Keywords: north island northisland haase san diego sandiego us navy usnavy aviation aircraft airplane biplane bomber military aviation militaryaviation keystone aircraft corporation keystoneaircraftcorporation keystone aircraft keystoneaircraft keystone keystone b-4 keystoneb4 b-4 b4 keystone b-4a keystoneb4a b-4a b4a keystone bomber keystonebomber pratt & whitney r-1860 hornet prattwhitneyr1860hornet pratt & whitney hornet b prattwhitneyhornetb pratt & whitney r-1860 hornet b prattwhitneyr1860hornetb p&w hornet pwhornet hornet radial hornetradial p&w r-1860 pwr1860 r-1860 r1860 r-1860 hornet b r1860hornetb hornet b hornetb r-1860-7 r18607 blackandwhite monochrome vehicle black and white A Keystone B-4A #1 from the Ninth Bombardment squadron in flight over the San Diego Area. The ningth and 31st squadron was part of the 7th bomb group from March Field. circa 1933-34. JMF Haase collection via San Diego AeroSpace 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 A Keystone B-4A #1 from the Ninth Bombardment squadron in flight over the San Diego Area. The ningth and 31st squadron was part of the 7th bomb group from March Field. circa 1933-34. JMF Haase collection via San Diego AeroSpace 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 |