Keywords: north island northisland haase san diego sandiego us navy usnavy buno a-8060 bunoa8060 a-8060 a8060 buno 8060 buno8060 8060 keystone aircraft keystoneaircraft keystone keystone nk keystonenk keystone nk-1 keystonenk1 nk-1 nk1 wright aeronautical wrightaeronautical wright j-5 whirlwind wrightj5whirlwind wright j-5 wrightj5 j-5 whirlwind j5whirlwind j-5 j5 wright whirlwind wrightwhirlwind whirlwind engine whirlwindengine whirlwind radial whirlwindradial wright r-790 wrightr790 r-790 r790 blackandwhite monochrome vehicle airplane aircraft outdoor black and white A Keystone NK-1 VN-7 D11-8 (A-8060). The keystone NK-1 along with the N2Y-1 was an attempt by the Navy to find a low-priced plane for flgiht training. VN-7 Naval District 11, #8 was used by the NAvy at NAS San Diego for aviation orientation flgihts for newly commissioned officers. circa 1930-1931. 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 NK-1 VN-7 D11-8 (A-8060). The keystone NK-1 along with the N2Y-1 was an attempt by the Navy to find a low-priced plane for flgiht training. VN-7 Naval District 11, #8 was used by the NAvy at NAS San Diego for aviation orientation flgihts for newly commissioned officers. circa 1930-1931. 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 |