Keywords: north island northisland haase san diego sandiego us navy usnavy nc224m c224m boeing air transport boeingairtransport b.a.t. bat aviation aircraft airplane biplane airlines airliners boeing boeing model 80 boeingmodel80 model 80 model80 boeing 80 boeing80 boeing model 80-a boeingmodel80a boeing 80-a boeing80a model 80-a model80a pratt & whitney prattwhitney pratt & whitney hornet prattwhitneyhornet p&w hornet pwhornet hornet engine hornetengine hornet radial hornetradial n224m boeing model 80a-1 boeingmodel80a1 boeing 80a-1 boeing80a1 p&w pw pratt & whitney r-1690 hornet prattwhitneyr1690hornet r-1690 hornet r1690hornet r-1690 r1690 p&w r-1690 pwr1690 c/n 1082 cn1082 1082 blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Boeing Model 80A (C 224M) in flight over San Diego c1930. Improved model of the 80, differences installation of P&W Hornet engines and redesign of upper wing to bring spars closer together. Increased power allowed it to carry 18-passengers and a new feature - a stewardess. 10 airframes completed as 80A. all 80A were converted to Model A-1. Boeing Air transport . All painted in Boeing grey color scheme with green fudelage and tail trim and orange on top of upper wing. Three P&W Hornet 525 hp engines. JMF Hasse Collection via San Diego Aeropspace 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 Boeing Model 80A (C 224M) in flight over San Diego c1930. Improved model of the 80, differences installation of P&W Hornet engines and redesign of upper wing to bring spars closer together. Increased power allowed it to carry 18-passengers and a new feature - a stewardess. 10 airframes completed as 80A. all 80A were converted to Model A-1. Boeing Air transport . All painted in Boeing grey color scheme with green fudelage and tail trim and orange on top of upper wing. Three P&W Hornet 525 hp engines. JMF Hasse Collection via San Diego Aeropspace 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 |