In article <hpa40ctlbah1m52i5bfefd3lqgjogj48vn@4ax.com>, DAN says...
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>Miloch,
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>This one is a Thomas-Morse MB-7, not MB-3.
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The MB-7 was a modified MB-3 requested by the Navy for racing purposes...they
only built two. I had a helluva time finding pics of the MB-3 and tossed that
one in to help flesh out the Thomas-Morse story. But ya...not exactly a MB-3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas-Morse_MB-7
The Thomas-Morse MB-7 was an American racing plane built by Thomas-Morse
Aircraft for the US Navy.
"The MB-7 was built on the request of the US Navy. They had recently received
the Thomas-Morse MB-3, and asked B Douglas Thomas to modify two of them to be
racers. The first MB-7 was completed in 1921. It took part in the 1921 Pulitzer
Trophy race, but during the race its fuel pump malfunctioned and it crashed and
was destroyed by fire when a lighted match by a souvenir hunter which ignited
the fuel. The second MB-7 was completed in January 1922. It first flew on 14
April 1922. It competed for the US Navy in the Pulitzer Trophy on 14 October
1922. Piloted by Captain Francis Pat Mulcahy it withdrew after 30 minutes with
an overheating engine. It never flew again before being dismantled on 7 January
1925.
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