Photo Curtiss Aircraft

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay are several photos of Curtiss aircraft including JN-4D 3016.What is possibly more interesting is a photo of an aircraft numbered 731.According to Joe Baughers site http://joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1908-1920.html serial number 731 falls within a cancelled batch,assuming that is we're looking at a serial number,as it is quite possible that the actual blurred serial number sc***** is seen above the larger digits. The photos are here


https://www.ebay.com/itm/28609821587...Bk9SR8625qnOZA



Regards,


Clint

[Buckeye30]

Hi Clint. The serial is over the side number, it looks like SC 414**. Possibly Love Field ?


Nick

[musec04]

Thanks Nick,


I'll defer to you on the location. I tend to agree also that we're looking at SC414**


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

If we assume the photos were taken more or less at the same time, we are looking at a time
frame of earliest ca Jan-Feb 1919 and probably not later than early 1920s.

Reason is that the JN-6HG SC 45238 was not ordered by the SC until 6 Aug 1918. The last 80 in the
ordered batch (of which 45238 was one) was delivered between Jan - March 1919.

An inventory list from Dec 1919 shows 45238 to be in service at Carlstrom Field having flown 115H 15Min
The same list says 3016 was at Rich Field (no stated hours flown)

The aircraft SC 414xx is read by me as 41427 or 41437. (very much a guess of course). By Dec 1919
SC 41427 was gone but SC 41437 was at Dorr Field.

No idea how long the Jennies stayed in place, but I am pretty sure they were together at some point

Cheers
Stig