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The notation below the photo ("The Famous Liberty '12'.") is likely referring to an (unseen) photo below the one posted here. The aircraft in the photo is a Curtiss JN-4HG Jenny (ser. no. S.C. 38431). As is evident from the four visible exhaust headers coming from the engine, this is a V-8 engine (the Wright-Hisso E, a license-manufactured version of the Hispano-Suiza 8). The Liberty L-12 (a.k.a. "Liberty Engine") was a significantly larger V-12 engine.

The crosses are interesting. Were they put on to help trainees visualise how they looked in the air to air position? Stig

Pity the photo cannot be blown up more. Easily identifiable is the Curtiss JN-4HG 41554 to the left. That aircraft was also in Rockwell's inventory on 4 Dec 1919. Beside the "usual" Jennies and US built(?) DH-4 there is dark painted small aircraft under the the digit 3 of the hangar in the middle. A Thomas-Morse perhaps? Can the digits on the side be read? Stig

Stig Jarlevik Stig, I replaced this one with a big one.

Thanks However the mystery deepens. What I read on its side are the digits 448 which belonged to a LWF Model V and this is certainly not it! I sure can need some help with that one....😮 Stig

SDASM Is it possible to read the US serial starting with SC on the one coded 46? Perhaps with a magnifier? Thanks Stig PS: Was the Sgt name Copehaver or Copenhaver?

Stig Jarlevik It looks like SC38410 It is Copenhaver, have to change it.

Thanks Appreciated! Stig