Contributed by Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- MMN #20988
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Description
This World War I biplane, a Curtiss JN-4 Canuck, from the Royal Canadian Air Force landed on the beach of Old Orchard in 1926. A crowd of interested onlookers gathered.
The hard sand of low tide made the beach an attractive landing area.
About This Item
- Title: Royal Canadian Air Force plane, Old Orchard Beach, 1926
- Creation Date: 1926
- Subject Date: 1926
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 18 cm
- Local Code: HJScr3_p028C_001
- Collection: Harry Jones Scrapbook Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Airports--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- Runways (Aeronautics)
- Airplanes
- Biplanes
- World War, 1914-1918
- Old Orchard Beach (Me.)
- Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
- Beaches--Maine
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For more information about this item, contact:
Old Orchard Beach Historical SocietyP.O. Box 464, Old Orchard, ME 04064
(207) 934-9319
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