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DW Image # 7: Interior view of factory showing construction of left side fuselage panel of De Havilland DH-4, circa 1918

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Scope and Contents

Construction of the De Havilland DH-4 fuselage at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic print shows the left side fuselage panel from the rear of the second cockpit to the front at the back of the radiator of the De Havilland DH-4 in a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory during construction. The wheel attached to the side is the pitch control in the front cockpit and it actuates a vertical jack screw at the rear stabilizer spar connected by a cable loop. The small piece above the wheel and to the right is the fuel control valve unit. The negative is titled "Dayton Wright Airplane and numbered 7." This image was taken circa 1918.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1918

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Please use CORE Scholar, the campus online repository at http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/ , to view the images for reference.

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

8x10 Glass plate negative

General

View this item (ms152_007) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/7.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
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Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
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