Keywords: north island northisland haase san diego sandiego us navy usnavy blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white A collection of aircraft undergoing maintenance at North Island C1926. Two Curtiss F6C-1 Hawks and two Vought VE-7SF. The landing gear extension on the VF-7SFs was provided to reduce damage from noseovers while landing on USS LAngley (CV-1). VF-2 had 10 Vought VE-7SF and 2 F6C-1 in ealry 1926. JMF Haase collection via San Diego Aero Space collection This photo 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. Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive A collection of aircraft undergoing maintenance at North Island C1926. Two Curtiss F6C-1 Hawks and two Vought VE-7SF. The landing gear extension on the VF-7SFs was provided to reduce damage from noseovers while landing on USS LAngley (CV-1). VF-2 had 10 Vought VE-7SF and 2 F6C-1 in ealry 1926. JMF Haase collection via San Diego Aero Space collection This photo 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. Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive |