Keywords: north island northisland haase san diego sandiego us navy usnavy aviation aircraft airplane nc-235 nc235 c-235 c235 maiden milwaukee maidenmilwaukee hamilton metalplane company hamiltonmetalplanecompany hamilton metalplane hamiltonmetalplane hamilton metalplane h-18 hamiltonmetalplaneh18 hamilton h-18 hamiltonh18 h-18 h18 wright aeronautical wrightaeronautical wright j-5 whirlwind wrightj5whirlwind wright j-5 wrightj5 j-5 whirlwind j5whirlwind wright whirlwind wrightwhirlwind blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Specators look at the Hamilton metalplane Co C-235 #20 at NAS San Diego. circa 1927. 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 Specators look at the Hamilton metalplane Co C-235 #20 at NAS San Diego. circa 1927. 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 |