Airplanes id question

[Fred Borgmann]

Can anyone id these planes? Thanks, Fred

[Fred Borgmann]

I think both are the same plane.

[CorsairAce]

It kind of looks like a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, but I don't think the tail is right.

[J_Andrews]

Maybe a Douglas O-2.

[Fred Borgmann]

Maybe a Douglas O-2.

Thanks it does kind of look like it.

[Johnny Signor]

If you can zoom in on the tail of the first photo , it says "Douglas O-2 or 4 I believe

Johnny

Try this site 1000 aircraft photos, click the letter "D" and see what comes up , it's a great site for checking out types.

[Third Herd]

How about a Douglas C-1, they had side by side seating instead of the tandem seating on the Douglas O-2.

[Johnny Signor]

Yeah after checking it's a Douglas C-1

Johnny

 

[J_Andrews]

I looked at the the C-1, but a C-1 (in my data) has three oval windows on the side, behind the cockpit.

[Johnny Signor]

There were probably a few "variants" of the type, most of the older birds had them ....................

[rr01]

I looked at the the C-1, but a C-1 (in my data) has three oval windows on the side, behind the cockpit.

You're right about the windows but I will suspect that some may have been modified and the windows eliminated. I took a little time to see what info is available including a couple books published in that era but had to finally come back to the Internet. I hope some of this data and images add a little more info.

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3232

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3233

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3236

There are a lot of images provided but I think what remains the constant is the fuselage, empennage, and the bracing & rigging.

Interesting topic.

[Johnny Signor]

We know for sure it's a "Douglas" make as you can just make out the words "Douglas" on the rudder and below what appears to be either 0-# or C-# for the "type" .

Johnny

 

[quack]

I agree it is one of the versions of the Douglas C-1. Not all had the windows. One of them was a tanker/transport version, without windows in the fuselage.

 

The Douglas "O" series had the cockpits more to the rear-- the C-1 was identifiable by having a side-by-side cockpit forward of the wings.