Thomas-Morse MB-3 [SEP] manufacturer
Thomas-Morse MB-3
The Thomas-Morse MB-3 was an open-cockpit biplane fighter primarily manufactured by the Boeing Company for the U.S. Army Air Service in 1922. The MB-3A was the mainstay fighter for the Air Service between 1922 and 1925.
Development.
In March 1918, the United States Army Air Service requested several American aircraft manufacturers to design a new fighter, to be powered by a water-cooled Wright-Hispano H, a license-built Hispano-Suiza 8, to replace the French-built
MB.4 (and possibly 3) was delivered to the United States Army Air Service where it was stored before being scrapped.
The MB-4 was a failure, having extremely poor flying characteristics and being described as the "worst thing on wings", and saw no service other than the trials by the manufacturer, US Army and the US Post Office.
References.
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Eberspacher, Warren. "Thomas-Morse MB-4". Excerpts from "AAHS Journal", Vol. 46,