Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"
Aircraft identifier is 38262.
This aircraft was the first aircraft to operate the scheduled transportation of mail by air in the US. On 15th May 1918, this aircraft took off from a field near Washington DC heading to Philadelphia and onward to New York.
This aircraft famously featured in the Inverted Jenny error where a sheet of stamps (Scott C3, 24c) featured this aircraft upside down. It went on to became very rare and extremely expensive as a result of this error.
Info from This Day in Aviation.
Curtiss JN-4HM “Jenny, S.C. 38262, at Potomac Park Polo Field, Washington, D.C., 15 May 1918.
Source : This Day in Aviation
2nd Lieutenant George Leroy Boyle takes off in Curtiss JN-4HM S.C. 38262, at approximately 11:45 a.m., 15 May 1918.
Source : This Day in Aviation
Curtiss JN-4HMs S.C.38274 and S.C. 38262 at Potomac Park Polo Field.
Source : This Day in Aviation
Piper J-3 Cub
Aircraft identifier is NC35773.
This Cub was built in 1941 and accumulated more than 6,000 hours of flying time before being restored in 1975. The aircraft is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.
Info from the National Air & Space Museum website.
Source : National Air & Space Museum website.
Lockheed Vega
Aircraft identifier is NR7952.
Amelia Earhart set two of her many aviation records in this bright red Lockheed 5B Vega. In 1932 she flew it alone across the Atlantic Ocean, then flew it nonstop across the United States-both firsts for a woman. She bought this 5B Vega in 1930 and called it her "Little Red Bus." On May 20-21, 1932, flying in this airplane, Earhart became the first woman (and the only person since Charles Lindbergh) to fly nonstop and alone across the Atlantic Ocean. She took off from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, Canada and landed 15 hours and 2,026 miles later in a field near Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Later that year, Earhart flew the Vega to another record. On August 24-25, she made the first solo, nonstop flight by a woman across the United States, from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey. The flight covered a distance of 2,447 miles and lasted about 19 hours.
Earhart sold her 5B Vega to Philadelphia's Franklin Institute in 1933 after purchasing a new Lockheed 5C Vega. The Smithsonian acquired it in 1966.
Info from the National Air & Space Museum website.
Source : National Air & Space Museum website.
Granville Gee Bee
Aircraft identifier is NR2100.
This Granville Gee Bee Supersportster R-1 NR2100 was a purpose-built racing airplane that won the Thompson Trophy Race at the Cleveland National Air Races in September 1932, piloted by James Doolittle. He set a FAI World Speed Record over a 3 km course, averaging 473.82 kms per hour (294.42 miles per hour). The highest speed attained by Doolittle during his four passes over the 3-kilometer course was 497.352 kms per hour (309.040 miles per hour). The aircraft was destroyed in a crash in July 1933.
Info from the This Day in Aviation website.
Source : This Day in Aviation website.
Ford Trimotor
Aircraft identifier is NC9683.
This was the 39th 5-AT built by Ford, sold initially to Southwest Air Fast Express which was acquired by American Airlines. It had a long history, finally ending up in Mexico, and then reacquired & restored by American Airlines. Post restoration, this aircraft flew the first regular flight departing from Dulles International Airport, Virginia. It was donated to the National Air and Space Museum by American Airlines.
Info from the National Air & Space Museum website.
Source : National Air & Space Museum website.
Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"
Aircraft identifier is N2975, c/n 450.
Built around 1918, this aircraft saw service with the US Army Air Services. It was restored and is now at the Fagen Fighters WW2 Museum in Minnesota.
Info from Aerial Visuals.
Source : Aerial Visuals
Boeing 247
C/n 1729, delivered in July 1933.
The Boeing 247 is considered to be the world's first modern airliner. This particular aircraft was delivered to Pacific Air Transport (part of UAL) in July 1933, and after the war it flew in Canada & later in Latin America, before returning to the US in the 1950s. This aircrat was acquired by the Seattle-based Museum of Flight in the 1960s, restored to flying condition, and is now on display at the museum in its original colours. It last flew in 2016.
The Boeing 247 was also the reason for UAL's rival TWA to request Douglas Aircraft for a competing aircraft, which resulted in the development of the iconic Douglas DC-3.
Info from Museum of Flight website.
