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    Airframe Family: Thomas-Morse S-4 Scout
    Latest Model:S-4C Scout
    Last Military Serial:38944 USAAS
    Construction Number:160
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    1918

    Constructed as a S-4C.

    1918

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Signal Corps with s/n 38944.

    24 May 1918

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Services with s/n 38944.

    By 1963

    To Capt. R. W. Duff, Miami, FL.

    March 1965

    To United States Air Force Museum, Patterson Field (East Side), Dayton, OH.
    Donated by Mr. Duff.
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    Restored.
    Restored by Aero Mechanics High School, Detroit, MI.

    1971

    Transported by ground. Delivered to National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    6 May 2008


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    19 April 2013


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    19 April 2013


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    From 2019 to 28 October 2021

    Restored.
    Complete restoration and rebuild by museum restoration personnel.

    7 December 2022


    Photographer: Austin Newman
    Notes: Temporarily displayed on the floor after being restored.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     American Aviation Historical Society
    American Aviation Historical Society
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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