Southside in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Jenny

Hanger 9

Photographed By James Hulse, October 9, 2022

1. The Jenny Marker

Inscription. The first aircraft flown from Brooks Field was a Curtiss JN-4D, known to Americans as a "Jenny." It is the most well-known World War I aircraft and was widely used to train beginning pilots.

Erected by Brooks City Base.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 29° 20.617′ N, 98° 26.672′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Southside. Marker is on Inner Circle Road, 0.1 miles south of South New Braunfels Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located south of Hanger 9 with other historical markers. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8081 Inner Circle Road, San Antonio TX 78235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dropping By (here, next to this marker); A Few Good Men (here, next to this marker); A Base Renamed (here, next to this marker); Sidney J. Brooks Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Sidney J. Brooks (a few steps from this marker); Making History (a few steps from this marker); A Century Turns (within shouting distance of this marker); A Presidential Act (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

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marker. Brooks Air Force Base was renamed in 2002 to Brooks City Base when it was repurposed through the Brooks Development Authority as a science, business, and technology location.

Also see . . .
1. Brooks Air Force Base. Wikipedia

Brooks Air Force Base was named to honor San Antonio aviator Sidney Johnson Brooks Jr (not to be confused with Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Brooks) who died on November 13, 1917 when his Curtiss JN-4 nosed down as he prepared to land after his final training flight at Kelly Field, Texas, possibly because he had blacked out in reaction to the inoculations they had been given shortly before the flight. Brooks was one of the first to volunteer at the call for men for the American Flying Corps; he was about to complete his training for a commission as a military aviator. He was awarded his wings and commission posthumously.

(Submitted on October 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. Curtiss JN Jenny. Wikipedia

Thousands of surplus Jennys were sold at bargain prices to private owners in the years after the war and became central to the barnstorming era that helped awaken the US to civil aviation through much of the 1920s.

(Submitted on October 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

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The Jenny Marker is the right marker of the two markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, October 9, 2022

2. The Jenny Marker is the right marker of the two markers

Curtiss JN-4D

The view of the Jenny Marker (far right side) in front of the Brooks Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, October 9, 2022

3. The view of the Jenny Marker (far right side) in front of the Brooks Memorial

PT-1 trainers image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - US Air Force, 1922

4. PT-1 trainers

11th School Group Consolidated PT-1 trainers Brooks Field Texas. Brooks Field became the center for primary Army pilot training in the 1920s.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.