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| Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome aircraft vehicle outdoor black and white The aircraft is a Buhl Sport Airsedan manufacted by the Buhl Aircraft Co of Marysville, MIchigan in November 1929. Packard Co decided it needed a good aircraft to demonstrate its Packard Diesel aircraft engine. Aircraft was originally built at teh factory as a MOdel CA-3D which was supporsed to be powered by a Wright J6-9 engine. aircraft was experiemtnal until December 11, 1930. over 100 aircraft were fitted with a diesel engine but the engine never caught on. JMF Haase Collection via San Diego Aero Space 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. The aircraft is a Buhl Sport Airsedan manufacted by the Buhl Aircraft Co of Marysville, MIchigan in November 1929. Packard Co decided it needed a good aircraft to demonstrate its Packard Diesel aircraft engine. Aircraft was originally built at teh factory as a MOdel CA-3D which was supporsed to be powered by a Wright J6-9 engine. aircraft was experiemtnal until December 11, 1930. over 100 aircraft were fitted with a diesel engine but the engine never caught on. JMF Haase Collection via San Diego Aero Space 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. | ||||
