S-4B ?



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# 1 Thomas-Morse S-5 the seaplane version of the S-4B
# 2 Caproni Ca-44
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ah so I was nearly right on # 1 :wink:

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Ahhh who knows on any of these. Back in those days if they changed a couple of rivets they gave it a new designation. I think number 4 is a Naval Aircraft Factory TS-1
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Holy research problem Batman! Looks like my afternoon is shot :D
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This guess is a real shot in the dark but it is the best one that I have right now. Tr-1 flown by Lieutenant Gorton to win the Curtiss Marine Trophy Race held in Detroit October 1922.
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Bonus question #2 Sea Sled a motor boat that could reach a speed of 50 knots. A landplane would be towed on the sea sled to a point within range of its target and then launched. One wonders where the plane would land?
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Bonus question #2 Sea Sled a motor boat that could reach a speed of 50 knots. A landplane would be towed on the sea sled to a point within range of its target and then launched. One wonders where the plane would land?


That's okay, they would have used aircrew from Maine, then it's not a problem where they land, if at all !!!! :lol: :wink:

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Is #3 still unguessed? What I suppose I'm the only one who has nothing better to do on a Saturday night. Anyone know why I can no longer see the pictures? They were there earlier today. Good thing I printed them out.
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I thought this looked more like a Wright than a Curtiss. Is that Herbster, Rodgers, and Wiegand standing in front of a Wright B-1?
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Well according to my research pieces it's probably Cal Rodgers with a Wright Model B witch he redesignated "EX".


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You know, Rob, you could try around 1920-1940's quiz again,..please.
I really didn't mean that remark about Maine airmen !! :shock: :wink:

It's just that the whole world knows that the best pilots come from NZ....


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d4mn!!!

How did you know that ???
Googling only give's you so much info and then it's laboriously going thru what few books I have...

Nah, Bridget's going to go halves with me on the Nieuport starter kit.
What else could a guy ever want out of his fiancee ?? :wink:

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