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Image, below, of Jim Granger with his first OX-5 JN4D2 Jenny. This airplane was purchased from Waldo Waterman at Ontario, CA in 1926 for $350. The plane was in its original crate as war surplus. Jim trucked it to Clover Field in Santa Monica and hired Ken Montee to teach him to fly it. Jim promptly opened "Granger's Incorporated" at Clover Field and by 1928 changed the name to "Pacific School of Aviation" and replaced the Jenny with several Swallows, most with OX-5 engines (one of which was NC8730 with a Wright J-5A).

Jim Granger With His First Jenny, 1926

Notice the ID number on the side of the fuselage, CF22 (Clover Field #22). As far as is known, there was no federal registration number on the airplane.

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