The first model XII was built in the spring of 1912.

On 1 March 1912, Albert Berry used a headless Type XII to complete the first parachute jump from an airplane.
Berry used a conical parachute with paper in between the folds to prevent entanglement.
He climbed onto a trapeze like support on the front of the aircraft, cut the supporting cable and landed at Jefferson Barracks.

On 6 November 1912 Tony Jannus flew a model XII mounted with floats 1,973 mi down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers from Omaha, Nebraska to New Orleans arriving on 16 December.
The first model XII was built in the spring of 1912.
On 1 March 1912, Albert Berry used a headless Type XII to complete the first parachute jump from an airplane. Berry used a conical parachute with paper in between the folds to prevent entanglement. He climbed onto a trapeze like support on the front of the aircraft, cut the supporting cable and landed at Jefferson Barracks.
On 6 November 1912 Tony Jannus flew a model XII mounted with floats 1,973 mi down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers from Omaha, Nebraska to New Orleans arriving on 16 December.
Benoist Land Tractor Type XII