Keywords: north island northisland haase san diego sandiego us navy usnavy buno a-7102 bunoa7102 a-7102 a7102 buno 7102 buno7102 7102 aviation aircraft airplane biplane military aviation militaryaviation naval aviation navalaviation united states navy unitedstatesnavy usn boeing boeing fb boeingfb fb boeing fb-5 hawk boeingfb5hawk boeing fb-5 boeingfb5 fb-5 fb5 packard motors packardmotors packard packard 2a-1500 packard2a1500 2a-1500 2a1500 vf-1 vf1 blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white different view of Fighting squadron Six (VF-1B) Boeing FB-5 #1-F-1 (A-7102) at North island. VF-1B was redisignated from VF-1 in January 1927 for Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet. This is the commanding officers aircraft with a battle E painted under the cockpit. Red tail with red stripe.Note the famous Top Hat nsignia. Assigned to USS Langley (CV-1). VF-1B replaced the FB-5s with Boeing F2Bs in 1928. JMF Haase 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 different view of Fighting squadron Six (VF-1B) Boeing FB-5 #1-F-1 (A-7102) at North island. VF-1B was redisignated from VF-1 in January 1927 for Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet. This is the commanding officers aircraft with a battle E painted under the cockpit. Red tail with red stripe.Note the famous Top Hat nsignia. Assigned to USS Langley (CV-1). VF-1B replaced the FB-5s with Boeing F2Bs in 1928. JMF Haase 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 |