MAKE A MEME View Large Image Line up of interesting aircraft at North Island. L to right Boeing NB-1 #VN-D11-4 (A6792) , Vought UO-1 VJ-D11-3 (A-6470) and a Travel Air transport "Woolaroc" NX 869. Circa 1927. Woolaroc was the winner of the Dole Fight ...
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Keywords: san diego sandiego north island northisland aviation air race airrace air racing airracing dole air race doleairrace dole race dolerace dole flight doleflight dole derby dolederby oakland to honolulu oaklandtohonolulu california to hawaii californiatohawaii aircraft airplane nx869 travel air manufacturing company travelairmanufacturingcompany travel air travelair travel air 5000 travelair5000 woolaroc aviator aviators arthur c. goebel arthurcgoebel arthur goebel arthurgoebel art goebel artgoebel goebel william v. davis, jr. williamvdavisjr william v. davis williamvdavis william davis williamdavis davis blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Line up of interesting aircraft at North Island. L to right Boeing NB-1 #VN-D11-4 (A6792) , Vought UO-1 VJ-D11-3 (A-6470) and a Travel Air transport "Woolaroc" NX 869. Circa 1927. Woolaroc was the winner of the Dole Fight from Oakland to Hawaii. It was flown by Art Gobel and navigated by Lt W.V. Davis USn of VF-6B. several of the 14 planes involed in the race were serviced at North island before proceeding to Oakland. The Woolaroc came back after winning the race to North Island for display. JMF Haase Collection via San Diego Aero Space Museum From the Haase Collection JMF Haase Collection This selection of beautiful photographs of early Navy aircraft 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. Line up of interesting aircraft at North Island. L to right Boeing NB-1 #VN-D11-4 (A6792) , Vought UO-1 VJ-D11-3 (A-6470) and a Travel Air transport "Woolaroc" NX 869. Circa 1927. Woolaroc was the winner of the Dole Fight from Oakland to Hawaii. It was flown by Art Gobel and navigated by Lt W.V. Davis USn of VF-6B. several of the 14 planes involed in the race were serviced at North island before proceeding to Oakland. The Woolaroc came back after winning the race to North Island for display. JMF Haase Collection via San Diego Aero Space Museum From the Haase Collection JMF Haase Collection This selection of beautiful photographs of early Navy aircraft 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.
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