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Curtiss J4N Jenny, USA 1917

US 1916 Trainer

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The "Jenny" actually originated in England, where B.D. Thomas of the Sopwith Company drew up a design known as the Type J to a Curtiss specification.

This was later blended in America, with the Curtiss's own Type N, the resultant prototype being known as the JN. First production model was the JN-2, the small number produced including 10 for the U.S. Army.

Italian industrial capacity was still modest when war commenced. Italy could not supply sufficient numbers of indigenous warplanes. So Italy relied heavily on imported and license-built foreign types. Obtaining adequate numbers of coastal patrol and ...Click image for more>>