Curtiss JN-4D Jenny, 1187 / 1187, Cradle of Aviation Museum
Registration: 1187
Construction Number: 1187
Model Curtiss JN-4D Jenny
Operator: Cradle of Aviation Museum
Airport: Garden City - Mitchel Field AFB (Closed), USA - New York
Photographer: Jon Wickenden
Date Taken: 22/01/2009
Date Submitted: 11/02/2009
This Jenny was the first aircraft owned by Charles Lindbergh. He crashed it and rebuilt it twice over a number of years before selling it on. It was rescued from a pig barn in Iowa and restored, during which time Lindbergh verified it was his old plane.
Picture ID:1158294