Aircraft Photo of NX16791 | Jones S-125

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NX16791
Aircraft Original Type:	Jones S-125
Aircraft Generic Type:	Jones S-125
Aircraft Version:	Jones S-125
C/n (msn):	1

Location
City / Airport:	New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map
Region / Country:	New York, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: -

Photo Date:	28 September 1939
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	572446

Photo Comment
Built by Ben Jones around 1937. Damaged on or soon after its maiden flight. Acquired by White Aircraft, of Leroy, NY, which rebuilt it. The flying tiger artwork and Chinese characters were added when Chinese pilot Lee Ya-Ching used it to raise money for her homeland during its war with Japan. The S-125 was cancelled from the register soon after US entered WW2 as White concentrated on making components for gliders. Company closed after the war. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 18 May 2023, and has since been viewed 350 times.

Photo Comment

Built by Ben Jones around 1937. Damaged on or soon after its maiden flight. Acquired by White Aircraft, of Leroy, NY, which rebuilt it. The flying tiger artwork and Chinese characters were added when Chinese pilot Lee Ya-Ching used it to raise money for her homeland during its war with Japan. The S-125 was cancelled from the register soon after US entered WW2 as White concentrated on making components for gliders. Company closed after the war. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 18 May 2023, and has since been viewed 350 times.

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