Keywords: north island northisland haase san diego sandiego us navy usnavy nc7138 c7138 7138 c/n 1033 cn1033 1033 boeing air transport boeingairtransport b.a.t. bat boeing 80 boeing80 aviation aircraft airplane biplane airlines airliners boeing boeing model 80 boeingmodel80 model 80 model80 pratt & whitney prattwhitney p&w pw pratt & whitney r-1340 wasp prattwhitneyr1340wasp pratt & whitney wasp prattwhitneywasp wasp radial waspradial pratt & whitney r-1340 prattwhitneyr1340 r-1340 r1340 blackandwhite monochrome vehicle white background black and white Fourth Boeing Model 80 (7138). The success of the passenger-carrying phase of the san francisco-Chicago route of Boeing Air transport indicated the desirablilty of using aeroplanes designed for the purpose, so a 12-passenger trimotor was designed in ealry 1928 and first flown in august 1928. Aircraft were painted all silver with international orange on the upper surface of the wing. 12- passenger, 3-crew. 3 P&W Wasp 40 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 Fourth Boeing Model 80 (7138). The success of the passenger-carrying phase of the san francisco-Chicago route of Boeing Air transport indicated the desirablilty of using aeroplanes designed for the purpose, so a 12-passenger trimotor was designed in ealry 1928 and first flown in august 1928. Aircraft were painted all silver with international orange on the upper surface of the wing. 12- passenger, 3-crew. 3 P&W Wasp 40 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 |