"Dick" Von Hake sits in his undressed "Jenny" plane at Clover Field (Santa Monica Airport) in Santa Monica. Curtiss Company of Hammondsport, New York (later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corp.) built a series of aircraft which combined the best features of the model J and model N trainers, built for the Army and Navy, and began producting the JN or "Jenny" series of aircraft in 1915. Curtiss only built a limited number of the JN-1 and JN-2 biplanes, such as the one shown here. Photo dated: November 25, 1928.
Von Hake, Richard Santa Monica Municipal Airport Curtiss aircraft Biplanes--California--Santa Monica Airplanes--California--Santa Monica Santa Monica (Calif.) Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation
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