
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | A-6777 |
Military Code: | VN-D11-3 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing NB (21) |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing NB (21) |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing NB-2 |
C/n (msn): | 698 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
Unit Markings: | VN-D11 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | San Diego - North Island NAS / Halsey FieldMap |
Region / Country: | California, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNZY IATA: NZY Local: NZY Other: - |
Photo Date: | 1925 to 1934 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 367974 |
Photo Comment |
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The Boeing NB trainer was at first too tame and impossible to spin, but after modifications its spin was almost irrecoverable. The problems were eventually overcome and some 72 aircraft were delivered to the US Navy. VN-D11 was the heavier-than-air training squadron of the Eleventh Naval District. Photo by: Joseph Haase / San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 11 June 2021, and has since been viewed 1225 times. |