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Vintage Wing Nut - what's it on? April

Curtiss Jenny?

That particular wing nut is none other than the famous wing walker Lillian Boyer, and she is on her Curtiss JN "Jenny" biplane.

Lillian was a pretty amazing person, performing stunts like this from 1921 through 1928 until Federal regulations concerning low flying and unsafe planes ended her performing career along with the rest of the wing walkers and barnstormers, . After losing all of her money in the stock market crash, she worked as a hat-check girl, reconnecting with her future husband and marrying in 1937. They moved to Los Angeles in 1944, she moved to San Diego in 1976 and passed in Feb 1989. There are a few films that recorded some of her stunts, you can find them on Youtube.

Keep crankin'
Eric

While I am a vintage Wingnut, I sure don't play like that.