The builder of JDA-10M was Latvian-American engineer Jānis Akermanis (John D. Akerman), a professor at the University of Minnesota.

After the beginning of the Second World War it was planned to transform the airplane into a light bomber for military purposes.

This work was halted by the Soviet occupation of Latvia in June 1940.

The VEF JDA-10M was of primarily wooden construction, with fixed conventional landing gear.

[1][2] Data from Latvia's Little Hawk [3]General characteristics Performance