Curtiss JN-4D Jenny at the Museum of Flight in Seattle (MOF). My photos, except as indicated. The Jenny design was commissioned by Glenn Curtiss, who hired experienced European designer Benjamin ...

Click to open image viewer. Single-engine, two-seat, U.S.-built World War I trainer aircraft; 90-horsepower Curtiss OX-5 engine. Tan wings, brown and blue fuselage. The Curtiss JN-4D is almost ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Jenny was notable for other significant “firsts”—including becoming the first to fly U.S. Air Mail and the first to be used in tests for “plane-to-plane” and ...