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Vintage B&W Photo Pioneer Era Curtiss JN-4 Jenny Bi Plane
$ 15.81
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Description
Up for bid is a vintage black and white photo of pioneer era Curtiss JN-4 plane.The photo was taken at an unknown Army facility.
The
Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"
was one of a series of "JN"
biplanes
built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of
Hammondsport, New York
, later the
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S. Army, the "Jenny" (the common nickname derived from "JN-4", with an open-topped four appearing as a
Y
) continued after World War I as a civil aircraft, as it became the "backbone of American post
war
[civil] aviation.
Photo measures approximately 6" x 3 1/2".