Thomas-Morse S 4C Scout

by Merana Cadorette

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Thomas-Morse S 4C Scout

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Merana Cadorette

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Painting - Watercolor

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I don't paint 'plein air' so much as I paint 'plane air'. This study was done on location at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL. Seated on the floor to paint, It looks a lot taller than the squattier normal view.

The Thomas-Morse S-4B/C Scout was the aircraft in which David Ingalls received training, the Navy's only ace in World War I with six aerial victories. The Museum's example is configured as the S-5 floatplane variant of the aircraft.

Thomas-Morse delivered six S-5s, seaplane versions of the S-4B, to the Navy in 1917 for use as a primary trainer. They flew mainly from Dinner Key near NAS Miami, Florida, their ungainly wooden floats having to be emptied of water by sailors on the ground after each flight. The trusty "Tommy" disappeared from military airfields following World War I, but flew on in Hollywood, flying combat in Hollywood war movies such as Hell's Angels and Dawn Patrol.

You can find a picture and the full information I based this write-up on the museum site here: https://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/aircraft/s-4c-scout/

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October 31st, 2020

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