Thomas-Morse S-4
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The Thomas-Morse S-4 Scout is an American biplane advanced trainer, operated by the United States Army and the United States Navy. Dubbed the "Tommy" by pilots who flew it, the aircraft became the fav
The NMUSAF's S-4C Scout in Dayton, OH USA pre-restoration
Thomas Morse S-4C with training school number on fuselage sides
A U.S. Navy S-5
Thomas-Morse S-4C drawing
The Colt–Browning M1895, nicknamed "potato digger" because of its unusual operating mechanism, is an air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated machine gun that fires from a closed bolt with a cyclic rate of
Thomas-Morse S-4
…Armament Guns: Optional .30 caliber M1917/1918 Marlin-Rockwell machine gun Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era…
Colt–Browning M1895/14 machine gun in 7mm Mauser caliber, possibly used in the Mexican Revolution.
M1895 operating mechanism showing the lever (P) in the forward (top) and rear (bottom) positions
One of the later versions of the Colt-Browning M1895 machine gun is demonstrated by Captain (later Major General) Julian Hatcher. The gun is shown mid-action, with the operating lever extending downward below the front of the barrel.
USS Algonquin (1898–1946) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1898 with a 6mm machine gun mounted on a pedestal on the aft deck.