Keywords: north island northisland haase san diego sandiego us navy usnavy buno a-6752 bunoa6752 a-6752 a6752 aviation aircraft airplane biplane military aviation militaryaviation naval aviation navalaviation united states navy unitedstatesnavy usn boeing boeing nb boeingnb boeing nb-1 boeingnb1 nb nb-1 nb1 boeing model 21 boeingmodel21 boeing 21 boeing21 lawrance aero engine company lawranceaeroenginecompany lawrance engine company lawranceenginecompany lawrance lawrance j-1 lawrancej1 j-1 j1 blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Boeing Model 21 NB-1 (A-6752) at North Island. The original Model 21 was suppose to be the Navy's new primary trainer. The first model was tested and found to esy to fly and it could not spin. Modifications allowed the plane to spin but it proved to spinnalbe and went into a flat spin. Final modifications solved the problem. Seved as a pilot and gunnery trainer. circa 1924 JMF Haase collection via San Diego Aero Space Museum 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 Boeing Model 21 NB-1 (A-6752) at North Island. The original Model 21 was suppose to be the Navy's new primary trainer. The first model was tested and found to esy to fly and it could not spin. Modifications allowed the plane to spin but it proved to spinnalbe and went into a flat spin. Final modifications solved the problem. Seved as a pilot and gunnery trainer. circa 1924 JMF Haase collection via San Diego Aero Space Museum 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 |