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| Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome outdoor vehicle airplane aircraft black and white Fighting squadron Six (VF-6B) Boeing FB-5 #6-F-15 (A-7123) at North island. VF-6 was redisignated from VF-2 in January 1927 for Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet. Note the insignia. This was VF-2s insignia adopted in 1926. Carried over to VF-6B. . The insignia was replaced by Felix the cat when the squadron was redesignated VB-2B in 1929. JMF Haase via San Diego Aerospace Museum From the Haase Collection JMF Haase Collection This selection of beautiful photographs of early Navy aircraft is from the J.M.F. (Joseph Malta F.) Haase collection, courtesy of the San Diego Aero Space Museum. J.M.F. “Bunny” Haase was a Navy Chief photographer who documented all the aviation activities from the early 1920 through the early 1930s at North Island that at the time encompassed the Army’s Rockwell Field and NAS San Diego. His large collection also covers civilian and Army aircraft as well. His air-to-air photographs are featured in many aviation reference books but usually under the credit line of US Navy. Chief Haase also participated in the second Alaskan Aerial Survey in 1929 and was responsible for the first US motion picture of the sun’s eclipse done in 1930 that was done from an aircraft. Fighting squadron Six (VF-6B) Boeing FB-5 #6-F-15 (A-7123) at North island. VF-6 was redisignated from VF-2 in January 1927 for Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet. Note the insignia. This was VF-2s insignia adopted in 1926. Carried over to VF-6B. . The insignia was replaced by Felix the cat when the squadron was redesignated VB-2B in 1929. JMF Haase via San Diego Aerospace Museum From the Haase Collection JMF Haase Collection This selection of beautiful photographs of early Navy aircraft is from the J.M.F. (Joseph Malta F.) Haase collection, courtesy of the San Diego Aero Space Museum. J.M.F. “Bunny” Haase was a Navy Chief photographer who documented all the aviation activities from the early 1920 through the early 1930s at North Island that at the time encompassed the Army’s Rockwell Field and NAS San Diego. His large collection also covers civilian and Army aircraft as well. His air-to-air photographs are featured in many aviation reference books but usually under the credit line of US Navy. Chief Haase also participated in the second Alaskan Aerial Survey in 1929 and was responsible for the first US motion picture of the sun’s eclipse done in 1930 that was done from an aircraft. | ||||
