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NH 71021 Aeromarine 39-B aircraft

Aeromarine 39-B aircraft
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Title: Aeromarine 39-B aircraft
Caption: Aeroman 39-B aircraft, testing "fore and aft" wire arresting gear system, 1921. The device jutting forward from the landing gear is a set of HYDROVANES, intended to prevent the plane from nosing over in an emergency water landing. It was developed by R.A.F. during World War I.
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Catalog #: NH 71021
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1920
Before this Year: 1929
Original Medium: BW Photo
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