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Curtiss JN-4 Jenny Biplane

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Curtiss JN-4 Jenny Biplane

Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, the type of biplane commonly used for aerial bootlegging during Prohibition. A Curtis biplane crashed near Croton on May 15, 1922, carrying 250 quarts of Canadian whiskey.

Date: c. 1918 Type: photograph Subjects: biplane, aircraft Source: NASA/Langley Research Center License: Public domain