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Daredevils of the Sky
Evel Knievel wasn’t the first daredevil to do crazy life-threatening stunts. The “Jenny” was instrumental to the popularity of barnstorming. This hair-raising form of entertainment featured stunt pilots who would perform tricks such as playing tennis...

Jenny Delivers the First Airmail
In the early years of the twentieth century, the world was full of change and conflict. Horse-drawn carriages were replaced by Model Ts.Women fought for the right to vote. WWI introduced an astounding technological development in warfare. More than ...

World’s Most Famous Stamp
In addition to playing key roles in WWI aviation training, the success of the barnstorming era, and the fame of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart, the “Jenny” was also responsible for the creation of the most world’s most famous stamp....

Celebrating Jenny’s 100th birthday!
The Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” was one of a series of “JN” biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.
Both the US and the British used the “Jenny” for their primary WWI training aircraft and many Royal Flying Corps pilots earned their wings on the JN-4. The “Jenny” was used in Mexico for aerial observation during the Pancho Villa Expedition of 1916-...