Cited as a de Havilland D.H.4B, but clearly modified, N-1 must be carefully described, as of this January 1927 image, as the lowest mark
issued, but officially, not the first license issued, as explained in the text.
McCracken is at left, and the indefatigable Clarence Young is on the right.
This was the first aircraft to be emblazoned with the
Department of Commerce logo on her fuselage. (NASM 20230726265004-001)

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