| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "MOS1573" |
| Military Code: | 12 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Morane-Saulnier AI |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Morane-Saulnier AI |
| Aircraft Version: | Morane-Saulnier MoS-29C1 Replica |
| C/n (msn): | 1573 |
| Operator Titles: | France - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Polk City - OrlampaMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: FA08 Other: - |
| Collection: | Fantasy of Flight |
| Photo Date: | 7 July 2024 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 840818 |
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Inside the hangar at Fantasy of Flight. The parasol wing MoS-29 was powered by a 160 hp Gnome Monosoupape 9N rotary engine. It was armed with a pair of Vickers 0.303 machine guns. The AI was inducted in Esc. MS.156 and MS.161 of the Aéronautique Militaire in Feb 1918 and in MS.158 "Serpentaire", which flew the monoplane from Mar-Apr 1918. A few victories were scored against the Luftstreitkräfte, the type being withdrawn from operational service by mid-May 1918 in favor of the SPAD XIII. This AI was built in 1918 and acquired by Kermit Weeks in 1985 from the Tallmantz Aviation collection. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 August 2025, and has since been viewed 52 times. |