Martinsyde S.1

The Martinsyde Scout (Type S.1) was never built in large numbers, but it is important because it was one of the first armed tractors, with a Lewis gun fixed to the top wing firing forward and slightly upward to avoid the propeller. Starting in late 1914, S.1's were doled out in ones and twos to R.F.C. squadrons in France and they were flown by air combat pioneers like Louis Strange. They served both in France and the Middle East, finally being retired on the Western Front in the latter half of 1915, though it served longer in other theaters.

Two forms of undercarriage were common; the early form with four wheels (to prevent tip over on landing) and the later, more conventional vee undercarriage.

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 * 6 Sqn - Strange
 * 6 Sqn - Strange

1:144 Scale

 * Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory (early), RAF (vee undercarriage)

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

 * Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory (early), RAF (vee undercarriage)