TBM 850: 100 Years of History in Photos

Friday, August 19, 2011 at 12:48 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The article delves into the historical origins and lineage of the TBM 850 aircraft.
It showcases a progression of early aviation designs, primarily from Morane-Saulnier (MS), dating back to 1912.
The featured aircraft range from pioneering airmail and racing planes to fighter jets and prototypes through the late 1970s.

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Take a look at the TBM 850’s roots, which reach back itself to the early days of aviation.

First airmail flight made in 1912 by the French Army in the MS Type H, from Velizy-Villacoublay, near Paris, to Pau.

1913 Type G Parasol

The Original Type N racing plane taken at the Wien Air Show in July 1914.

The Type AI (Photo courtesy of Musée de l’Air, Paris)

**In 1930, the MS 225 (the last Morane-Saulnier parasol monoplane fighter) was the first French fighter aircraft to achieve a 300 kph (200 mph) top speed. **

**One of the best air-to-air pictures known of the MS 406 before World War II. **

The first prototype of the MS 760 Paris – named “Paris Jet” by Beechcraft, in flight, in 1954.

The MS 880 Rallye first prototype in Toussus-le-Noble, June 1959.

MS 893 Rallye Commodore in flight in typical 1960s colors.

First picture of the TB 10 Tobago prototype in 1977.

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