Keywords: north island northisland haase san diego sandiego us navy usnavy x127w nx127w nc127w c127w c/n 2 cn2 aviation aircraft airplane prototype twa northrop aircraft corporation northropaircraftcorporation northrop aircraft northropaircraft northrop corporation northropcorporation northrop northrop alpha northropalpha alpha northrop alpha 2 northropalpha2 alpha 2 alpha2 alpha 4 alpha4 alpha 4a alpha4a pratt & whitney prattwhitney pratt & whitney r-1340 wasp prattwhitneyr1340wasp pratt & whitney r-1340 prattwhitneyr1340 r-1340 wasp r1340wasp r-1340 r1340 wasp radial waspradial r-1340-sc1 r1340sc1 blackandwhite monochrome vehicle outdoor black and white Northrup Aircraft Corp Alpha (NC-127-W) at North Island. circa 1930-31. The Alpha was a seven-place transport powered by a pratt & Whitney "Wasp" engine. It ws the first all-metal, stressed-skin monoplane embodying modern multicellular wing structure and ushering in the era of modern low-wing monoplanes. 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 Northrup Aircraft Corp Alpha (NC-127-W) at North Island. circa 1930-31. The Alpha was a seven-place transport powered by a pratt & Whitney "Wasp" engine. It ws the first all-metal, stressed-skin monoplane embodying modern multicellular wing structure and ushering in the era of modern low-wing monoplanes. 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 |