Jenny and the Dancer Virtual Cache
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Jenny and the Dancer
This is a little-known
monument to a World War I aviator named Vernon Castle. In addition to being
an accomplished fighter pilot and flight instructor during World War I,
Vernon and his wife Irene were a famous nightclub dance team. There was
a movie made about them starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Benbrook Field was one of three airfields around Fort Worth used to
train pilots during World War I. The main aircraft used for the training
was the Curtiss JN4D “Jenny”. A replica of a Jenny tops the monument.
Vernon Castle died in a crash during a training flight on February 15,
1918. He stalled during a maneuver to avoid a collision with another plane.
The student pilot and Vernon’s pet monkey survived the crash.
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